Meditate on God’s Word

1st Reading:             Genesis 14:18-20
2nd Reading:           1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Gospel:                     Luke 9:11b-17– Feeding the Five Thousand

Truly Living the Holy Mass

This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. As stewards, the Holy Eucharist should be the very foundation that the rest of our lives are built upon. Yet how often do we fail to view the Holy Mass as the highlight of our week? Let us take a moment to reflect on how the Mass is so pivotal in our lives of stewardship.

While the high point of the entire Mass is the consecration, where the lowly bread and wine become the very body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ, there are still other important moments that lead up to this climax. One such often overlooked moment is the time of Offertory. The Offertory is where we offer our gifts, the bread and wine, but also our time and talents, and essentially, our very selves, in order to be miraculously transformed by God.

We may think that we cannot offer God anything spectacular, yet this is why the Offertory is such a powerful moment. The same way that God can transform simple bread into His very body, so too can he turn our small efforts of charity and stewardship into great graces for the Kingdom. We see this in the Gospel as the disciples offered Jesus just five loaves and two fish. However, it is through this offering that Jesus was able to miraculously feed thousands of people. The next time we attend Mass let us intentionally call to mind all of the time and talents we shared with others the previous week and those we anticipate sharing in the upcoming week. God will begin to transform these works into great miracles for the sake of the Gospel.

Summary

One important moment in Mass is the Offertory because this is where we offer our gifts, the bread and wine, but also our time and talents, and essentially, our very selves, in order to be miraculously transformed by God. We may think that we cannot offer God anything spectacular, yet this is why the Offertory is such a powerful moment. The same way that God can transform simple bread into His very body, so too can he turn our small efforts of charity and stewardship into great graces for the Kingdom.

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