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Bishop O'Connell's message for Corpus Christi • Service and Social
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June 8, 2023BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL HAS SHARED THIS MESSAGE for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
His successor, Pope Francis, has also preached, “We too are gathered around the Lord’s table, the table of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, in which he gives us once again his body, makes present the one sacrifice of the Cross. It is in listening to his Word, in nourishing ourselves with his Body and his Blood, that he makes us go from being a multitude to being a community, from [being strangers] to being [in] communion. The Eucharist is the sacrament of communion, which brings us out from individualism to live together our journey in his footsteps, our faith in him” (Homily, May 30, 2013).
In fact, every time we celebrate Mass, we are drawn into that very same event of the first Holy Thursday. We hear the words at every Mass, “This is my Body, this is my Blood. Do this in memory of Me.” On Holy Thursday, we recall that Jesus, looking toward his own death on the Cross, took simple elements of the earth – common bread and wine – and transformed them into his very own Body and Blood.
Read the full message HERE.
YOUNG ADULTS
(18-39) ARE INVITED to join us on Saturday, June 10, for a day of service and fun! For more information and to register, visit HERE.
