Recognizing the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist invites us to believe that we remember his self-giving when we, like him, let ourselves be broken and allow our blood to be shed in daily self-giving, when we recognize his real presence in each of “the least of these” and make the Word come alive: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, thirsty and you gave me something to drink, a stranger and you gave me shelter, naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to visit me" (Mt 25:35-36). "These words echo as a constant invitation to recognize in the migrant not only a brother or sister who struggles, but Christ himself, knocking at our door". (Message of Pope Francis for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees)
Sr. Giselle Gómez Guillén, STJ
Giselle Gómez Guillén, STJ is Nicaraguan and a religious of the Society of St. Teresa of Jesus (Teresian of Enrique de Osso). As she describes herself, she is shaped by knowing that she is a woman in the concrete spaces in which life places her, and to feel deeply Teresian. She accepts this history as the place where the mysterious Presence of God manifests itself daily and is grateful for the sprouts of life, strong, although fragile, amid the precariousness and hardness of life.