Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
Our Blessed Lord stated in the Gospel of Saint John, “I am the living bread that came down from Heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
It should be no secret that our world is filled with many storms. Scandal, division, disease, doubt, and more continue to come our way. It is so easy to allow these storms to sweep us away from our faith. Some get so caught up in these storms that they begin to live a life which is exempt from Christ and His Church.
It was Jesus who calmed these storms within the lives of the apostles. He commanded these storms, “Quiet! Be still!” And at His command we were told that “the wind ceased and there was great calm.” He then asked His apostles, “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?”
Thankfully we continue to encounter this same Jesus whom the apostles encountered in the Most Holy Eucharist. We have each received the invitation to place our trust in Him and His presence among us. With faith placed in this Sacrament of Love we would begin to orient our heart and soul towards that which can calm all the storms of our life.
As Saint Teresa of Calcutta had stated, “Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration.”
This is what the United States Council of Catholic Bishops invites us to do as we move into this time of National Eucharistic Revival. Jesus is truly present with us Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the Most Holy Eucharist. What you see with your eyes is bread and wine, but through the words of consecration we truly have the presence of Christ among us.
He is the bread of life that has come down from Heaven. It is He who should be the source and summit of our faith. Jesus is inviting us to enter into relationship with Him in the Most Holy Eucharist. We do precisely that whenever we come to Mass and receive Him with a true sense of reverence, we do precisely that whenever we come before the tabernacle to be present with Him, we do precisely that whenever we go to confession to fix that which has been broken down by sin, and we do precisely that whenever we profess our faith in Christ Jesus who is present with us in the Most Holy Eucharist.
May our encounter with our Eucharistic Lord bring about a true change within our heart. The one who you will receive today in the Eucharist is Christ. Not a symbol, but truly Christ. May our heart desire to dwell with Him always. What can we do to reinkindle our relationship with Christ who is present with us in the Most Holy Eucharist?
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