Gen 14:18-20; 1 Cor
11:23-26; Luke 9:11b-17
Today
we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ. Let us just pause for a while and ask ourselves:
What
do you think is the purpose of the gift
of the Eucharist given to us by Christ?
And
why do you, you personally, come here to celebrate the Eucharist?
After
you think about it turn to the person next to you and share with them your
answers, please. Please, do not be too longwinded so the other person can share
his or her answers with you.
Let
me than repeat to you the questions.....
I believe that the purpose of the Eucharist is not only to
transform bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus, but also as we
receive them to be transformed into his mystical body and blood.
We are to become a community of people who live the paschal
mystery, the mystery of Jesus’ suffering, dying and resurrection to new life.
In order to do that we need to imitate Jesus’ self-giving
by loving all others as Jesus loves them. We are to strive to show our love by
emptying ourselves and dying to ourselves and so others can be fulfilled and
live.
Perhaps what we celebrate here is complete for us
individually only when we are transformed, or at least in the midst of the
process of transformation.
1 comment:
Dear Father Remi,
I appreciate your comment that it is a process. I come regularly because I want to be transformed and I know that it would take time and energy.
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