261 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Mary recognized her absolute nothingness without God that God may be absolutely everything to her. With Mary we humbly adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament by acknowledging our absolute dependency on Him. "He must increase, but I must decrease." The Eucharist is the living Source of all light, life and love. Here Jesus says: "I am the Vine, you are the branches: he that abides in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit, for without Me you can do nothing." Every holy hour deepens our union with Him and bears much fruit. "So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength and Your glory, for Your love is better than life."

262 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"They will fight against the Lamb, but the Lamb will be victorious. He is the Lord of lords and the King of kings." (Rev 17:4)

263 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

The Eucharist is a constant reminder to "be intent on the things above rather than on things of earth", "for here we have no lasting dwelling place." "We have our citizenship in Heaven." The Holy Eucharist is "the mystery, the plan He was pleased... to carry out in the fullness of time: to bring all things in the heavens and the earth into one under Christ’s headship." "The Lord will reign forever and give His people the gift of peace." "I will reign through the omnipotent love of My Sacred Heart." The Holy Eucharist is a foreshadowing of His Reign on earth: "This is God’s dwelling among man. He shall dwell with them." "Rejoice at the Presence of the Lord, for He comes to rule the earth." "He has put all things under Christ’s feet." "If we hold out to the end, we shall also reign with Him."

264 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the Victorious Lamb, the ‘Alpha and Omega’, the ‘Lord of lords’ and the ‘King of kings’. "Who would dare refuse You honor, or the glory due Your name O Lord? Since You alone are holy, all shall come and worship Your Presence."

265 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"Salvation is from our God...on the throne, and from the Lamb!" This is the same Jesus Whom "everyone in the crowd was trying to touch...because the power came out from Him that cured them all." He says "I know the plans I have in mind for you: plans for peace, not disaster, reserving a future full of hope for you": ‘from the Lamb flows a river of grace which heals every nation’.

266 Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Each time we look upon Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, He raises us up into deeper union with Himself, opens up the floodgates of His merciful love to the whole world, and brings us closer to the day of His final victory ‘where every knee will bend and proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord’. "The reign of God is already in your midst." The coming of Jesus to us in the Eucharist is assurance of His promise of final victory: "Behold, I Come to make all things new."

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