On the Back Porch
Reading, pondering and studying God’s Word is sometimes best done “on the back porch.” Each week we will try to offer something for you and your “back porch time.”
Corpus Christi, Year B
What We Celebrate
The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, i.e. Corpus Christ, is celebrated each year on the Sunday following Trinity Sunday. While the celebration of Holy Thursday includes a remembrance of the institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist, it does so in the shadow of the solemn events of Holy Week, including the death of Jesus on Good Friday. The Church has established this solemnity to joyously celebrate the great gift of the Eucharist and to more fully explore its meaning as the “source and summit of the faith.”
Take a moment and consider these amazing reading from the comfort of your back porch.
Full Text of the Sunday Readings
Detailed Commentary – Corpus Christi
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The Source and Summit
The Eucharist, as Vatican II famously said, is the source and summit of the Christian life—that from which Christian life comes and that toward which it tends. It’s the alpha and the omega of our Christianity. Our three marvelous readings today bring forth three key aspects of the Eucharist: re-presented sacrifice, blood covenant, and spiritual banquet.