17th Week of Ordinary Time C – Saturday – Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Founder
Today, as we celebrate the Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, we are invited into deeper reflection on the Eucharist, that “greatest of all gifts,” as Eymard himself called it. A 19th-century French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Saint Peter Julian gave his life to making Christ in the Eucharist more deeply loved and more widely known. His entire spiritual vision can be summed up in one simple yet powerful truth: Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, and this presence is meant to transform us.