Friday, 31 May 2024

Feast of the Body & Blood of Christ/ Corpus Christi by Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap

 

WONDERING GURU

2 June 2024-Sunday- Year B




Exodus 24: 3-8; Hebrews 9: 11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26


Key Eucharistic Miracles: Lanciano, Italy (8th Century, Circa 750)--The Miracle of Lanciano involved a priest who experienced doubts concerning Jesus’ actual presence in the Eucharist. Italy (1236)--The Miracle of Bolsena-Orvieto appeared to a priest who doubted the doctrine of transubstantiation — that the bread and wine turn into the literal body and blood of Christ during Communion.

Key Biblical Quotes on Eucharist:

Mat 26:17-30-“Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?...” The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

Mark 14:22-24  Luke 22:19-20-“Take it; this is My body.”  “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

John 6:35- “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

John 6:51-I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

John 6:53-57- “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

Acts 2:46-47 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 20:7 -On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

1 Cor 10:16-22- Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread.

Key Eucharistic Events:

·      Wedding at Cana- the prefiguration.

·      Multiplication of bread at Capernaum-the promise

·      The Last Supper-the institution

·      Dinner with the disciples at Emmaus- the Celebration

 

Key Word: Transubstantiation

 

“When Jesus gave His body and blood He gave everything to us because He loves us”.

 

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