June 2, 2024: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Through blood, God has established covenantal relationships with His people.

The first reading recounts the encounter of the Hebrews with God at Mount Sinai.

Christ then fulfilled that covenant by offering His very Body and Blood for the salvation of His people.  As the Epistle of Hebrews indicates, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant that cleanses His people thoroughly.  We spent several weeks in Lent and Easter Seasons focusing on the meaning of that covenant.

We know that our God continues to be present with us, through the Holy Spirit as we celebrated on Pentecost, through the effects of the Trinity as we celebrated on Trinity Sunday, and today as we rejoice in how Christ continues to be present to us in the offering of Himself in the Eucharist.

We are now called to live our lives in thanksgiving for the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ as we open ourselves to transformation to be His Body in the world.

The Church teaches that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.  We are drawn to encounter the living presence of Christ, and in the Eucharist, He comes to dwell in us so we can live out His command to love as we go forth from Mass.