Reflections
“The Lord said to my Lord: 'Sit at my right
hand till I make your enemies your footstool.'”
Our psalmist David speaks of the Messiah
who is to come. For us, the psalm is about
the anointing of Jesus as our Savior, Jesus
as the everlasting King and Priest. Christ
will take his throne at the right hand of God,
as our psalmist predicts. Christ will make
his enemies his footstool. He is able to do
this because the Father has empowered
Him to rule over his enemies.
And how does Christ's victory affect us
earthly humans? The truth is that we too are
in the midst of the same spiritual battle that
Christ has already fought. And his victory
means for us that we can be victors as well
– victors, not victims. And for that, we praise
God and give thanks to our King.
This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of
the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus
Christi). How is it that Jesus, anointed as the
everlasting King and Priest, humbled himself to
pour out his blood on the cross for us common
sinners? How is it that such a mighty King is
willing to co-mingle his very flesh and blood with
our own fallen flesh and blood? All we can know
is that God's plan intends that his perfect divine
presence enters into our fallen, human presence
and offers healing, wisdom, salvation,and hope.
(Word Among Us)
How blessed we are that although we are not worthy
to receive Him, He gives us angels' food, bread from
heaven – “He fed them with the finest wheat and
satisfied them with honey from the rock.” (Ps 81:17)
Our Lord is both shepherd and lamb to us, his well
tended flock. As the Paschal Lamb, He spilled his
lifeblood for us, feeding us as God sent manna to
our spiritual fathers. “Very bread, good shepherd,
tend us, Jesus, You who all things can and know,
Who on earth such food bestow.”
(Sequence, Laud, O Zion)
How remarkable that our Lord, though seated
at the right hand of the Father, comes down from
heaven so that we sinners might have a share in
his divinity. “I am the living bread that came down
from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread
will live forever.” (Jn 6:51)
We are inspired to offer our prayers of thanksgiving
to our Lord --
“Grant O Lord, we pray,
that we may delight for all eternity
in that share in your divine life,
which is foreshadowed in the present age
by our reception of your precious Body and Blood.”
(Order of Mass, Prayer after Communion)
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. The Psalm speaks of the anointing of Jesus as our Savior, who will rule
1. The Psalm speaks of the anointing of Jesus as our Savior, who will rule
in the midst of His enemies. Tell of how you have relied on our Savior to fight
your spiritual enemies on your behalf.
2. With our Lord so powerful and seated at the right hand of the Father, does it
2. With our Lord so powerful and seated at the right hand of the Father, does it
surprise you that He would come down from heaven to mingle His precious body
and blood with our human flesh and blood? Explain
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