Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Are You Just Going To Church This Weekend?


   
A few weeks ago my wife Joan and my grandson 4 year old grandson Braydon were having a conversation at the supper table; it went something like this. 

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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