[Salvation]

One Bread, One Body

One Bread, One Body

 

<< Sunday, June 2, 2013 >>

Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

Genesis 14:18-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
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Psalm 110:1-4
Luke 9:11-17

"A LIVING SACRIFICE" (Rm 12:1)

"This is My body, which is for you." —1 Corinthians 11:24

 

The Mass makes present the once-and-for-all sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Therefore, to enter into the spirit of the Mass, we must "proclaim the death of the Lord" (1 Cor 11:26) and offer our bodies to the Lord as living sacrifices (Rm 12:1). The spirit of the Mass is the spirit of sacrifice. Thus it is important to fast before Mass, deny ourselves, and take up our crosses each day (Lk 9:23) with the intention of uniting ourselves to Jesus crucified (see Gal 2:19) and sacrificed (see Heb 9:26). Through our "good deeds and generosity" (Heb 13:16), we make sacrifices pleasing to the Lord. We can unite these sacrifices with Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary and fill up in our own bodies what is lacking in the "sufferings of Christ" (Col 1:24).

The Mass is not the proclamation and perpetuation of our sacrifices but rather of His sacrifice. However, the Mass is the participation of our sacrifices in His. Live the Mass. Live a life of sacrifice. Through Jesus, "let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise" (Heb 13:15).

 

Prayer: Father, do a miracle of multiplication in today's Mass (see Lk 9:16ff).

Promise: "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me." —1 Cor 11:25

Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus. Your Body and Blood bring us eternal life. All praise and honor be to You!

[Salvation]

Were you aware of these statistics?

Deaths in America per year
1,400,000 people die from abortion
650,000 people die of heart disease
560,000 people die of cancer
143,000 people die of stroke
75,000 people die of diabetes

Another perspective:
18,000 - Deaths by death penalty in American history (all the way back to the 1600s).
1,315,000 - Deaths in all American wars combined.
55,000,000 - Deaths by abortion since Roe v Wade

 

Pray for an end to abortion

in the United States of America.