Continuing on in Ordinary Time, we celebrate that integral part of our faith, the Eucharist.
On the day before Memorial Day, when we in the United States remember the sacrifices of those in uniform, we as Roman Catholics remember the sacrifice of Christ, in keeping with the command He gave His Apostles, and us, at His Last Supper.
Christ gives of His own Body and Blood, which is God's way of providing for us that which satisfies our deepest spiritual hunger. So by partaking of the Eucharist, we declare God alone fills us.
Sharing in this meal, we bless the God Who made us and redeemed us, Who gives us a foretaste of Heaven in this feast that we share now.
But we don't just partake of Christ in the Eucharist. We are compelled by this encounter with His very presence to share His presence with others, meeting the needs of others, having been showered with His mercy as we carry on our pilgrimage of this life.
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