On this Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also called Corpus Christi, we reflect on the miraculous gift of Jesus’ body given for us, both on the Cross and in the Holy Eucharist.

In our second reading from the letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul describes Jesus’ Institution of the Holy Eucharist, and he concludes with a line that is the basis for the “Mystery of Faith” that we say at every Mass: “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until He comes.” These words point to the truth that celebrating the Holy Eucharist “in remembrance” of Christ does not just “represent” Jesus’ gift of Himself. It actually “re-presents”His sacrifice of the Last Supper and the Cross. As often as we receive the Holy Eucharist, we enter into Jesus’ dying and rising, proclaiming and participating in it. The whole Christ—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—is contained in one particle of the Sacred Host, even if we do not have the opportunity to drink the Precious Blood as well. At every Mass, we embrace this once-and-for-all gift of His body and life for our sakes, and this sacrifice is our avenue into eternity until Jesus Christ comes again. The Holy Eucharist is our opportunity for ultimate unity with Christ, our bodies one with His, given up that we might have life and have it abundantly.

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