Dear Pete,<\/p>\n
So how\u2019s your summer been going?\u00a0 Let me guess: you have a great tan, are in good physical shape, are regularly flirting with three or four very pretty girls, and have gotten to know certain houses by the beach extremely well\u2026\u00a0 Don\u2019t be shocked.\u00a0 I know you, and I know that when you go for two months without writing to your good old Uncle, it\u2019s because the sweet seductions of the world have made you forget about the struggle of the spirit.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, I have been praying for you and doing some penance for you as well.\u00a0 I just hope you haven\u2019t forsaken weekly Mass along with daily prayer.\u00a0 Your tan will fade, flirtations fizzle out, beaches get boring, but your friendship with Christ will keep your life fulfilling and exciting day after day, year after year, and into eternity.\u00a0 Get back in synch with the Eucharist, Pete, and the rest will fall into place.<\/p>\n
That was today\u2019s saint\u2019s secret \u2013 his love for the Eucharist.\u00a0 One day when he was only five years old his sister found him in church, perched on a stepladder behind the main altar, with his ear pressed up against the Tabernacle.\u00a0 She asked him what he was doing and he simply said that he wanted to get closer to the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist so he could hear \u201cHim\u201d better.\u00a0 Through the coming years St Peter would struggle mightily to make it through seminary, join one religious order, then start his own, and go against all odds to make it grow and take root in the Church, a religious order of priests dedicated to the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 Troubles and opposition didn\u2019t faze him, though sickness and poverty plagued him, and he also founded a parallel order of nuns, an association of lay people, and another association of diocesan clergy, all dedicated to adoring our Lord in the Eucharist.\u00a0 He wore himself out and died at the age of 57.<\/p>\n
St Peter Eymard was amazed at the nonchalance of Catholics in regard to the Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 Do two friends pass each other on the street and say nothing?\u00a0 Then why do Christ\u2019s faithful pass him by so many times and not stop in to say hello?\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019re not called to leave the world completely behind (though maybe you are), but our Lord would still like to let you taste the supernatural sweetness of his wisdom and love as you travel the paths of life.\u00a0 Won\u2019t you let him?\u00a0 Won\u2019t you drop by the chapel and ask for his advice?\u00a0 I hope and pray that you do.<\/p>\n
Your devoted Uncle,<\/p>\n
Eddy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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