Presented Oct. 24, 2023, by Vicky Otto, Executive Director of the Precious Blood Spirituality Institute.
The Eucharist calls us, the People of God, to be missionary disciples, and the Synod reminds us that we each have a rightful place in the Church to exercise the gifts bestowed upon us at Baptism. Join us to explore what we need to pack (or repack) for our missionary journey.
Outline of the talk
1:42 Opening Prayer and Opening Song
5:36 Introductions and beginnings
10:02 Every time we gather for Eucharist, we are on a journey
13:30 The Journey and the Synod on Synodality
15:00 Favorite journey stories
21:30 The Eucharistic Revival
30:50 The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
33:55 Catholics are called to active participation in the Eucharistic mysteries.
46:32 Learning to pack our bags for the journey
All of the videos in this series can be found here: Becoming Eucharistic People Video Series.
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This series draws on two important events in the life of the church: The Synod on Synodality that opens in Rome on Oct. 4 and the Eucharistic Revival taking place in the U.S. church now. To speak plainly, a synodal church is a eucharistic church. The “instrumentum laboris,” the working document, that will guide discussion at the synod when it convenes in Rome calls communion, participation and mission the “three priority issues for the synodal Church.” They are the priority issues of this series as well.
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier
It seems to be part of our DNA to sort everything in life into two categories — right or wrong, good or bad. Of course, we are always on the “right” side and to demonstrate our “rightness” we demonize the other side and problems ensue. How can we break the cycle?
By Fr. Ron Will, CPPS
I hope that my reflections make you more attentive to the Eucharistic Prayer at the next Mass you attend. When you really listen to the readings and the prayers, the pieces of the puzzle of the Mass come together and you see the incredible vision God has for us.