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Messages From Our Ministers


  • Fr. Mark's Weekly Reflection

    “Become Rich in What Matters to God”


    What matters to God is that little children learn their catechism, love Jesus, and receive him in Holy Communion. What matters to God is that the teens have a place to go where they can be safe from the evils of society. What matters to God is that adults continue to grow in their faith. What matters to God is that the poor and the needy are served. What matters to God is what our parish does. When we support the church, we are building up the place that matters most to God. In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns us not to be like the man whose land produced a bountiful harvest and decided to build larger barns to store up “many good things” for himself so that he could “eat, drink, and be merry.” Jesus warns us that if we hold on to everything, we will lose everything: “Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.” When we tithe to the parish, we become rich in what matters to God. Recently, we have been asking everyone to increase their weekly donation to the parish because our offertory has not kept up with increasing costs. I ask everyone to try to give more so that we can continue to do the same work that matters to God. One of the richest men in America was a man named George Strake. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1894, the youngest of ten children in an impoverished family. He had to drop out of school to work as a Western Union messenger boy, earning nine dollars a week. Of his nine dollars, he faithfully gave two each week in the Sunday collection at the Catholic Church. For some years, he worked for Gulf Oil in Mexico and became an expert in finding oil in frontier areas. Eventually, he went on his own and became a “Wildcatter,” searching for oil deposits in remote places. He married a woman from Texas. During the depression, they became broke, but got their wife’s permission to spend their last money to purchase a piece of land near the town of Conroe, about forty miles north of Houston, where he believed he would find oil. He drilled five thousand feet deep and hit a vast underground ocean of oil, and instantly became one of the wealthiest men in the world. For the rest of his life, he gave generous contributions to many charities, but especially to the Catholic Church. 

    In 1940, Pope Pius XII secretly asked George Strake to pay for the secret excavations under 

    St. Peter’s Basilica, which led to the discovery of the bones of St. Peter. The excavations were kept secret because it was during World War II, and Rome was occupied by the Fascists under Mussolini. This story is told in a marvelous book called “The Fisherman’s Tomb”, by John O’Neill. The author was interviewed by Raymond Arroyo (see video at youtube.com/watch?v=C1lp3o_-qw8 ). Stake’s money helped to prove the 2000-year-old belief that the tomb of St. Peter was directly under the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Strake’s oilfield also helped us win World War II by producing five hundred million barrels of crude oil to fuel Allied planes, ships, and tanks around the globe. George Strake believed that his wealth was a gift from God because it came from God’s Earth. He knew that he was like the rich man in today’s parable: “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.” Here is a quotation from the book which reveals the beautiful attitude of George Strake, who was truly “rich in what matters to God.” “George Strake held the curious belief that he was simply a stakeholder of the vast Conroe Field, and that it was a gift from God, not the result of his own cleverness or worth. He said that far from being a crazy Lone Wolf Wildcatter, he was actually a team of two. His job was to return the field’s vast wealth to the causes God approved. As a result of this conviction, he was strongly devoted to causes such as St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Boy Scouts, high schools and universities, but most of all to the Catholic Church. On his desk, he kept the saying of another legendary oilman and philanthropist from Pittsburgh, Michael Benedum: ‘God doesn’t care how much money you have when you die. God does care what you did with the money while you were alive.’ Stake deeply feared leaving substantial funds to his children because of the corrosive effect of money. In fact, he intended to give everything away while he was still alive, even the things he loved most. In all his contributions, he demanded total anonymity. He often said that he intended to give his last dollar away anonymously with his last breath” (The Fisherman’s Tomb, page 34)

    St. Catherine of Siena had a similar experience. One day, she was praying “Create a clean heart within me” (Psalm 51) and asking Jesus to take her heart and her will, and Jesus comforted her with a mystical vision. Jesus “appeared to her that her Heavenly Bridegroom came to her as usual, opened her left side, took out her heart, and then went away…” A few days later Jesus appeared again and showed his Sacred Heart to her and said: “Dearest daughter, as I took your heart away from you the other day, now, you see, I am giving you mine, so that you can go on living with it forever.” (From the writings of her spiritual director Bl. Raymond of Capua). Jesus wants to steal our hearts and give us his! 


    Of course, we know that Jesus remains with us on Earth in the Blessed Sacrament, which is the everlasting token of his love, and which is his very self. Jesus left us his precious Body and Blood as “a memorial of his death and Resurrection.” At every Mass, Jesus gives us the love of his Heart, which has suffered so greatly for us! This month, we will prepare for the great Feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord (June 21) by having an entire week of events related to the Eucharist here at Presentation BVM Parish. We will once again host the “Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit” in our Community Center (June 13-19). There will be “Forty Hours” of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the monstrance day and night in our church (June 15-17). All this will prepare us for a grand “Corpus Christi Procession” through the streets of our neighborhood. We will publicly show our love for Jesus with this solemn parade and will honor him with songs, prayers, and flower petals in the street! (Saturday, June 20). The following Friday is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which we will celebrate with a bilingual Mass (June 27). 


    The holy teenager Carlos Acutis (1991-2006), who will be canonized a saint later this year, was the one who created the Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit, which now tours the world. This young man understood the significance of the amazing miracles that have happened throughout the centuries. Eucharistic Hosts have caused healings, extinguished fires, levitated, and flown through the air. These miracles have caused instantaneous conversions of sinners, Satanists, skeptics, and scientists. Even brute animals have miraculously recognized the Real Presence of Jesus. In recent years, there have been famous cases in which Sacred Hosts have been transformed in appearance. Using microscopes and scientific analysis, scientists recognize living human heart tissue, which seems to be that of a suffering, dying man. These extraordinary miracles point to the truth of the ordinary miracle that happens at every Mass: Jesus has left us his heart!


  • Gospel Meditation

    Do we sometimes think that Jesus is given only to the highly qualified, special religious people? In the Gospel of Luke today we hear about the presentation of the Lord in the temple. The newborn son of God is passed around like a baton in a relay race, not guarded like a precious jewel or a breakable china dish. We can see him going from the arms of Mary to Joseph, then to the priest performing the ceremony, then to Simeon the old man, and then to Anna the old widow. Each one receives him and then hands him to the next. A tidal wave of joy and thanksgiving follows wherever he is placed. Believe me, you are qualified to hold Jesus in your arms. How can I say that with such confidence? Because the mother decides who is qualified. The Blessed Virgin, embodied in the Church, holds him out to you and me. She rejoices to place him in our arms to hold and to hand him on, too.

    — Father John Muir

Mensajes de Nuestros Ministros


  • Reflexión Semanal del P. Mark

    “Hazte Rico En Lo Que Vale Ante Dios”


    Lo que vale ante Dios es que los niños pequeños aprendan el catecismo, que amen a Jesús y que lo reciban en la Sagrada Comunión. Lo que vale ante Dios es que los adolescentes tengan un lugar adonde ir donde puedan ser protegidos de las cosas malas del mundo. Lo que a Dios le importa es que los adultos sigan creciendo en su fe. Lo que vale ante Dios es que los pobres y necesitados sean atendidos. Lo que vale ante Dios es precisamente lo que se hace en nuestra parroquia. Cuando apoyamos a la iglesia, estamos construyendo el lugar que más le importa a Dios. En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos advierte del peligro de la codicia. No debemos ser codos como el hombre cuya tierra produjo una cosecha abundante y decidió construir graneros más grandes para almacenar “muchas cosas buenas” para sí mismo, y se dice: “descansa, come, bebe y date a la buena vida’.” Jesús dice que si nos aferramos a todo, lo perderemos todo: “Lo mismo le pasa al que amontona riquezas para sí mismo y no se hace rico de lo que vale ante Dios.” La persona que dona generosamente su diezmo a la parroquia se hace rico en lo que vale ante Dios. El mes pasado yo pedí a todos los parroquianos a que aumenten su donativo semanal a la parroquia, porque nuestro ofertorio no ha podido cubrir el aumento de los costos. Les pido a todos que se esfuercen por donar más para que la parroquia pueda seguir haciendo lo que le vale ante Dios. Uno de los hombres más ricos de Estados Unidos fue George Strake. Nació en St. Louis, Missouri, en 1894, el menor de diez hijos en una familia pobre. Tuvo que dejar la escuela para trabajar como mensajero de Western Union, ganando nueve dólares a la semana. De esos nueve dólares, donaba fielmente dos cada semana en la colecta dominical de la iglesia católica. Fue a México donde trabajaba para Gulf Oil Company, aprendiendo a ser un experto en la búsqueda de petróleo en zonas desérticas. Con el tiempo, se independizó y se convirtió en un buscador solitario de petróleo en lugares remotos. Se casó con una mujer de Texas. Durante la gran depresión económica perdieron casi todo su dinero. Sin embargo, George pidió el permiso de su esposa Susan de poder gastar sus últimos ahorros en la compra de un terreno cerca de Conroe, a unos sesenta y cinco kilómetros al norte de Houston, donde creía encontrar petróleo. Perforó la tierra con taladro petrolero a una profundidad de cinco mil pies ¡y encontró un vasto océano subterráneo de petróleo! instantáneamente, George Strake se convirtió en uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo. Durante todo el resto de su vida, George Strake fue muy generoso con su dinero, contribuyendo sobre todo a la Iglesia Católica. En el año 1940, el Papa Pío XII le pidió a George Strake que financiara las excavaciones secretas bajo la Basílica de San Pedro, las cuales llevaron al descubrimiento de los huesos de San Pedro. Las excavaciones se mantuvieron en secreto debido a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando Roma estaba ocupada por los fascistas bajo el mando de Mussolini. Se puede leer toda la historia de esto en un libro maravilloso que se titula “The Fisherman’s Tomb” by John O’Neill ("La Tumba del Pescador") El autor fue entrevistado por Raymond Arroyo (ver video en youtube.com/watch?v=C1lp3o_-qw8). El dinero de George Stake ayudó a confirmar lo que los católicos creyeron durante 2000 años: que la tumba de San Pedro se encontraba directamente bajo la cúpula de la Basílica de San Pedro. El campo petrolero de George Stake ayudó a ganar la Segunda Guerra Mundial porque produjo quinientos millones de barriles de petróleo para los aviones, barcos y tanques de los ejércitos aliados contra nuestros enemigos. George Strake creía que su riqueza era un regalo de Dios porque provenía de la tierra creado por Dios. Él se consideraba como el hombre rico de la parábola de hoy porque su tierra había producido “una gran cosecha.” Ahora cito una palabras tomadas del libro “The Fisherman’s Tomb.” Estas palabras revelan la hermosa actitud de George Strake, quien era verdaderamente «rico en lo que vale ante Dios». “George Strake se consideraba un simple colaborador con Dios. El no se consideraba el dueño del gran campo petrolero. El lo consideraba como un regalo de Dios, y no como el resultado de su propia inteligencia o valía. Él no se consideraba como un buscador solitario de olio. El creía que tenia que formar una colaboración en equipo con Dios. Que el formaba parte de un equipo de dos. De su parte, su trabajo consistía en devolver la vasta riqueza del campo a las causas que Dios aprobaba. Como resultado de esta convicción, él se dedicó firmemente a causas como el Hospital St. Joseph, los Boy Scouts, las escuelas secundarias y universidades, pero sobre todo a la Iglesia Católica. El tenia un letrero en su escritorio que decía: «A Dios no le importa cuánto dinero tengas cuando mueras. A Dios sí le importa lo que hiciste con el dinero en vida» (Cita de otro legendario petrolero y filántropo de Pittsburgh, Michael Benedum). George Stake tenía mucho miedo de dejar a sus hijos grandes cantidades de dinero. Él tenía miedo del efecto corrosivo del dinero. De hecho, él tenía la intención de regalarlo todo mientras estaba todavía en vida, incluso las cosas que más amaba. En todas sus contribuciones, exigía el anonimato total. A menudo decía que tenía la intención de regalar su último dólar de forma anónima con su último aliento.” (The Fisherman’s Tomb, página 34)


  • Meditación Evangélico

    “En cada familia hay problemas, y a veces también se discute. Padre me he peleado…; somos humanos, somos débiles, y todos tenemos a veces este hecho de que peleamos en la familia. Os diré una cosa: si nos peleamos en familia, que no termine el día sin hacer las paces. Si, he discutido, pero antes que termine el día, haz las paces. Y sabes ¿por qué? Porque la guerra fría del día siguiente es muy peligrosa. No ayuda. Y luego, en la familia hay tres palabras, tres palabras que hay que custodiar siempre: Permiso, gracias, perdón (Papa Francisco 12/27/2020). ¿Qué debo trabajar en mi familia para vivir en armonía? ©LPi


  Prayers


  • Prayer for the Sick

    Many people are suffering from ailments of some form or another. Please join us as we pray for the sick, their families, and caregivers. ​


    Alejandra Hernandez

    Angelina Munar

    Ashraf Ghangosar

    Ann Wall 

    Barbara Gini

    Bill Galvez

    Bob Weber 

    Carlos Felipe Ruiz

    Carmen Parrish

    Celine Hoban

    Connie Heim

    Connie Tracy

    Debbie Brockney

    Deborah Balisteri

    Derk Hoban 

    Edgar Felipe Ramirez Romero

    Edith Contreras Ochoa

    Elsa Valdez

    Enos Gomes 

    Evelyn Gesell

    Frank Gomez Jr 

    Galdina Guzmán

    George Reyes

    Gilbert Ramirez

    Gloria Fernandez 

    Gloria Rangel Ortiz

    Graciela Alegria Vargas 

    Guadalupe Deleon 

    Jack Avery 

    Janet Kavanaugh

    Jeanette Toloy

    Joan Reyes 

    Joann Shannon 

    Jocelyn Gonzales

    Kenneth McKellar 

    Kim Bach

    Kimberly Ginsberg

    Lillian Martinez

    Luz Maria Camarillo

    Luzviminda Evaristo 

    María Guadalupe Barajas

    Maria Ochoa

    Matt Johnston

    Mayra A. Castillo

    Michael A. Mallare

    Michael James Miller

    Nélida Pineda Gómez 

    Nico Lewis 

    Paloma Ochoa

    Paulette Vetter

    Rachel Stafford

    Sheila Bacus 

    Shirley Ann Arquines

    Star Cunanan

    Susan Klass

    Tammie Parrino

    Terri Lomeli

    Terry Cabauatan 

    Tomas Larios Ortiz

    Yolanda N. Dulay 




    ​To add or remove names, please contact the Communications Coordinator at comms@presentationchurch.net.


    To see additional 'Prayers for the Sick', please click here

  • Mass Intentions

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025

    7:00 AM: † Tony and Marti Kulisch  

    8:45 AM: † Harvey Woodward Addie  

    10:30 AM: Lulu Menor and Family 

       — thanksgiving 

    12:15 PM: Gabby Tovar 

    2:15 PM: † Benigno Saavedra and 

     † Juana Olivas

    5:00 PM: Parish Families


    MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025

    7:00 AM: † Rafael Alvarez Ruiz

    12:15 PM: † Salvador Alvarez Ruiz 


    TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025

    7:00 AM: † Louis T. and † Dolores F. Arbios 

    12:15 PM: † Rafael S. Benabaye Jr.  


    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025

    7:00 AM: † Roger Roman

    12:15 PM: Orino Family — thanksgiving


    THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025

    7:00 AM: † Catalina Gomez

    12:15 PM: † Maya Tutupalli

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025

    7:00 AM: Parish Families

    12:15 PM: † Sonia Bautista


    SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025

    8:00 AM: † Emma Golis

    5:00 PM: Jeanette Toloy


  • In Remembrance Of

    In remembrance of those who have gone before us.


    Shirley Spadafore

    MaryLou Knisley

    Alejandro Ramirez

    Carmel Breakfield

    Beverly Limbaugh

    Marlene Neri

    Marietta Quizana

    Mel Pagala

    Andrea Weesner

    Olga Mendoza

    Thelma Adams

    Pushpamma Manda

    Thelma Perdue

    Ruth Segarini

    Jose Salud Garcia Jasso

    Norma Jean Luder

    James R Fenelon

    Vernon Franzi 

    Henrietta Melinda Gietzen

    Donna Mae Monaco

    Estela Cortes

    Salvador De Leon Samson

    Marina Cueva

    Nasser Y. Saleh

    Myrna Garces

    Fr. Joe Maghinay

    Lolita Hilario

    Benjamin Morelos

    Nancy Bertilacchi

    JoAnn Campigli

    Romulo Gonzales

    Antonio D. Alamo, Sr.

    Pierce Lawrence (Chris) Brothers

    Shirley Benecke

    Arnold Arnulfo Rangel

    Mario Gines

    Yvonne G. Mariani

    Frank Ramalho

    Patricia Rut

    Angelina R. Agpawa

    Jack Jerome Vernon

    Agnes Sombra

    David Wagner

    Ramon Espiritu

    Marlo Eduardo Gesell, Jr.

    Anne Marie Saiers Fowler

    Christopher Thomas

    Manuel J. Angel

    Christofer Gores

    Judith Gores

    Mario Sepulveda

    Armando Fernandez

    Marilyn McLean

    Gwen Lagesse

    Ronald Ramirez

    David Perez

    Teresita Perez

    Jeanette Cuthbert 

    Loretta Castro

    Genevieve Johnson

    Rosalie Mello

    John Mendonca 

    Joann Phillips

     Maria Trinidad Espinosa Montiel

    Jeremiah Bersola

    Lorraine Coburn

    Ben Munar Cables

    David Rodahaffer

    Helen Medina

    Elvin Tyler

    Norah Bennington

    Bernice Nickols

    Jose Manuel Gutierrez

    Gail-Victoria Galela

    Dina DeMartini

    Bertha Gonzales

    Felicidad Albinto

    Bernarda Maldonado Camargo

    Rita Sepulveda

    Victoria Mgbanwa

    Perla Rosal Crisologo

    Ange Mouttapa

    Herminia Espiritu 

    Eldina Tronco

    Antonio Elopre

    Mildred Aquino 

    Rosa Montoya

    Dan Lucchesi 

    Mildred Quitoriano

    David Trummer

    Olimpio Sisante

    Julie Low

    Eberhard Schwertzke

    Lucy Valverde 

    Ramon Mendez

    Ernie Medina

    Alfred Del Prato

    David Rodahaffer

    Alberto Barican

    Babette Zafra

    Roger Roman

    Annie Zavala Hernandez

    Susan Wolford

    Andy Tancioco

    Kathleen Devers

    Maria Luisa Francisco Bermudez

    Michael Paul Dutra

    Dcn. Scott Johnson

    Maria Candelaria Ybarra

    Flordelis Seward

    David Velazquez

    Jacqueline Gutierrez


  • Prayer of the Faithful

    We pray that we let our lives reflect God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness. 


    Rezamos que permitamos que nuestras vidas reflejen el amor, la misericordia y el perdón de Dios. 

  • Spiritual Communion

    Even if one cannot sacramentally receive the Eucharist, everyone should be aware of the practice of making a spiritual communion. The following is a daily prayer for Spiritual Communion:


    O my Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament.

    I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.

    Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

    come at least spiritually into my heart.

    I embrace you as if you were already there and

    unite myself wholly to you.

    Never permit me to be separated from you.

    Amen.

    -St. Alphonsus Liguori


    For more resources on Spiritual Communion, click here.



Grow Your Faith


  • Readings for the Week

    From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)


    To view full readings, click here.

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

    Eccl 1:2; 2:21–23/(1)/Col 3:1–5, 9–11/

    Lk 12:13–21

    MONDAY, AUGUST 4

    Nm 11:4b–15/Mt 14:13–21

    TUESDAY, AUGUST 5

    Nm 12:1–13/Mt 14:22–36 or Mt 15:1–2, 10–14

    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

    Dn 7:9–10,13–14/2 Pt 1:16–19/Lk 9:28b–36

    THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

    Nm 20:1–13/Mt 16:13–23

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

    Dt 4:32–40/Mt 16:24–28

    SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

    Dt 6:4–13/Mt 17:14–20

    NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

    Wis 18:6–9/Heb 11:1–2, 8-19 or 11:1–2, 8–12/Lk 12:32–48 or 12:35–40


  • Stewardship Reflections

    “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” — Revelations 22:13


    This is a reminder of how we should live our lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – putting God first in all that we do. Not only when I am at Mass and parish activities, but when I am in the world, at work, or at school. Living gratefully and generously is an intentional lifestyle. Every decision you make either moves you closer to God or farther away. Choose wisely! 



    “Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el primero y el último, el principio y el fin.” — Apocalipsis 22:13


    Eso es un recordatorio de cómo debemos vivir nuestras vidas las 24 horas del dia, 7 días a la semana - poniendo a Dios en primer lugar en todo lo que hacemos. No solo cuando estamos en Misa y en las actividades parroquiales, sino cuando estoy en el mundo, en el trabajo o en la escuela. Vivir una vida agradecida y generosa es un estilo de vida intencional. Cada decisión que usted toma lo acerca más a Dios o lo aparta de Él. ¡Escoja sabiamente! 

  • Children's Prayer

    Prayer

    Dear God, thank you for showing us through your Word that Jesus is our  Savior. Amen.  


    Something to Draw

    Draw a picture of Jesus glowing on top of the mountain. 


    Mission for the Week


    Read today’s Gospel with your family. What would have surprised you most about seeing Jesus like that on top of the mountain


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  • Saint of the Week

    ST. BONIFACE | C. 675 AD–754 AD | FEAST DAY: 5 JUNE


    St. Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to devote his life to the conversion of the Germanic tribes. Two characteristics stand out: his Christian orthodoxy and his fidelity to the Pope of Rome. How absolutely necessary this orthodoxy and fidelity were is borne out by the conditions Boniface found on his first missionary journey in 719 at the request of Pope Gregory II. Paganism was a way of life. What Christianity he did find had either lapsed into paganism or was mixed with error. The clergy were mainly responsible for these latter conditions since they were, in many instances, uneducated, lax, and questionably obedient to their bishops. In particular instances, their very ordinations were questionable. These are the conditions that Boniface was to report in 722 on his first return visit to Rome. The Holy Father instructed him to reform the German Church. The pope sent letters of recommendation to religious and civil leaders. Boniface later admitted that his work would have been unsuccessful, from a human viewpoint, without a letter of safe-conduct from Charles Martel, the powerful Frankish ruler, grandfather of Charlemagne. Boniface was finally made a regional bishop and authorized to organize the whole German Church. He was eminently successful. In the Frankish kingdom, he met great problems because of lay interference in bishops’ elections, the worldliness of the clergy, and a lack of papal control. During a final mission to the Frisians, Boniface and 53 companions were massacred while he was preparing converts for confirmation. In order to restore the Germanic Church to its fidelity to Rome and to convert the pagans, Boniface had been guided by two principles. The first was to restore the obedience of the clergy to their bishops in union with the Pope of Rome. The second was the establishment of many houses of prayer, which took the form of Benedictine monasteries. A great number of Anglo-Saxon monks and nuns followed him to the continent, where he introduced the Benedictine nuns to the active apostolate of education.



    SAN PEDRO JULIÁN EYMARD | 1811–1868 

    San Pedro Julián Eymard nació el 4 de febrero de 1811 en La Mure, Francia. Creció en una familia pobre tras la Revolución Francesa, en una época en la que el catolicismo no era bien visto. Existe una historia sobre Pedro cuando tenía apenas cinco años. Su hermana estaba cuidando de él y, de repente, desapareció. Ella se asustó y comenzó a buscarlo por todo el pueblo. Finalmente, miró dentro de la iglesia del pueblo y vio que su hermano había llevado una pequeña escalera hasta el sagrario y tenía la oreja pegada a su puerta. Cuando ella lo regañó y le preguntó qué estaba haciendo, el niño le respondió: “Así lo escucho mejor”. Antes de su Primera Comunión, a los 12 años, el joven escribió un pequeño libro de oraciones. La oración para después de la Comunión decía: “Mi querido Jesús, te doy gracias por la gracia que me has concedido al venir a habitar en mi corazón.” Desde muy pequeño, Pedro mostraba un deseo ferviente de ser sacerdote, aunque su padre no estaba de acuerdo con esa idea. Luego de ingresar al seminario, una enfermedad lo obligó a abandonarlo. Sin embargo, perseveró y finalmente fue ordenado sacerdote para la Diócesis de Grenoble a los 23 años. Pocos años después, escuchó predicar a unos sacerdotes maristas. Esta orden, dedicada a la Virgen María, atrajo a Pedro Eymard, quien eventualmente se unió a su congregación. Viajó por Europa predicando retiros y misiones.

    Con el tiempo, sintió una fuerte atracción hacia Jesús en la Eucaristía y concluyó que era necesario que existieran sacerdotes que promovieran la devoción al Santísimo Sacramento. En 1856, el Padre Eymard fundó la Congregación del Santísimo Sacramento. Los hombres que se unieron a la congregación velaban el Santísimo las 24 horas del día, y pronto también laicos comenzaron a unirse a esta práctica. Esta dedicación se convirtió en lo que hoy conocemos como devoción eucarística. La congregación enfrentó muchas dificultades económicas, pero el Padre Eymard no se rindió. A pesar de sus problemas de salud, incluso ayudó a fundar las Siervas del Santísimo Sacramento con Marguerite Guillot, una mujer que acudía a él en busca de dirección espiritual. Junto con los hombres y mujeres de estas congregaciones, visitaba a los pobres y a los encarcelados, y se dedicaba a educar a los católicos en la doctrina de la fe. En 1868, a los 57 años, el Padre Eymard falleció. Fue canonizado en 1962 por el Papa Juan XXIII. Se le conoce como “el Apóstol de la Eucaristía”.


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