Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

November 29, 2025

On November 29, 1867, our holy founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, wrote to a brother in the Lord, “Reflect diligently on our Lord in his divine Sacrament and you will be as happy as one can be on this road to Heaven” (Life and Letters Volume 6, To Father Paul Marie Marechal, SSS (VI 3/3).

The scriptures today are intense; the first reading might be frightening until this line touches your heart: “For, as I watched, that horn made war against the holy ones and was victorious until the Ancient One arrived” (Daniel 7:15-27). Jesus is our Savior, and only through union with our Eucharistic King can we endure the current moment and the tribulations we are witnessing.

For those of us chosen to live in the Eucharistic mystery, thanksgiving should emerge in our existence. We are on the frontline of prayer, graced to see Heaven and earth meet, humanity and the divine, at every celebration of the Eucharist. The holy sacrifice of the Mass is our gift given by the first giver of life, Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for us.

Saint Peter Julian lived in a keen awareness that the power of the Eucharist was the way to Heaven by following the Cross and the blessings of life that flow from it. The signs of our times bring forth many tears. The very tuning into the daily news can pull us into despair as we witness so much division and heartache. In the Gospel, Jesus is clear that we should “Be vigilant at all times.” May this message be for us an entrance into Advent with fire that is fueled by a desire to love and share the love we have found in the Sacramental life of our Church.

Let Us Pray:

Lord, Jesus, Son of the Living God, bless us in Your Divine Presence so we may, like the beloved disciple, rest our head on Your heart, help us to sin no more, so to see our world through heaven’s gaze with our Mother, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, and all of the angels and saints.