The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Luke 9:17
They all ate and were satisfied.
----------------------------------------------
I was wearing all white – polo, pants and even shoes. I have a rose pinned at my left breast. I may have smelled good at that time, but I don’t really remember. No, it is not my graduation.
It was my First Communion.
I may have been excited. I may have felt very proud for having dressed in all-white. I didn’t remember anymore. But one thing is for sure – I felt something special within me for I have received, for the first time, the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
And I have continued to be doing so – and for the rest of my life – as I become one with Christ and believe and share in His eternal life.
All of us were called by Jesus as His people, as His disciples, as His friend. And as one body, we dedicate our lives in following His will, seeking His love and mercy and partaking in His life, death and resurrection.
And as we receive Him during the Holy Communion, may it nourishes our body, soul and spirit. By giving Himself to us, Christ revives our love and enables us to break our disordered attachments to earthly creatures and root ourselves in Him.
Receive Him, wholeheartedly, working for our good and the good of His Church, and be satisfied. For Him and only Him shall satisfy our hunger and thirst.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, Whose promises give us hope, we eat this covenant meal before You today. You have agreed to receive us who believe in Your son. You sealed Your covenant with His blood. We, even in our faltering faith, believe in Your son. We thank you for his life which is given to us, Amen +
You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.
No comments:
Post a Comment