The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

JuNE 14, 2020 THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

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otice, at the conclusion of our prayer, we never say, “through the Holy Spirit,” but rather, N“through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.” PRIEST LIKE MELCHIZEDEK Through the mystery of the incarnation, Jesus Christ became man, the mediator of God and man. He is a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek. By shedding his own blood he entered once and for all into the Holy Places. He did not enter a place made by human hands, a mere type of the true one; but, he entered heaven itself, where he is at God’s right hand interceding for us. Quite correctly, the Church continues to reﬂect this mystery in her prayer.

THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD This mystery of Jesus Christ the high priest is reﬂected in the apostle Paul’s statement: Through him, then, let us always offer the sacrifıce of praise to God, the fruit of lips that profess belief in his name. We were once enemies of the Father, but have been reconciled through the death of Christ. Through him then we offer our sacrifıce of praise, our prayer to God. He became our offering to the Father, and through him our offering is now acceptable. It is for this reason that Peter the apostle urges us to be built up as living stones into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifıces pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. This then is the reason why we offer prayer to God our Father, but through Jesus Christ our lord.

CHRIST’S PRIESTHOOD—THE INCARNATION When we speak of Christ’s priesthood, what else do we mean than the incarnation? Through this mystery, the Son of God, though himself ever remaining God, became a priest. To him along with the Father, we offer our sacrifıce. Yet, through him the sacrifıce we now offer is holy, living and pleasing to God. Indeed, if Christ had not sacrifıced himself for us, we could not offer any sacrifıce. For it is in him that our human nature becomes a redemptive offering. When we offer our prayers through him, our priest, we confess that Christ truly possesses the ﬂesh of our race. Clearly the Apostle refers to this when he says: Every high priest is taken from among men. He is appointed to act on belief of these same men in their relationship to God; he is to offer gifts and sacrifıces to God.

EQUALITY & UNITY OF FATHER, SON & HOLY SPIRIT We do not, however, only say “your Son” when we conclude our prayer. We also say, “who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit.” In this way we commemorate the natural unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is clear, then, that the Christ who exercises a priestly role on our behalf is the same Christ who enjoys a natural unity and equality with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

St. Fulgentius of Ruspe was a bishop from North Africa who lived during the 6th century. In his constant battle against the Arian heresy which denied the divinity of Christ, he found inspiration in an earlier North African bishop—St. Augustine of Hippo. This excerpt illustrates how, for the Fathers of the Church, the doctrine of the Church is implicit in the way we’ve been taught to pray. 1#* 4 &1#)% 14 "3 1( 14" ) )) 1( 56567 # ' # /' . - - ! $ " # " 0 ) ! " ) # "$ 1$ )$ $ % &' ), 2 ) . ) % ' ( ) )% ' ) ( ) ) *+, )$ $ - * ! ) ' ' & * . ' . . * % &&& 0 . / . . * . - ! # . $ & 3 && The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, historically known by its Latin name, Corpus Christi, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist—Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. It is traditionally celebrated on the Thursday following the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, but in some countries is abrogated to the following Sunday. The feast dates to the Middle Ages and originated with a visionary nun and a Eucharistic miracle. THE STORY In 1263, a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Christina. Although he was a holy and devout man, at the time he was having doubts about Jesus being truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. He was affected by the growing debate among certain theologians who, for the fırst time in the history of the Church, began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifıce of the Mass, blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and corporal. Fr. Peter reported this miracle to Pope Urban IV, who at the time was nearby in Orvieto. The pope sent delegates to investigate and ordered that the host and blood-stained corporal be brought to Orvieto. The relics were then placed in the Cathedral of Orvieto, where they remain today. This Eucharistic Miracle confırmed the visions given to St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon in Belgium (1193-1258). St. Juliana was a nun and mystic who had a series of visions in which she was instructed by Our Lord to work to establish a liturgical feast for the Holy Eucharist, to which she had a great devotion. After many years of trying, she fınally convinced the bishop, the future Pope Urban IV, to create this special feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, where none had existed before. Soon after her death, Pope Urban instituted Corpus Christi for the Universal Church and celebrated it for the fırst time in Orvieto in 1264, a year after the Eucharistic Miracle in Bolsena.

Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Offıce for the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas' hymns in honor of the Holy Eucharist: Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus,andO Salutaris Hostia, the beloved hymns the Church sings on the feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. PARISH AND DIOCESAN NEWS

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