"I, the LORD, am with you always, until the end of the world." (Matthew 28: 20 RM)
You may call the above Scripture the gift of the Presence. How do we experience here and now the Presence of Jesus? Let us consider a few of the modes of the Presence of Jesus.
#1. Through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
#2. Through the word of God. When the Gospel is proclaimed during the Eucharistic Liturgy, the Church teaches that Jesus Himself is speaking to His people.
#3. We experience Jesus when we receive Him in the Eucharist. In the Eucharist, Jesus is truly present, Body, Soul and Divinity.
#4. We experience the Presence of Jesus in the poor. When you do some favor to the least of Jesus' brothers and sisters, you do it for Jesus. (Matthew 25: 40)
At the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is named Emmanuel, a name that means God with us. (Matthew 1: 23). At the end of the Gospel, Jesus promises His disciples the gift of His Presence.
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