09/06/2026
The Holy Eucharist is the greatest gift entrusted by Christ to His Church, the source and summit of Christian life, the Sacrament of Unity, and the Bond of Charity.
Every valid celebration of the Mass, whether according to the Ordinary Form (Novus Ordo) or the more ancient liturgical tradition (Tridentine Mass), both makes present the one Sacrifice of Christ on Calvary and offers to the faithful the same Body and Blood of the Lord. It is not the liturgical form that is at the center of our worship, but Jesus Christ Himself, truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
At the same time, with gratitude and fidelity, we must recognize that the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite or the Novus Ordo whether in Ad Orientem or Ad Populum setting, remains the normative liturgical expression of the Church following the renewal encouraged by the Second Vatican Council. Yet the Church also treasures her rich liturgical heritage, an example of this is the Tridentine Latin Mass among other Rites, recognizing in her various traditions a witness to the same faith handed down through the ages.
Authentic devotion to the Eucharist always leads us to deeper communion with the Church and never away from it. The Eucharistic Lord invites us to fix our gaze not on differences that can divide, but on the One Bread that makes us one Body. Gathered around the same altar of sacrifice, nourished by the same Body and Blood of Christ, and united in the same faith, may we grow in mutual respect, charity, and ecclesial communion. For the Eucharist is not a banner for factions, but the living presence of Christ who gathers His people into unity and sends them forth as witnesses of His love.