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"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 fe lt a deep joy as they walked along under the stars. But it was bittersweet , for Jesus had said man 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 L ink, S.J.
As we reflect on these daily readings, are we getting Hi s point? Are we hearing God's call of the Knights, as the right arm of the Church?
"Every time ministers cal 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... |
