In his encyclical Deus Caritas Est¸ Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice of love is intrinsically fragmented.” No experience of Jesus Christ as powerful as the In his encyclical Deus Caritas Est¸ Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice of love is intrinsically fragmented.” No experience of Jesus Christ as powerful as the Eucharist can be contained to one hour on Sunday—the Eucharist compels us to go out and share the love of God in the community! In fact, you’ve probably noticed that the parish vision team chose to write the following quote from Pope Francis over the exit to the Church: “We cannot calmly and passively wait in our Church buildings. We must be a Church which goes forth.” Eucharist can be contained to one hour on Sunday—the Eucharist compels us to go out and share the love of God in the community!
All members of the Community, once they have been established on the path of discipleship and have a robust prayer life and concrete understanding of the faith are then expected to serve the community, and especially the poor, in some way!