I am grateful that the gospel readings
at Mass for the next month are from John, chapter 6. This is the great
Eucharistic passage in all of Scripture. Jesus clearly said, “I am the living
bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread shall live forever;
and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” He also
said, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do
not have life within you.”
Seems pretty clear to me. This is why
the Catechism says the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian
life. Jesus really becomes present—body and blood, soul and divinity—in the
Eucharist at every Mass. It is a supernatural miracle in our midst each and
every time. What an amazing blessing. What an amazing gift from God. I pray
many people will hear the words from John 6 in the coming month and come to
realize that He really, really, REALLY is present.
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