I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51 NABRE)
When we celebrate the Eucharist (which comes from the Greek word meaning thanksgiving), we believe that the consecrated bread and wine are actually the body and blood of Jesus, though their physical form does not change.
As faithful believers in Jesus, we trust in the promise of eternal life though him.
Today, I will celebrate the mystical body of Christ as well as the regular opportunities I have to participate in the Eucharist.
Blessed Peter Gonzalez, who, after a conversion on the road to the Spanish city of Astorga in the 13th century, reevaluated your motivations and started down a new path as a priest, pray for us.
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