Word from the Pastor
The solemnity of the most holy body and blood of christ
“Who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Dear parish family,
This Sunday, we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). On Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, Jesus offered his body (bread) and his blood (wine) to the apostles in sacrifice and commanded them to do this in memory of him. On Good Friday, by freely shedding his blood on the cross for the salvation of the world, Jesus concretized his Holy Thursday’s offering of his life. The word Sacrifice comes from the Latin words: Sacrum Facere, which means “to make sacred.” In other words, to make sacred is to enter into communion with the God of life.