Corpus Christi Procession, St Mel's Cathedral , held in Ardnacassa Lawns and Midara Gardens

St St.Mel's Cathedral parish,Longford. Corpus Christi Procession today Sunday 2nd June at 4.00pm in Ardnacassa Lawns, Dublin Road concluding with Benediction in Midara Gardens, led by Father Michael. Well done to all the locals in the area and all the usual helpers with the procession, reliable John Farrell with sound and the Legion of Mary.
St Mel's words on the Corpus Christi
Reflection for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Body and
Blood of Christ or “Corpus Christi”. It originated
in France in the mid-thirteenth century and was
extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV
in 1264. This feast focuses on two manifestations:
the Holy Eucharist as the body of Christ and the
Church as the body of Christ.
In the study of Human Nutrition, the following statements are very factual:
“You are what you eat” and “good food nourishes the body”. While the
physical food we eat nourishes the body, spiritual food nourishes our soul,
prepares and preserves it for eternity. The Eucharist, as the body and blood
of Christ, not only makes the soul fit to dwell in a healthy body but also
makes it fit to appear before God.
Hence, while our human food that we eat sustains our physical and mortal
life, the Eucharist sustains our spiritual life, and it gives us the grace to feel
forgiven and to be ready to forgive others.
The Eucharist affects the life of our Christian communities. It is from it that
we receive our identity and mission as a church. Providentially, God made
it available to us in order to nourish us on our spiritual journey. Hence,
when administered to the sick and the dying, it is called ‘viaticum’ (food for
the journey). Through it, God continues to abide with us.
Does anything prevent or hinder you from receiving His BODY and
BLOOD? Kindly work on it and let us give Jesus a chance