Study, Pray, Serve: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

Let’s examine some of the themes in the Mass readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, sometimes called Corpus Christi.

1st Reading – Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14b-16a

• Moses reminds the people how they were fed by God with Manna during their journey of forty years.
• Moses goes on to exhort the people to never forget the Lord their God and the marvels that they experienced.

Psalm – 147:12-15,19-20

• “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.”
• We glorify God as we recall how the Lord strengthens and blesses the people with peace.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 10:16-17

• The cup of blessing and the bread we break are part of our communion with the blood and body of Christ.
• This communion unites us to God and one another.

Gospel – John 6:51-58

• Jesus proclaims that he is “the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will last forever.”
• The Lord’s flesh is true food and his blood is true drink; whoever eats his flesh and drinks his blood has eternal life, and Christ will raise us up on the last day.

Mass Readings – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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