The Feast of The Body and Blood of Christ is about communion, and by that we mean more than “a little, consecrated wafer of bread.” Communion, in our faith tradition, does not refer solely to the act of eating the Eucharistic Bread. It refers also to the reason, the purpose for which we consume it: to become one Body in Christ. The purpose for which Jesus Christ left us this Sacrament with the instructions “Do this to remember me” is to make us one body, a communion of brothers and sisters. This Sacrament is our identity. Any injustice in our midst, especially racism, reveals how far we have to go to accomplish what Jesus Christ began and commanded.
Since the beginning of our experience of the coronavirus, we have had an opportunity to remember that we must never take God’s gifts for granted: the gift of our health, the gift of our life, the gift of our families, and the gift of our faith resting upon the altar during Mass. If we have ever taken the Lord or His precious gift of the Eucharist for granted, we know better now!
