Sunday, June 19, 2022
Solemnity of di Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
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“Take am; this na My body.” Then He carry one cup, give thanks, and give them, and all of them drink from am. He tell them, “This na My blood of the covenant, wey dem go pour out for many people.” Mark 14:22a-24
Happy Solemnity of di Most Holy Bodi and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, our Lord and God! Dis Gift wey we dey celebrate today too great!
Di Eucharist na everything. Na all things E be: di fullness of life, eternal salvation, mercy, grace, happiness, and so on. Why di Eucharist be all dis things and plenty more? To talk am straight, di Eucharist NA God. Na so e be. So, everything wey God be, na wetin di Eucharist be.
For im beautiful traditional hymn, Adoro te Devote, St. Thomas Aquinas write say, “With deep devotion, I dey adore You, O God wey hide, wey truly hide under these outward forms. My whole heart submit to You, and as e dey contemplate You, e surrender itself completely. Wetin eye see, hand touch and tongue taste dey deceive them for their judgment about You, but wetin ear hear alone don reach to believe firmly…” Wetin this talk express na glorious faith in this wonderful gift.
Dis declaration of faith show say when we dey worship before di Eucharist, na God Himself we dey worship, wey hide under di appearance of bread and wine. Our senses dey deceive us. Wetin we dey see, taste and feel no dey show us wetin truly dey before us. Di Eucharist na God.
All through our life, if dem raise us as Catholics, dem teach us to get deep respect for the Eucharist. But “deep respect” alone no reach. Most Catholics dey show the Eucharist deep respect; this mean say we dey bend one knee, kneel down, and treat the Sacred Host with respect. But e important to think deeply about one question for your heart. You believe say the Eucharist na God Almighty, the Savior of the world, the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity? Your belief deep reach to make love and deep devotion move your heart every time you dey before our divine Lord, wey dey present before us but hide under the outward form of the Eucharist? When you kneel down, you dey lie flat for ground inside your heart, dey love God with your whole being?
Maybe dis one sound like say e too much. Maybe you think say ordinary reverence and respect don reach for you. But e no reach. Since di Eucharist na Almighty God, we must use di eyes of faith for our soul see Him there. We must adore Him deeply, as di angels dey do for Heaven. We must cry out, “Holy, Holy, Holy na di Lord God Almighty.” As we dey enter His divine presence, our hearts must move us to worship Him from di deepest part of our being.
Today, think deeply about how deep your faith for di Eucharist be, and try your best to renew am, as you dey worship God like person wey believe with your whole being.
With deep devotion, I dey adore You, O God wey hide Yourself, wey truly hide under dis appearances. My whole heart dey submit to You, and as I dey contemplate You, e dey surrender itself completely. Wetin eye see, hand touch and tongue taste dey deceive dem as dem dey judge You, but wetin ear hear alone don reach to make person believe firmly. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Featured picture wey dey above: Symbolic Picture of the Eucharist, through Wikimedia Commons
