Bishop Cozzens Emphasizes Eucharist, ‘Transfiguration of the World’ at Eucharistic Congress

“The Eucharist and the Transfiguration of the World” was the title of the presentation given by Bishop Andrew Cozzens at the International Eucharistic Congress being held in Quito, Ecuador.

“What is God’s answer to the wounds of the world?” asked the bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, in his remarks.

“His response is to send his Son into our broken world,” Bishop Cozzens continued. “The purpose of the Incarnation is for the Eucharist, so that he can offer his life for us, for the healing of our world.”

Bishop Cozzens, who also chaired this year’s U.S. National Eucharistic Congress, explained that Jesus Christ redeems the world through his Paschal mystery.

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