Without any doubt, the greatest gift Jesus could have left us was in the Eucharist. He also gave us His mother Mary as our Mother, just before He died on the cross, but a few hours earlier, he gave us His Body and His Blood, literally and figuratively, as our everlasting spiritual food. We are also honored to adore His presence every day. Not only in our own churches, but in every church around the world, as the Blessed Sacrament is present for Adoration, prayer and private time with the Lord. When people pray in His presence, miracles happen, as many people can tell you. Today’s celebration of Corpus Christi further accentuates the respect and reverence we should all show to the Eucharist. Processions are held in various countries, a tradition started by St Juliana of Liege in the 12th century. For that occasion St Thomas Aquinas was commissioned to write the words of various Eucharistic hymns we still use today, Tantum Ergo, O Sacrum Convivum, O Salutaris Hostia, Lauda Sion Salvatorem and others. I pray especially today that all those children who received their First Holy Communion just a few weeks ago, will encourage their parents to continue to attend Mass at least every weekend, since many of them disappear soon after. May they truly appreciate the gift they have received and continue to cherish it, and welcome it into their hearts as often as possible.
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