The Blessed Sacrament...

Tomorrow morning's Mass will mark the commissioning of new students to assist with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in various roles-- myself as a sacristan, altar server, and extraordinary minister (it's been a busy week).  In light of the last  item of the list, you can imagine how timely I found the following quote, which I came across at the Catholic Education Resource Center after it first caught my eye some months ago:

"Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament. There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on earth. . . by. . . which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships (love, faithfulness, joy) be maintained and take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, which every man's heart desires."

- J.R.R. Tolkien

It's still more fitting in light of the fact that I'm currently making my way through the latter half of our good man Tolkien's The Two Towers.  They're certainly words worth bearing in mind as I both learn to distribute the Blessed Sacrament and continue my reading of The Lord of the Rings.