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THE EUCHARIST, A HUMBLE CELEBRATION OF DIVINE GLORYVATICAN CITY, SEP 27, 2000 (VIS) - In today's general audience, held in St.
Peter's Square in the presence of 35,000 pilgrims, John Paul II began a
series of catecheses on the Eucharist, "that great yet humble celebration
of divine glory." "It is great," he went on, "because it is the principal expression of
Christ's presence among us 'always, to the close of the age.' It is humble,
because it is delegated to the simple signs of everyday life, bread and
wine, the ordinary food and drink of the land of Jesus and of many other
regions." "Today, in order to appreciate the greatness of the mystery of the
Eucharist, we turn to consider the theme of divine glory and of God's
action in the world, at times made manifest in the great events of
salvation, at others concealed under humble signs that only the eye of
faith can perceive." The Pope affirmed that this divine glory, "particularly manifest in
Israel, is present in the entire universe," but Christ expresses it more
radically "through His humanity, taken on in the Incarnation." "The earthly revelation of divine glory reaches its apex in the events of
Easter. ... The Paschal mystery, expression of the 'perfect glorification
of God,' is perpetuated in the Eucharistic sacrifice, commemoration of
death and resurrection entrusted by Christ to the Church, His beloved bride." The Holy Father highlighted that "today the most exalted celebration of
divine glory is undoubtedly the liturgy. ... Christian Worship is the most
vital expression of the encounter between divine glory and the
glorification that arises from the lips and heart of man." "As St. Paul reminds us," he concluded, "we must also glorify God in our
bodies, in other words in our entire existence, because our bodies are the
temple of the Spirit within us."
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