The sacrament of Christ's body and blood is honored in a special way today, and the liturgy reminds us of the magnitude of this gift, with its roots deep in Jesus' own Jewish heritage (first reading and Gospel) and its power to draw us into life with Christ (Gospel verse and communion antiphon). Nor does our celebration permit us to focus only on the eucharistic elements. Though "we worship [Christ] living among us in the sacrament," we pray that we might lead lives "poured out in loving service of [God's] kingdom" (alternative opening prayer). Our sharing in Christ's body and blood joins us to Christ's sacrifice and makes us members of God's family. Perhaps the second preface for Holy Eucharist sums it up best: "We come then to this wonderful sacrament to be fed at your table and grow into the likeness of the risen Christ."(The text above is from OCP and was written by Bryan M Cones.)
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