The Year of the Eucharist 
October 2004 - October 2005

In his homily on the Eve of Pentecost, 2004, Pope John Paul II greeted in a special way the members of Renewal in the Spirit, one of the various branches of the "great family of the Catholic Charismatic Movement." He encouraged the initiative known as "Burning Bush", promoted by Renewal in the Spirit. "This initiative involves perpetual adoration, day and night, before the Blessed Sacrament; it is an invitation to the faithful to 'return to the Upper Room', so that, united in contemplation of the Eucharistic Mystery, they may intercede for full Christian unity and for the conversion of sinners." The Holy Father expressed his hope, "....that this initiative will lead many to rediscover the gifts of the Spirit, whose original source is Pentecost."

What is your prayer group doing to observe this Year of the Eucharist? How are you interceding for full Christian unity and for the conversion of sinners? Are you, as individuals, spending time before the Blessed Sacrament wherein you can rediscover the gifts of the Holy Spirit?

O Sacrament most Holy, O Sacrament Divine! All Praise and all Thanksgiving be every moment Thine.

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