The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Luke 9: 11b-17
To Eat and Be Satisfied

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the great feast of the Eucharist — not just as a mystery to be adored, but as food that satisfies, as the loving presence of Jesus who walks with us.

In the Gospel, Jesus meets a tired and hungry crowd. He does not send them away. He welcomes them, speaks to them, heals them — and then feeds them. With just five loaves and two fish, he satisfies thousands. And he does it not with spectacle, but in silence, through the hands of his disciples. This is the Eucharist. It does not shout; it nourishes. It meets us where we are and quietly transforms us from within.

“They all ate and were satisfied.” These are the two movements of grace in every Eucharist: we eat, and we are satisfied. We come to the table with our weariness, our hunger — for food, for hope, for love. Jesus does not only give us something; he gives us himself. He becomes our bread, our strength, our joy.

But this Bread is never just for ourselves. Jesus tells the disciples: “You give them something to eat.” In every Eucharist, the Lord is saying the same to us. If we truly adore the Body of Christ, we will recognise and serve that same Body in our brothers and sisters, especially the poor, the lonely, the hungry for love.

The Eucharist is not distant from our daily life. It is the source of meaning in our struggles and the spark of joy in our fatigue. He is our Bread. He is our satisfaction.

Let us ask Mary, Woman of the Eucharist, to teach us to adore, to receive, and to share.
Amen.

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