The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” (ccc 1324)

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh” (Jn 6:51).[1]

Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Also known as Corpus Christi, today honors the body of Christ, both in the Eucharistic and in the Church. Corpus Christi reminds us to stand with Christ, walk toward Him, and kneel in His holy presence. [2]

When we receive the Eucharist, we become one Body in Christ. Standing together in Our Lord, we are united and as the Apostle Paul wrote, “Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all” (Col 3:11).[3][4]

As we walk toward Christ, we grow in union with Him. In this way, we each play our individual role as the whole of the world gathers-in under His fold.

As we kneel in adoration, we are choosing the freedom of Christ’s call over the slavery of man’s reign. In sacred silence, we come together and commune in the holy language of quietness. In these ways, “We,” as a universal body, express our togetherness in Christ.

Divine Office – Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church (Breviary). (n.d.). https://divineoffice.org/about-corpus-christi/

[1] Revised Standard Version s.v., “John, The Gospel According to”.
[2] Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord, June 21, 2011.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Revised Standard Version, s.v., “Colossians, The Letter of Paul to the.”