Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ (Cycle C, Year I)
Community Word: Sharing God’s word and His love brings newness of life.
Theme: Frequently receiving the Holy Eucharist brings newness of life.
Promise: “They all ate and were satisfied.” (Lk 9:17)
Reflection:
Today we reflect on the Eucharist, the very heart of Catholic life. Jesus gave us the Eucharist to draw us, His followers, to Him and to each other in unity. Receiving Holy Communion is not simply a personal gesture, but a public proclamation that we are in communion with Christ and His Body, the Church. Christ comes to us; He comes as food and drink, as nourishment for our spiritual life.
By sharing His body and blood, we are filled with His Spirit and together, we are transformed more and more into His Body, a community of genuine love and service. Through the sacrifice of His life, a life of faith, obedience and of self-giving love, He won forgiveness and reconciliation for all of humanity.
The Eucharist is the center of the life of the Church. Every Eucharist prepares us for our glorious destiny, giving us a fresh opportunity to learn to love. As we feed on the body and blood of our Lord Jesus, we can turn each Eucharist into a feast of love, as we reach out to others. Corpus Christi Sunday is a good time to refresh our hearts and minds about the full significance of receiving Holy Communion and the dignity of prayer, whether for ourselves, or for others. Jesus satisfies our longings and spiritual hunger by His word and by His very Self in the Holy Eucharist. Thus, we can claim His promise in Luke 9:17: “They all ate and were satisfied.”
Reflection Questions:
1. Do we participate worthily, faithfully, and consistently in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist?
2. Is the Eucharist the center of our life?
This Week’s Daily Mass Reading Guide:
June 2, 2013 (Sun) Gn 14:18-20/Ps 110:1-4/1Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11-17
June 3, 2013 (Mon) Tb 1:3; 2:1-8/Ps 112:1-6/Mk 12:1-12
June 4, 2013 (Tues) Tb 2:9-14/Ps 112:1,m2,7,8,9/Mk 12:13-17
June 5, 2013 (Wed) Tb 3:1-11,16,17/Ps 25:2-9/Mk 12:18-27
June 6, 2013 (Thur) Tb 6:10,11;7:1,9,17;8:4-9/Ps 128:1-5/Mk 12:28-34
June 7, 2013 (Fri) Ez 34:11-16/Ps 23:1-6/Rom 5:5-11/Lk 15:3-7
June 8, 2013 (Sat) Is 61:9-11/1Sm 2:1,4-8/Lk 2:41-51
“Ignorance of the Bible is ignorance of Christ. Read your Bible daily!”
