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January 30 - Mary, key to Eucharistic devotion – Dolan

Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days

To fall in love with Jesus in the Eucharist, the faithful need to go back to the first Eucharistic adorer, Mary, said New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who gave the Jan. 30 catechesis at the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in this city. “You want to be closer to Jesus on the cross at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? Be closer to Mary, because she’s right next to him,” said the former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
 
The prelate, speaking on the theme “The Eucharist and Mary”, gave an overview on how the Blessed Virgin animates the Eucharist as “sacrifice, meal, and presence”, sharing anecdotes on the inseparability of Jesus and Mary – from crib to cross. According to Dolan, the Eucharist is possible precisely because of the Virgin Mary’s “Yes” to divine action.

 

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