So Braydon where did you go to church this weekend?
I didn’t go to
church.
You didn’t go to church?
No grandma I went to Mass.
Oh and where did
you go to Mass?
At church!
After I
stopped laughing I realized that in a way Braydon was right. We don’t just go
to church, the building, we come here for a reason and that is to attend and
participate in the Liturgy of the Mass, Maybe more precisely the Eucharist.
It’s funny how God uses a little child to show us the simple things that we
take for granted, Things like being able to come here week after week, to
attend Mass or to come for daily Mass at a close by church. Many do not have
that opportunity readily available to them, or have to travel great distances
to attend Mass.
If the Eucharist is fully to make
sense, it has to be seen in the context of the Church’s ministry. I think that
being what we receive we must also give.
As we read Luke version of the story of the loaves and fishes,we can hear our own Eucharistic
Prayers as Luke describes the scene of the feeding: Jesus “took,” “blessed,”
“broke” and “gave” the bread. The miracle of the loaves and fishes goes
on today in so many ways. The simple fact that the Eucharist continues to be
multiplied, broken, blessed, shared around the world is a testament to a
central, continuing miracle of our faith.
The miracle of Christ’s body and
blood continues to nourish the world, and his word continues
to feed all who are hungry. Everyday we
celebrate not only the glory of the Eucharist, but the glory of how it continues
to be shared. The miracle goes on. The multitudes are still being fed!
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