“I am the bread that came down from heaven.” (John 6:41)

After Jesus had performed the miracle of the “five loaves and two fishes”, he prepared the disciples to accept the real bread he was going to give to Man, “The Blessed Sacrament”. At the last supper, He consecrated the bread and the wine to become His flesh and blood, in memory of His sacrifice on the cross.

Because the concept was very unusual, many followers left Jesus. Peter, on behalf of other disciples who stayed, said to Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.”

Today still, we believe that the Blessed Sacrament is the proof of God’s love for us because of these words of eternal life. The Blessed Sacrament not only resides with us throughout our lives but is also the principle through which we experience the life of God; because He once said, “He who eats this bread will live forever.”

Since it is the bread from heaven, it becomes the necessity in supporting our spiritual life. Hence, we must live righteously so we can better accept Christ, the “Bread of Life”, to come into our hearts.