“Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.”
New American Bible. (2011). (Revised Edition., Re 3:19–21). Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
We are on the road to this victory. We want to be with Jesus in glory, seated with Him, as He is seated with the Father in Heaven. But Jesus Himself tells us that there is a condition:
“Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54 Whoever eats* my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.”
New American Bible. (2011). (Revised Edition., Jn 6:53–55). Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
If we want to have life in ourselves, full life and eternal life, we need the Eucharist: Receive frequently and adore Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament, in order to overcome with Him and to resurrect on the last day. Upon participating fully in the sacrifice of the Holy Mass, when we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, He renews for us the same sacrifice on Calvary.
God Bless You!
Monsignor Jonas Abib
Founder of the Canção Nova Community.