Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) (B)
Exodus 24:3-8/Psalm 116/Hebrews 9:11-15/Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
Our Gospel for this Corpus Christi Sunday, the Solemnity of the Precious Body and Blood of Christ, is the Last Supper narrative taken from the 14th chapter of the Gospel of St. Mark. In the Last Supper, Jesus institutes the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. As Catholics, we believe that Jesus is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. The sacramental bread and wine is truly the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Christ is truly present during the Mass in the form of bread and wine.
There are different beliefs about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. There are Protestants that believe that the presence of Jesus is just symbolism. Others say that Jesus is spiritually present in the Eucharist. But, for us Catholics, we believe that Jesus is truly and literally present in the Eucharist. We believe that Jesus is truly present in the Sacramental Bread and Wine.
When Jesus instituted the Eucharist in the Last Supper, Jesus said, "This is My Body...This is My Blood." He did not say that the bread and wine are representations or symbols of His Body and Blood. Rather, Jesus said these words, "This is My Body...This is My Blood." Jesus Himself confirms His true, literal and real presence in the Eucharist when He instituted the Eucharist.
In the Eucharist, Jesus satisfies our deepest hunger and thirst. We experience hunger and thirst all the time, but there are also hungers and thirsts that food cannot satisfy. Jesus knows our deepest hungers and thirsts. This is why He gives His Body and Blood as food for our soul. The Body and Blood of Christ is our spiritual food.
Masses are celebrated not only on Sundays; Masses are celebrated daily. Whenever we go to Mass, Jesus is with us. Although He goes everywhere with us, the mysterious miracles occurs during the Mass. During the transubstantiation, the Sacramental Bread and Wine becomes the Body and Blood of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Christ becomes present and is with us during the Eucharist. He is present in order to satisfy our hunger and thirst that cannot be satisfied by physical food.
As we celebrate Mass every Sunday or everyday, let us adore the Lord in the Eucharist. He is truly present in the Eucharist. The Lord Jesus Christ said that the Eucharistic elements (Sacramental Bread and Wine) are His Body and Blood. Who are we to doubt the presence of Jesus when He said that it He is truly present in the Bread and Wine?
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