His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke examines the beauty and power of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist in light of the profound and elucidating teachings of Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.

While the Holy Father affirmed in clear terms the importance of the Mass, he went on to emphasize, “It is a mistake to establish a contrast between celebration and adoration, as if they were in competition with one another. The opposite is true. The (adoration) of the Blessed Sacrament represents the spiritual environment with which the community can celebrate the Eucharist correctly and truthfully.”

Pope Benedict XVI says the Second Vatican Council did not reject Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass, including the Corpus Christi procession that he led this evening in Rome. “One unilateral interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has penalized this dimension, restricting in practice the Eucharist to the moment of celebration,” the Pope said during his [...]