Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus
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| The Lord feeds his people with finest wheat Alleluia, Alleluia. Their hunger is fully satisfied Alleluia, Alleluia. |
Gospel of Mark 14: 12-16; 22-26
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water.
Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.
While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many.
Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Then, after singing a hymn,* they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Reflection
Read the Scripture again
What conversion of mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of me?
Where do you want us to go?
Where is God calling me to share his love?
How can I give my life to God more completely?
Make the preparations for us there.
How can I rearrange my priorities to make more time for God?
How can I rearrange my priorities to make more time to serve my
brothers and sisters? "This is my body. …This is my blood.”
How can I be more reverent toward the Holy Eucharist? How can I
express my gratitude for the gift of Jesus’ body and blood?
Sequence The shorter form
Lo! the angel’s food is given
To the pilgrim who has striven;
see the children’s bread from heaven,
which on dogs may not be spent.
Truth the ancient types fulfilling,
Isaac bound, a victim willing,
Paschal lamb, its lifeblood spilling,
manna to the fathers sent.
Very bread, good shepherd, tend us,
Jesu, of your love befriend us,
You refresh us, you defend us,
Your eternal goodness send us
In the land of life to see.
You who all things can and know,
Who on earth such food bestow,
Grant us with your saints, though lowest,
Where the heav’nly feast you show,
Fellow heirs and guests to be. Amen. Alleluia.
Alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Panis Angelicus
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