The Source and Summit of Our Faith

06-07-2026Pastor's LetterFather Wilson

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

It is with great joy that we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through the consecrated bread, Jesus chooses to remain with us for all eternity, as he had so promised after the miracle of the multiplication of loaves. He delivered on that promise on the evening of Holy Thursday. In every tabernacle in the world, Jesus Christ is present within the Eucharist, the very same Christ who suffered, died, and rose, for each one of us.

The sacrament of the Eucharist is the greatest of all the sacraments because it contains Christ himself, who is present to give us His life, nourishing us with his Body and Blood in order to transform us with his grace. He Himself tells us that, “whoever eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life.” His flesh, sacrificed for us on the cross, is the food that strengthens us; His blood shed for us, is the drink that purifies us.

Along the difficult path of life, Christ gives us His Body and Blood as our food: He Himself is the true spiritual provider that gives strength and joy. Hopefully we all have this true hunger and thirst for Christ, so that we might live our lives with a deeper sense of purpose. “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.” When we are in the presence of Christ, we share the same intimacy as if we were with Him in heaven. For this reason, it is said that the tabernacle is the gateway to heaven. All believers should love being in the Lord's presence in the Eucharist and treat the host with solemn respect, care, and great love.

The Eucharist should make us grow in brotherly love. Given that we eat from the same Eucharist, we should live and grow in brotherly unity, together with faith and love for Jesus Christ. In the Mass, the priest calls for the Holy Spirit to descend upon the gifts and transform them into the Body and Blood of Christ, and after this he invokes the Holy Spirit once more so that we all may be made “one body and one spirit in Christ.” We should strive that today's feast will renew our desire to give ourselves to our brothers and sisters. When at the end of Mass, the Deacon says: “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life,” we should understand the message as: “We have just received Christ, let us go and be Christ for others.”

All the best…in Christ.