Shrewsbury, England, Feb 27, 2018 / 13:00 pm
In a recent pastoral letter, a British bishop has encouraged Catholics to make the "awesome reality" of the Eucharist a central focus of their life and prayer during Lent.
"In this Eucharistic Year for the Diocese I am inviting us all to reflect more deeply on the mystery and reality of the Eucharist," wrote Bishop Mark Davies of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
"At the beginning of Lent, I want to draw your gaze especially towards the Altar where Christ's Sacrifice, by which He loved us to the end, is made present anew," Davies continued, drawing attention to the sacrifice of the Mass.
Davies cited Vatican II's Sacrosanctum Concilium, explaining that the sacrifice of the Mass was instituted by Christ on the night before he died to "perpetuate the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the ages until he should come again."