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MariaChristi
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Feast of Corpus Christi primarily celebrates the Miracle of God’s Love in remaining with us substantially, “Body, and Blood, Soul and Divinity”, in the Blessed Sacrament. It also needs to be remembered that Christ lives spiritually in each of us by the power of the Indwelling Trinity. The Church is in a real way “Corpus Christi” – Body of Christ – Head and Members. Mary did not give birth only to the Head but she gave birth in a spiritual way to all of us in the order of Grace – spiritually and truly, she is our Mother.
I copied this short paragraph from the thread I already began on “Corpus Christi” and Mary. As I continue to ponder today’s Feast, I’m reminded of something St. Augustine said, which was repeated by Pope St. John Paul II:
St Augustine said in another sermon, something we need to take to heart as we receive the Body and Blood of Christ: "Do not be content with what you are, if you want to become what you are not yet. For where you have grown pleased with yourself, there you will remain. But if you say, ‘that’s enough’, you are finished. Always add something more, keep moving forward, always make progress” (Sermon 169, 15.18).
By God’s Grace may we receive Jesus today as Mary did, with all the love and reverence we are capable of today, and by His Grace may we continue to grow more like Jesus as Mary did… more like the Body of Christ!
The Feast of Corpus Christi primarily celebrates the Miracle of God’s Love in remaining with us substantially, “Body, and Blood, Soul and Divinity”, in the Blessed Sacrament. It also needs to be remembered that Christ lives spiritually in each of us by the power of the Indwelling Trinity. The Church is in a real way “Corpus Christi” – Body of Christ – Head and Members. Mary did not give birth only to the Head but she gave birth in a spiritual way to all of us in the order of Grace – spiritually and truly, she is our Mother.
I copied this short paragraph from the thread I already began on “Corpus Christi” and Mary. As I continue to ponder today’s Feast, I’m reminded of something St. Augustine said, which was repeated by Pope St. John Paul II:
What a tremendous Mystery: We are as He is in this world. He is our Head and we, baptized into Him, are the Body of Christ. We are the Family of God.
St Augustine said in another sermon, something we need to take to heart as we receive the Body and Blood of Christ: "Do not be content with what you are, if you want to become what you are not yet. For where you have grown pleased with yourself, there you will remain. But if you say, ‘that’s enough’, you are finished. Always add something more, keep moving forward, always make progress” (Sermon 169, 15.18).
By God’s Grace may we receive Jesus today as Mary did, with all the love and reverence we are capable of today, and by His Grace may we continue to grow more like Jesus as Mary did… more like the Body of Christ!
