April 5

CHARITY, UNITY AND FRATERNITY is the Passion of the Christ

 For thou, O LORD, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.  ~ Psalm 86:5

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST a movie directed by Mel Gibson, has in no way that the film industry has ever dramatized before, depicted the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life.  It underscores the emotion, pain and passion of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  Anyone who saw the movie came out of the theater understanding better just how incredible his love for us is.  Everything about the Son of God comes down to this: he forgives us because he loves us.  As we all know love is a cornerstone of the virtue of Charity.  If you have seen the movie, especially with others in a movie theatre, the sense of unity and fraternity that it offers is profound.

The next time you receive the Body and Blood of Christ, remember that it is his actual Body and Blood, and that despite how dramatic the movie might have been, it still pails in comparison to receiving and experiencing the Eucharist itself.  ~ a Sir Knight

How do you feel and what do you think when your are receiving the Body and Blood of Christ?  Do your reverence the Eucharist whenever you are in its presence – the presence of Christ?

So we, who are many,
are one body in Christ,
and individually members one of another.
~ Romans 12:5

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