February 19, 2012 – Catechism 1341-1347

I think it is very interesting that the consecration does not happen until or during a prayer of Thanksgiving.  Giving thanks is such an important thing for us to do and yet it is one that we seldom do or do not do often enough.  I wonder how many know that Eucharist is Greek for giving thanks.  That is such a wonderful message and it is at the very heart of Catholic belief.  We know that we have nothing, are nothing, without what God gives us.  Being thankful is the very foundation of what it means to know what God is.