Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Here are the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 6, 2010:

Genesis 14: 18-20

Psalm 110: 1-4

I Corinthians 11: 23-26

Luke 9: 11b-17

This weekend we celebrate another mystery of our faith: Jesus' gift of his very self to us in the Eucharist. As Catholics we believe that through the power of the Holy Spirit, the substance of the bread and wine is truly changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. This holiest of foods is then given to us to strengthen our communion with God and one another and to nourish us as the members of the Body of Christ that we have become through baptism.

It's good to let yourself get lost in the mystery of how and why Jesus choose this means to demonstrate his love for us and continual presence with us; to offer Jesus praise, adoration, and love for this incredible gift.

We also always have to come back to the point of it all: to live every day as faithful disciples of Jesus by being the Body of Christ in our world.

After all, Jesus told us what was important in the end (see Matthew 25: 31-46)...

feeding the hungry, 

welcoming the stranger, 

clothing the naked, 

 

caring for the sick and prisoners....

...opportunities for Christian service that may come to us each day, (although possibly not so literally interpreted).

• How have you experienced being nourished by the loving concern of another person?
• How have you sacrificed your own wants for the good of another?

This Sunday, the Catechumenate begins meeting with dismissal from the 9:30 AM Mass.

The next Mystagogia gathering will be June 13.

The next Inquiry session is June 8.