© The Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament
©Marco Napoli
FROM PROMISE TO FULFILLMENT
The purpose of the Stations of the Eucharist is to help the
faithful deepen both their understanding and appreciation of the Source and
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~Opening Prayer~
Lord, open my mind and heart to the treasures of Your Truth as revealed
in the Doctrine of the Real Presence. Grant that my eyes may see through
faith’s vision, the wonders of Your Love in the Most Holy Eucharist. As I
meditate on the mystery of Your Hidden Presence, I entreat You to increase my
faith, enkindle my hope, and deepen my love for You, my Eucharistic King. Amen.
At each Station of the Eucharist, pray: “O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine. All praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment Thine.”
1.
MELCHIZEDEK, THE KlNG OF
FORESHADOWING
OF A EUCHARISTIC PRIESTHOOD
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"The Lord has sworn and will not
change His mind,
'You are a priest forever after the
order of Melchizedek.'
(Psalm 110:4)
Jesus, King of Peace, Your priesthood was foreshadowed by the
priesthood of Melchizedek. Like him, You made an offering of bread and wine,
but the bread and wine You offered to the Father was transubstantiated into
Your own Flesh and Blood. You, Yourself, were both the Priest and the Victim.
Plant within our hearts a deep respect and love for all priests. Following
Abraham’s example when he sought the blessing of Melchizedek, grant us the
humility ever to seek the blessing of Your ordained ministers, for it is from
their hands that we are fed with the Food of Everlasting Life.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
2.
THE JEWISH PASSOVER: THE PASCHAL LAMB:
PREFIGUREMENT OF
THE EUCHARISTIC SACRIFICE
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
“Then they shall take some of the blood
and put it on the two doorposts
and the lintel of the houses in which
they eat them… It is the Lord’s
Passover. And when I see the blood, I will pass over
you , and no
plague shall fall upon you to destroy you, when I smite the
(Exodus 12:7, 11, 13)
Lord, the
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
3.
THE MANNA: PREFIGUREMENT OF
THE
EUCHARIST, THE NEW MANNA
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Behold,
I will
rain down bread from heaven for
you."'
(Exodus 16:4)
Lord, Your Chosen People were sustained with manna for forty
years in the desert. The Church, the new
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
4.
THE
EUCHARIST,
GOD DWELLING AMONG MEN
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
“The glory of the Lord filled the House of
God...Then Solomon said:
'The Lord has said that He would dwell
in thick darkness. I have
built thee an exalted house, a place for thee
to dwell in for ever
—But will God dwell indeed with man on
the earth?”
(2Chromcles
Lord, truly You were with Your
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
5.
ELIJAH AND THE HEARTH CAKES:
PREFIGUREMENT
OF THE EUCHARIST,
FOOD
FOR THE JOURNEY
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"And the angel of the Lord came
again a second time, and touched him, and
said, ‘Arise and eat, else the journey will
journey will be too great for you.'
And he arose, and ate and drank, and
went in strength of that food
for forty days and forty nights to Horeb the
mount of God."
(1 Kings 19:1-8)
Lord, Your angel fed the Prophet Elijah and in this food we see
a prefigurement of the Eucharist. As pilgrims traveling towards that Eternal
Life which is the true Mount of God, we are in need of the strength Your
Sacrament provides. Without this nourishment, we would never have the vigor to
climb so steep a mountain, we would faint with weariness; we would die of
hunger; for without You, Lord, we can do nothing!
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
6.
BIRTHPLACE
OF THE BREAD OF LIFE
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"But you, O
among the clans of
for me one who is to be ruler in
is from of old, from ancient days."
(Micah 5:2)
Lord, You are the Word made Flesh and You dwell among us to this
very day. How fitting it is that You chose to be born in
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
7.
THE WEDDING FEAST AT
WATER
TO WINE, WINE TO BLOOD
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"'Jesus said to them, 'Fill the
jars with water.' And they filled them
up to the
brim...the steward of the feast tasted
the water now become wine...and said to him,
'Every man serves the good wine first...but
you have kept the good wine until now."'
(John 2:7,9,10)
Lord, in the Wedding Feast at Cana, we see Your power over the
elements of nature as You turned water into wine in answer to Your Mother's
request. This miracle is like ointment to our wounded faith, for possessing the
power to change water into wine, You also possess the power to change wine into
Your Blood. O Wonderful Reality! In this Your first public miracle, You are
already enlarging Your disciples' hearts to accept the changing of wine into
Your Precious Blood. Enlarge our hearts and turn the water of our unbelief into
the wine of childlike faith!
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
8.
MULTIPLICATION OF THE LOAVES:
THE
EUCHARIST, FOOD FOR THE MULTITUDES
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
“And taking the five loaves and two fish
he looked up to heaven, and blessed,
and broke the loaves, and gave them to the
disciples to set before the people,
and he divided the two fish among them all.
And they all ate and were
satisfied. And those who ate the loaves
were five thousand men."
(Mark 6:41'-42, 44)
This miracle, Lord, among all of Your miracles is so markedly
Eucharistic, as we see You say the blessing, break the bread, and distribute it
through Your disciples to the multitude. Five loaves among five thousand men.
This prefigures Your feeding (through the hands of Your priests) the countless
faithful with the Bread of Life, the Most Holy Eucharist. So long as there is
the Mass, there is the Eucharist, and the multitudes are fed. Not only do You
feed us, but You satisfy us. Grant that we may always be satisfied with You
alone.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
9.
THE BREAD OF LIFE DISCOURSE:
JESUS,
THE BREAD OF LIFE
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
believes has eternal life.
I am the Bread of Life. Your fathers ate
manna in the
wilderness, and they died. This is the
bread which comes
down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and
not die."
(John 6:41-50)
Lord, of all the foreshadowings given to us, Your Bread of Life
discourse is the most explicit. The shadows were falling away as the reality of
Holy Thursday approached. Your words assuage all doubts. Your words cannot
deceive. When the eyes fail to see and the senses fail to fathom, faith listens
to Your words and puts therein all trust. This discourse was not a parable — it
was a glimpse into Your Heart, which could not bear to leave us orphans. My
God, teach us to be grateful for so great a Gift!
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for
us!
10.
THE LAST SUPPER:
PROMISES
FULFILLED
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"And He took bread, and when He had
given thanks He
broke it and gave it to them, saying,
'This is My Body."
(Luke 22:19)
Here we are, Lord, at the pinnacle of the Eucharistic mystery,
on the very eve of Your Passion. This
Passover would not be like any other, for the Old Covenant was about to pass
away. The New and everlasting Covenant was about to be instituted. O Blessed
Fulfiller of Promises! With the Apostles, we listen to Your words. They are the
words of a Friend, of a Brother, of a Priest. But most of all, they are the
words of the Incarnate Word, the well-beloved Son of the Eternal Father. With
what affectionate love did You say the sacred words of consecration, the very
words that have echoed through the centuries from the lips of Your priests:
'This is My Body. This is My Blood."
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for
us!
11.
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS: JESUS, RECOGNIZED
IN
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
“When He was at table with them, He took
the bread and
blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
And their eyes were
opened and they recognized Him; and He
vanished out of their sight."
(Luke 24:30-31)
Lord, when You walked with the disciples on the road to Emmaus,
You listened to all they had to say. Besieged by their own worries and disappointment,
they did not recognize You as the One of Whom they spoke. They did not
recognize You until "the Breaking of the Bread." Their eyes were then
opened, but You had vanished from their sight. In the Holy Eucharist, though
not visible to our bodily sight, we recognize You in "the Breaking of the
Bread." As we listen in silent adoration, our hearts — like those of Your
disciples — burn within us. And we repeat to You now the disciples’ plea and
bid You to stay with us; for it is nearly evening. Stay with us, Lord, and may
we always be with You.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for us!
12. THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB:
THE
EUCHARIST IS THE PLEDGE OF ETERNAL LIFE
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament
Divine.
All praise and all thanksgiving be every
moment Thine.
"Let us rejoice and exult and give
Him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and
His Bride has made herself ready.......
Blessed are those who are admitted to
the
marriage supper of the Lamb."
(Revelation 19:7, 9)
Lord, in the Holy Eucharist, Your reign over the hearts of men
has truly begun. Each Holy Communion can be compared to the marriage of the
Lamb with the soul. Yet Your Presence is veiled and we look forward with
blessed hope to that day when we shall see You as You are. We anticipate that
day when You will say to us: Come blessed of My Father, enter into the joy of
the Lord. In Holy Communion, You give us a foretaste of the joy that will be
ours in the Kingdom. We ask that You continue to increase our desire for union
with You at the Eternal Wedding Feast of Heaven.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy
on us!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, pray for
us!
~Closing Prayer~
Lord, thank You for revealing Yourself to mankind, for
sacrificing Yourself for our salvation, and for remaining with us in the Most
Holy Eucharist. You are the Maker, the Fulfiller, and the Fulfillment of the
Promise: "I am the Living Bread which came down from heaven; if any one
eats of this Bread, he will live forever; and the Bread which I shall give for
the life of the world is My Flesh." (John 6:51) Make of me a true apostle of the
Eucharist. During my time of adoration,
fill my heart with Your grace and light that I may shine with Your own radiance
in the world and thus lead many souls to the Eucharistic Throne of Your Mercy.
Deepen my understanding of the Sacrament of our Salvation, that I may
courageously defend You, even to the shedding of my blood.
May the Heart of Jesus in the Most
Blessed Sacrament
be praised, adored, and loved with
grateful affection, at
every moment, in all the Tabernacles of the
world, even
until the end of time. Amen.