Celebrating the Year of the Eucharist in the Diocese of Jackson

     Starting this Sunday for four Sunday mornings in a row, we will watch a DVD about the Eucharist by Father Robert Barron, a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago and one of the most popular theologians we have in our Church today.  Father Barron will address the Eucharist as the Sacred Banquet, as Sacrifice, and as the real presence of Christ in his Body and Blood.  The Year of the Eucharist that is being celebrated this year in the Diocese of Jackson came out of a question that Bishop Joseph Latino asked the priests council, wondering what we thought about the attitudes of the faithful in our diocese concerning the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, about the general attitude of respect and dignity we give the Eucharist.  The Year of the Eucharist will continue until Corpus Christi Sunday in 2012.  We are very excited about celebrating this year in a special way.  I hope we have a big crowd joining us for the adult religious eduction classes these next four Sundays at the parish hall in Yazoo City at 9:15 am, as I know we will have a great discussion.