My dearest children today is a most joyous occasion.
We are filled with joy for the Lord has risen from the tomb signaling the triumph over sin and death to us. We are filled with joy for today you will receive Him for the first time in the Eucharist.
In the Eucharist Jesus continues to come to us out of love under the appearances of bread and wine. Due to what takes place here at the Mass each of us should be happy no matter our age because we come here in order to encounter Jesus.
As you come to receive Jesus for the first time you are filled with joy and rightfully so. Hopefully this same joy will continue each and every time that you receive Him. So often when we do something over and over again it becomes ordinary, but there is nothing that is ordinary about the Eucharist for there is nothing that is ordinary about Jesus.
A saying to priests states, “O priest of God, say this Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.” The same should be said of those who encounter Jesus in Holy Communion. We should receive Him each time as you do on this your first time with joy. Each and every single time that you receive Him you should do so with joy.
Let us always remember the joys of the Eucharist for Jesus is truly present among us under the appearances of bread and wine.
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