S stands for Serve. Every Holy Thursday Church presents us with Gospel of Jesus washing feet of his disciples at first Eucharist and telling them that He was giving them an "example", a model to follow. It is easy to forget how important service is to following Christ until Church reminds us.

A stands for Adore, if we forget about who Jesus is, God and all that we owe God we are apt to approach Him in a way that doesn’t fully acknowledge all important acts we are partaking.

C stands for Confess, and I use it in both of its meanings to confess our belief in God and to confess our sins. They both our related and when we really know who God is then we come to know who we are and how we fall short of living and trusting in His love for us.

R stands for Respond and it seems to go without saying that if we want to get most out of Mass we need to respond—yet it is amazing how difficult this can be for all of us at times because we often have to sing songs we don't particularly care for or stand or kneel longer than we feel like. Responding for many is greatest sacrifice asked for and often reminds me of way people responded to Jesus with a list of excuses rather than a "leaving everything to follow Him" response.

I stands for Incline your ear, to make a strong effort to listen to what God might be saying to you at Mass.

F stands for Fast, making sure that we come to Eucharist with a hunger to truly enjoy what Lord is giving us.

I stands for Invite; to consciously as Lord to "stay with us", to invoke prayer of early Church at Eucharist Maranatha meaning "Come Lord."

C stands for Commune; to truly give ourselves to Christ and to accept new life in Him when we receive His Body and Blood.

E stands for Evangelize; to share what we have been given realizing that very life of our family, friends and those God places in our path depend on hearing about Him.

Q: As always with your writing Michael, I found this book to be a wonderful combination of insightful philosophy and readable, workable advice. A particular favorite of mine in this book are your “Lessons Learned from a Three Year Old” comments in each chapter, which provide simple, real life instruction. How did your relationship with your son Joseph impact on writing of this book and your experience of Eucharist?

A: Joseph was two when I was preparing a lengthy talk on Eucharist for an event in St. Louis a few years ago. He kept coming to see what I was doing and at time I was having difficulty coming up with a way to illustrate idea of "giving thanks always"—something that appears in "Adore" chapter of How to Get Most Out of Eucharist. I was sending him away with a gentle reprimand and in response he said, "Thank you" something he did at that age (I think he though it meant "okay"). I realized that God had just sent me my illustration.

Over course of next two years (Joseph is about to turn four in April) Joseph continued to put what I propose in book to its toughest test and yet confirmed that what I was putting forth was indeed practical. I am reminded of one time when Joseph was clamoring for attention to have help with his runny nose and as I fished out a handkerchief and bent down to wipe his nose I heard priest proclaim from Gospel "whatever you did for least of my brethren you did for me." I realized that Joseph and all of his young peers out there have a lot to teach us about keeping Christ in Eucharist!

Two side notes to this question: first four people to write me with feedback on book after reading it, all of them women (my wife, a nun and two young mothers) all shared that they read Joseph parts first, secondly while I was answering this question Joseph made an appearance to tell me that I really should pick up my books which are all over floor near my desk.

Q: For those of us looking to truly embrace this “Year of Eucharist” what are some of most important steps we can take during remainder of year?

A: The most important element is to understand it all in terms of Jesus. Adore Jesus in Blessed Sacrament, take Gospels with you to learn again who He is and that He founded a Church with Peter as its head and that he left us Eucharist as a gift. Read Holy Father's beautiful writing on Eucharist, rediscover "awe" we should have or as my friend Father Stan Fortuna likes to paraphrase Holy Father "be amazed" at both mystery of Eucharist and its power to transform us more perfectly into communion with Jesus.

Q: Your book includes a helpful appendix for those attending Mass but unable to receive Holy Communion. Can they, too, get more out of Eucharist? How should Catholics with family or friends in this situation minister to their loved ones?

A: I believe that Eucharist is Jesus and that when we are at Mass we encounter Jesus, so even those who cannot receive Him in Holy Communion can still encounter him if they open themselves up to His grace. Helping our family or friends in those situations to see this (and of course our young children who can't receive yet) opens door to them getting more out of Eucharist.

God placed several people in my life while I was writing book that called my attention to fact that there are those who attend Mass frequently but can't receive or think they can't (and I address this latter group by telling them to seek out a priest and make sure that it is case rather than relying on advice of some well meaning Catholic relative who might not know but might think that they do). I have known people who have attended Mass with a Catholic spouse for their entire lives and have found ways to participate with our receiving communion—one such person recently commented to me that she had read book and really like it, she didn't say but I'm guessing she liked that I had addressed her situation in book.

Q: Michael Dubruiel, thank you for another wonderful resource in How to Get Most Out of Eucharist. Are there any closing thoughts you would like to share?

A: Thank you for taking an interest in this book, I hope this book will help all of those faithful Catholics and not so faithful ones to a renewed experience of Jesus Christ at every Mass.

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