Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, a movable religious observance in the Catholic Church celebrating the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It follows Trinity Sunday which follows Pentecost. It was once a large celebration with processions and festivals.
The gospel today is the Loaves and Fishes Gospel from Luke. It occurs after a day of preaching:
As the day was drawing to a close,
the Twelve approached him and said,
"Dismiss the crowd
so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms
and find lodging and provisions;
for we are in a deserted place here."
A deserted place. Christ answers in that peculiar way:
He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves."
What could He mean by that? Was He kidding them? Being wry and provocative? Raising every question to a monumental concept?
At the Passion, "Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king."
Every opportunity Christ has to close a door He opens one.
The gospel today is the Loaves and Fishes Gospel from Luke. It occurs after a day of preaching:
As the day was drawing to a close,
the Twelve approached him and said,
"Dismiss the crowd
so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms
and find lodging and provisions;
for we are in a deserted place here."
A deserted place. Christ answers in that peculiar way:
He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves."
What could He mean by that? Was He kidding them? Being wry and provocative? Raising every question to a monumental concept?
At the Passion, "Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king."
Every opportunity Christ has to close a door He opens one.
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