Day 189: Worship of the Eucharist (2026)
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The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
18 min
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5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's plan of pure goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity in God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is day 189. We're reading paragraphs 1378 to 1383. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own Catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY.
And you can also click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications today. We're continuing to talk about the Eucharist, day 189, paragraphs 1378 to 1383. Yes, you know, gosh, we're taking a big step. And the big step is, yesterday we talked about how Christ is truly, really, and substantially present in the Eucharist. That translates into what we're going to talk about the first part of today, which is the worship of Jesus in the Eucharist, worship of the Eucharist. And that is, there's something about, we said before, right? The heart of religion is worship. The heart of worship is sacrifice. At the same time, so what do we do at the Mass? The Mass is the offering, the sacrifice of the Son to the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit.
That is the heart of the Mass. At the same time, because Jesus is truly, really, and substantially present, body, blood, soul, and divinity in the Eucharist, We truly worship the Eucharist. We worship Jesus Christ, our God, in the Eucharist. We're gonna talk about that today. We're also gonna talk about how the Eucharist is not only a sacrifice, mentioned this the other day, it's also the Paschal banquet, right? The Passover, remember?
What does the Catechism reading for Day 189 cover (paragraphs 1378–1383)?
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Eucharist is, the mass is also not only sacrifice, it is also the Paschal banquet. And I know I downplayed it a day or two ago or three ago, whatever it was, but it is true and it is powerful. So as we enter into this day where we talk about worship of the Eucharist, talk about the Paschal banquet. and the fact that the Lord God himself wants to receive us and give himself to us in holy communion, we give our hearts to him as we pray. Father in heaven, thank you so much. We just give you praise today. We give you praise because you have given us everything. You have given us being. You've given us existence. You have given us breath. Lord God, every day we've ever lived, every heartbeat we've ever experienced, every thought we've had, Lord, has its origin in you.
Let all of those heartbeats and thoughts and days, let them all be directed towards your glory. Help us to love you with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Help us to love you with everything we have. Help us to take care of our neighbors. You've given yourself to us in love. Help us give ourselves back to you in love. And as you've shown us what it is to love without cost, we ask you to help us to love each other without cost, expecting nothing in return. Help us to give love for love. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. It is day 189. We are reading paragraphs 1378 to 1383. Worship of the Eucharist. In the liturgy of the Mass, we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other things, genuflecting, or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord.
The Catholic Church has always offered, and still offers, to the sacrament of the Eucharist, the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–1:48
2
What does the Catechism reading for Day 189 cover (paragraphs 1378–1383)?
1:48–4:16
3
Why does Catholic worship focus on the Eucharist’s true and real presence?
4:16–15:38
4
How does the Church express adoration of the Eucharist inside and outside Mass?
15:38–17:30
5
Why should the tabernacle be placed and treated as a worthy place for reservation?
17:30–18:08