Allocution, Sunday, June 6, Corpus Christi
We value the efforts of everyone who makes this broadcast a reality. Today, Sunday, June 6, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ or according to the more well-known Latin expression, Corpus Christi.
In all masses this Sunday the gospel of Mark, chapter 14, verses 12 to 26, is read.
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The Second Vatican Council tells us in the Constitution on the Holy Liturgy:
“Our Savior, at the Last Supper, the night he was betrayed, instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his body and blood to perpetuate for centuries, until his return, the sacrifice of the cross and entrust to his beloved Bride, the Church. , the memorial of his death and resurrection, sacrament of piety, sign of unity, bond of love, paschal banquet in which Christ is received, the soul is filled with grace and we are given the pledge of future glory.
“Therefore, the Church takes great care that the faithful do not attend this mystery of faith as mute spectators or strangers, but that, understanding it well, through rites and prayers, they participate consciously, piously and actively in the sacred action, and are instructed. through the Word of God, repair your strength at the banquet of the Body of the Lord, give thanks to God, learn to offer yourself by offering the immaculate host not only by the hands of the priest, but also together with him, and be perfected one day. every day, through Christ the Mediator, in unity with God and with each other, so that finally God may be all in all.”
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Many Catholics, when receiving communion, since the 16th century, have prayed the prayer of Saint Ignatius of Loyola entitled Soul of Christ. We pray it and comment:
Soul of Christ, sanctify me so that I can live fully happy, since my whole person has your same feelings, your same thoughts, your same will, and then I can affirm like Saint Paul: I live, but not I, it is Christ who lives in my.
Body of Christ, save me. Body of Christ, crucified for the forgiveness of my sins, save me from hatred, revenge, envy, contempt for the elderly, separation from husband or wife, abandonment of children, theft, and all kinds of evil. .
Blood of Christ, intoxicate me and imbue me with love for God the Father and brothers, friends or enemies. The alliance between God and his people, which the book of Exodus, chapter 24, tells us, is an alliance of blood sprinkled on the altar and the people. Blood is a sign of extreme friendship, both parties remain united to the point of blood, they will be faithful to the point of blood, they will love each other to the point of blood. The very blood of Christ is drunk for us and this blood is the life of God. He who participates in the communion of the blood of Christ must live the life of God.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me as you did in Baptism when I renounced evil and promised to proclaim the faith publicly and now by receiving you in Communion renew that cleansing of all the bad that may stick to me on the path of life and may be clothed in a brilliant spiritual whiteness.
Passion of Christ, comfort me in the midst of illness, failures, betrayal, what I wanted for my family and has not been, false criticism and true criticism to make amends.
Oh good Jesus, hear me when I ask you to be better, that my family be better, that my people be better and that I know how to hear you when you speak to me in communion!
Within your wounds hide me when dreams and beautiful projects have not been realized and I feel paralyzed and within your wounds I heal mine and continue forward.
Do not allow me to separate from you because I know that without you nothing and with you everything. I know that you are the path by which no one has ever been lost. What would i be without you?
Defend me from the evil enemy because falling into the garbage of evil will lead me to greater suffering and pain. Do not lead me into temptation and deliver me from evil.
At the hour of my death call me to come to you, so that with your saints I may praise you forever and ever and so I may also be with my deceased whose names I present to you with the grateful love that they gave me and taught me. Amen.
This is how I believe it, this is how I accept it, this is how I live it, this is how I affirm it.
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Jesus ate many times with the Virgin and Saint Joseph, with the apostles, before the crucifixion and after the resurrection, with the marriage at Cana, with Lazarus, Martha and Mary, with Peter’s mother-in-law, with the Pharisee, with five thousand people without counting women or children and four thousand on another occasion. He ate with the women who accompanied him announcing the gospel, with Jairus’ family, with seventy-two disciples and in a meal, called Easter, he instituted the Eucharist and left us his Body and Blood as spiritual food for our lives and ordered us to repeat his words and gestures to update and make present the forgiveness of sins made a reality on the cross. Try to contemplate how Jesus had lunch and ate as the gospels tell us and do the same at home.
All sitting at the table, husband, wife, children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, talking about the good things experienced, advising each other in the face of what went wrong, in the face of suffering and pain, presenting our projects and hopes to everyone present.
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It would be good to read a text from the Bible or the New Testament and comment on it. Before meals, Jesus blessed the food and at the end gave thanks to God. Before meals, Jesus blessed the food and at the end gave thanks to God. When you can, send us photos of your family lunches.
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On Friday, June 11, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In front of the painting of the Heart of Jesus or with a picture in our hand, we pray with the universal Church.
“O heart of Jesus, God and true man, refuge for sinners and hope for those who trust in you. You kindly tell us to come to me and you repeat to us the words that you said to the paralytic: “Trust, my son, your sins are forgiven”; and to the sick woman: “Trust, my daughter, your faith has saved you”; and to the apostles: “Trust, it is I, do not fear.” Encouraged by these words of yours, I come to you with a heart full of confidence to tell you sincerely and from the deepest part of my heart:
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In my joys and sorrows…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In my tasks and responsibilities…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In my prosperity and adversity…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In my family’s needs…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In the temptations of the devil and my own passions…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In the pursuit of my enemies…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In gossip and slander…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In illnesses and pain…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In my flaws and sins…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In the sanctification and salvation of my soul…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
Always and on all occasions…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In life and in death…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
In time and eternity…
“Heart of Jesus I trust in you.”
Pope Francis reminds us of the love of the Heart of Jesus when he tells us:
“From this quick tour of the gospel we deduce that Jesus not only wants us to pray as he prays, but he assures us that, even if our attempts at prayer are completely vain and ineffective, we can always count on his prayer. We must be aware, Jesus pray for me. Once a good bishop told me that in a very bad moment of his life and a great trial, a moment of darkness, he looked at the top of the basilica and saw this phrase written: “I, Peter, will pray for you,” and that It gave him strength and comfort. And this happens every time each of us knows that Jesus prays for him. Jesus prays for us. Right now, in this moment, do this memory exercise repeating: ‘When there is any difficulty, when you are in the orbit of distractions, Jesus is praying for me.’ But father, is that true? It’s true!; he said it himself. Let us not forget that what sustains each of us in life is the prayer of Jesus. For each one of us, with name, surname before the Father, showing him the wounds that are the price of our salvation. Even if our prayers were only babbling, if they were compromised by wavering faith, let us never stop trusting in this. “I don’t know how to pray, but he prays for me.” Sustained by the prayer of Jesus, our timid prayers rest on the wings of eagles and ascend to heaven. Don’t forget, Jesus is praying for me. Now? Now. At the time of trial, at the time of sin, even at that time, Jesus is praying for me with so much love.
Within the heart of Jesus we place our entire family and pray to God the Father:
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In the hands of the Virgin of Charity we place all our sick people and pray to the Virgin for them:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among all women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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And the blessing of God the Father, who created us to constitute a beautiful family united by love, the blessing of Jesus Christ, the path of our happiness, the blessing of the Holy Spirit, who can achieve unsuspected realities for those we love, and the company of the Virgin always protect them. Amen.
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