” “In the message sent to the Eucharistic Congress taking place in Quebec, the Pope stated that the Eucharist provides the strength to "fight relentlessly so that all people are respected from their conception to their natural death, so that our wealthy societies welcome the poorer ones, giving them back their dignity", so that all individuals "may feed themselves and support their families" and so that "peace and justice may shine in all continents". Then, the Pope made an invitation to explore "the mystery of faith" proclaimed with Mass, "especially by revisiting and exploring, either individually or as a group, the council’s text of the liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium". The Pope made an invitation to learn about every single aspect of the Eucharist and the catechesis as a tool to "teach children and young people to appreciate the central mystery of faith and build their lives around it". In addition, Benedict XVI spoke of the Eucharist as a "Sacrament for the unity of the Church" and made an invitation to rediscover the meaning of Sunday, "the first day of the week, the day on which we honour Christ, the day on which we receive the strength to live God’s gift day after day". (continue)
