The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle - by Victoria Schneider (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

St. Manuel felt called to the priesthood at the age of 12. After his ordination in 1901, he was sent to preach at a church which he found to be unclean and abandoned. There, praying before a Tabernacle covered in dust and cobwebs, with torn altar cloths and oil dripping onto the floor from the sanctuary lamp, he decided to dedicate his life to providing for Jesus' needs in the Tabernacle. This poor, abandoned Tabernacle taught the young priest more about the Love of Jesus than his years of theological study. It marked his entire life from that moment. He dedicated himself until his death to spreading devotion to the Eucharist, proclaiming these words which he would go on to choose for his epitaph: "Jesus is here! He is here! Do not abandon Him!" This saintly bishop will help you to receive Holy Communion more fervently and to love Jesus more deeply in Eucharistic Adoration. This book will awaken you to a new experience of Our Lord -- that you may see, hear, love, and console "Love who is not loved."

Review Quotes

"That disciple whom Jesus loved said to
Peter, 'It is the Lord'" ( Jn 21:7). In the Gospel we
have heard that seeing the miracle worked, a disciple
recognizes Jesus. The others will recognize him later.
In presenting to us Jesus who "came and took the
bread and gave it to them" ( Jn 21:13), the Gospel
points out how and when we can meet the risen
Christ: in the Eucharist, where Jesus is truly present
under the appearances of bread and wine. It would be
sad if, after so long, the Savior's loving presence were
still to be unknown by humanity.
This was the great passion of the new blessed,
Bl. Manuel González García, Bishop of Malaga and
later of Palencia. His experience before a deserted tabernacle
in Palomares del Río was to mark his whole
life, and from that moment he dedicated himself to
spreading devotion to the Eucharist, proclaiming the
words he subsequently chose as his epitaph: "Here is
Jesus! He is here! Do not abandon him!" Bl. Manuel
González, founder of the Misioneras Eucarísticas de
Nazaret, is a model of Eucharistic faith whose example
continues to speak to the Church today.
St. John Paul II
Homily for the beatification of
Bishop Manuel González García
April 29th, 2001

Foreword
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