Corpus Christi Sunday

06-16-2019Weekly ReflectionFr. Bing

“Blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples...” Lk. 9:16

The multiplication of loaves introduces the super abundance of gifts that is the sign and proof of the Messianic age and prefigures the Eucharist. When we receive the body and blood of Christ, we increase our communion with the Lord, forgive our venial sins, and it preserves us from grave sin. The Eucharist strengthens the bond of charity between the communicants and Christ, and reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. (CCC 1416)

Receiving the Eucharist at the Mass provides us spiritual nourishment. We receive the Eucharist and the divine life it offers in order to share it with others. Do I personally draw strength from God by receiving the Eucharist?

Be in God,

Fr. Bing