From The Bishop

This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). The Church in her wisdom asks us to meditate upon the great mystery of the Eucharist. This provides us, as teachers and preachers, with a wonderful opportunity to share with our people the liturgical axiom. The Catechism of the Catholic Church puts it in even simpler terms, “the Church believes as she praysâ€� (1124). This means that if we believe, through the miracle of the Mass, that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ, then our actions will reflect what we believe. The Blessed Sacrament should always be shown the greatest reverence and respect especially by our posture and actions at Mass. One should only approach the Lord in Holy Communion properly disposed and in a state of grace. Let us never forget WHO we are receiving. An atheist is quoted as saying, “If you Catholics really believed what you say you believe (the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ), you would crawl on your hands and knees to get to Him.â€� Do we believe this? Lex orandi, lex credendi â€" as we worship, so we believe.