Towards the end of the second world war, a boy from Ħamrun, who was an elect an the SDC Centre of the same town, was seriously ill. When Fr. George got to know about this situation, he himself went to the boy’s house to administer Holy Communion to him. As soon as Fr. George raised the host, he asked the boy: “Who is this?”.
“That’s the Lord Jesus”, answered the boy. After this inspiring act of faith, the boy received communion and Fr. George blessed a crucifix in articolo mortis (indulgence at the time of death).
After some days, the boy had to be taken to the central hospital in Floriana. His father went to visit him and his son quickly asked him, “Father, did you bring me the crucifix that Fr George blessed for me?”. As his father had not brought the crucifix with him, he returned home to fulfil the boy’s wish. The crucifix was delivered to the boy who, eventually, died embracing it.
Is your faith in the eucharist as strong as this boy’s? Do you strongly believe that the Eucharist is the same Lord Jesus?
Would you like to be embraced by your greatest friend Jesus Christ?
Are you struggling hard to have Jesus closer to you by receiving the Eucharist?
