The Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ draws our attention to the great gift of the Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian life. In this sacrament, profess our belief in the Real Presence of Jesus under the appearances of bread and wine; we again participate in the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Eucharist, "This is my body ...this is my blood"; we partake of this nourishment and we experience the closest union possible with Jesus, on this side of heaven. Processions often follow after Mass so that all may reverence this holy sacrament. This year, at 10:00 am we are encouraged to join Pope Francis in a special holy hour of adoration which will take place at 5 pm, Rome time. If we cannot do it at this time, we can at least in some way join in spirit in this prayer being celebrated by the universal church in the sanctuary of our hearts. We might thank Jesus for this great gift and ask for a deeper appreciation of it so that we might allow ourselves to become bread broken for others. One concrete way of doing this would be to invite those who have fallen away from active practice of their faith to look into the reasons for this slippage, and re-evaluate their stance. Our prayers for them and the way we live our lives might be the triggers for them to return to full communion with the faith into which they were baptized. Jesus Christ Savior, you live in me and in others, let me honor you by seeing your presence in myself and others, and be an instrument in deepening their love for you.
Bro. Rene
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