Jesus told me today that the work of regeneration and sanctification is to be done by leading souls to Him in the Blessed Sacrament.
COMMENT: Fr Doyle wrote these notes in his diary on June 21, 1917, slightly less than two months before his death. Was this based on an actual vision or a locution or just a simply inspiration? We do not know, but ultimately it does not matter for the truth of what Fr Doyle writes is plain for us to see.
Today is also the feast of St Aloysius Gonzaga, a young Jesuit who died at the age of 23 in 1591. St Aloysius was – like pretty much every saint – deeply devoted to the Eucharist. He begged the Lord that he would die within the Octave of Corpus Christi and received his first Holy Communion from the great St Charles Borromeo.
Let us pray to St Aloysius that we may acquire some small taste of the devotion that both he and Fr Doyle had for the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
The Blessed Sacrament is the Gift of gifts…On Holy Thursday, Jesus promised Himself to be with us always. This is the Real presence, which many today don’t realize. Bringing knowledge of the Real Presence will ultimately bring personal love for Him, and our love for Him overflows to love of the Church, love of neighbor. And we know that with true and persistent charity, saints are made.
Father Doyle, please pray that daily we grow in devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, and lead others along this holy way.