March 2

UNITY is receiving the body and blood of Christ

Every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you proclaim the LORD’s death until he comes.  ~ 1 Corinthians 11:26

Saint Mark ends his account of the Last Supper, saying, “Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives (Mark 14:26).”  The disciples felt a deep joy as they walked along under the stars. 
But it was bittersweet, for Jesus had said many sorrow-tinged things.  He said, “This is my body, which is given for you…  This is my blood, which is poured out for you (Luke 22:19-20).” 
Even though Jesus warned his disciples that he was to die violently (Matthew 16:21), they never quite got the point.  ~ Mark Link, S.J.

As we reflect on these daily readings, are we getting His point?  Are we hearing God’s call of the Knights, as the right arm of the Church?

Every time ministers call their people around the table, they call them to experience not only the LORD’s presence but his absence as well; they call them to… sadness as well as to joy. ~ Henri J. M. Nouwen

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