THE SHED BLOOD

The Shed Blood

December 29, 2020 6:30 am

It is true that one drop of the blood of My Son Jesus would have sufficed to redeem the world, had that been My Plan. The blood of his circumcision, the blood when he skinned his knee; all could have been sufficient.

But, the Plan for your salvation required that every last drop of His blood be shed, and required His full consent and participation.

The shedding of His blood on Calvary was the culmination of His sacrifice for you, and this had to be completed for you to grasp the significance of His offering to you His Body and Precious Blood in the first sacrifice of the Holy Mass the night before He died.

On the altar, at every celebration of the Holy Mass, Jesus sheds his blood, not again, but still. It is the very same blood from His Passion, shed willingly for you, that you may live eternally in heaven with Us.

All the more important it is that you receive Him worthily.  Repent of all sin that separates you from receiving the Graces of the Holy Eucharist.  Confess as you are able, seeking the flowing graces of the Confessional. 

Be washed clean of your sins, so that you may approach the altar of your salvation humbly, with proper respect for the great work that He has accomplished for you.

When you are unable to receive Him physically, which is the source of the greatest earthly joy possible, receive Him spiritually, praying from your heart, the beautiful prayer given to St. Alphonse de Ligouri.  

Imitate Jesus by surrendering yourself wholly to My Will.  The manner of His death was the perfect example of surrender to the Will of the Father, and is the exemplar for you to surrender your own Will to Me, as well.