Episode 20: Intimacy with God | The Word of the Lord with Fr. Rector

Father Rector shares his reflection on the Gospel (Mark 14.12-16,22-26) for the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). He mentioned: “The sacrifice of Jesus’ Body and Blood for us…is an everlasting sign that God in the person of Jesus wants to be forever related with us, that God wants intimacy with us, and that he loves us so deeply that he gave his own body and blood for us…Our response must be an act of humble thanksgiving.”
Norman and Chona dela Cruz share what struck them in the Gospel. For Norman, he said: “When the disciples asked Jesus Christ where to set-up the Passover, the disciples just followed him, trust his ways, this means that Jesus Christ is in control.” For Chona, she said: “When the bread and the wine was shared…that symbolizes the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ to humanity…”
When asked how much significance they place on the Sacrament of the Eucharist, they each responded by saying: [Chona] “it is part of our existence; we have to bring up our children according to the teachings of our Lord; So, it is very important for us to attend regularly the (celebration of the) Eucharist…This is where we nourish our faith, our spiritual well-being…” [Norman] “In the Eucharist we are not only receiving the bread but we are taking in the Lord Jesus Christ himself within ourselves, within us, we are becoming one with Jesus Christ…” [Chona] “Our reception of the Eucharist is deepening our faith as a family and that’s what we wanted our children to remember and hopefully pass it on to their own family too in the future…”
Father Rector commented by saying, “we have heard it so many times, the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Christian life…we go and celebrate the Eucharist so that we can be nourished and sustained for our activities and tasks during the week; and comes the following Sunday we go back again to be nourished and sustained…we come and keep drawing strength from receiving IT.”
Watch and listen! Be inspired and encouraged the sharing from Norman and Chona, members of Couples for Christ!

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