June 22, 2025
Eucharist as a Verb The Feast of The Body and Blood of Christ that we celebrate this weekend is one of the most significant for us Catholics. The documents of the Second Vatican Council tell us that the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith life. Christ’s Body and Blood made real and available through the power of the Holy Spirit during the Eucharist are such fundamental elements in the flow of grace that makes this Sacrament stand out from the other six. Bread and Wine are nouns. Body and Blood are nouns. They are physical elements and essential to the celebration of Mass. But allow me to review some significant words that perpetuate the activity of grace flowing. They are action words inviting us into the grace of the Eucharist as a verb, in addition to and perhaps more than as a noun. TAKE