When we participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass we do so at our Lord's command. Saint Paul writes: The Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and after he had given thanks, broke it and said: This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after the supper, he took the cup saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you shall proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
When we share in the Lord's body and blood it should remind us of our obligation to die to the world. Our life is to be hidden with Christ in God. We must put to death whatever in our human nature is rooted in this world. We must stop indulging in sins of the flesh. When we feed upon Christ's flesh and blood we learn to contemplate on things that the eye cannot see. Saint John Vianney once said that the eyes of this world see no further than this life, but the eyes of the Christian see deep into eternity.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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