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"And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the wor ld, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which t hou hast given me, that they man be one, even as we are one." ~ John 17:11
Among other things, Mass is the sacrament of the unity of the Body of Christ. When someone tells us, "I'll be there in spirit!", we know they really mean, "I won't be there". Jesus knew that too, which is why he did not leave us as orphans but remains with us, not only in Sp irit, but in the sacramental presence of the Holy Eucharist. In the same w ay, he now calls us to be members of one another, not just "in spirit" bu t for real. That means we are not only "together" in our hearts, but reall y together in the same room, offering the same prayers, making the same p hysical gestures, hearing the same Scriptures, offering the same bread an d wine and receiving the same Body and Blood of Christ. As we do this, we are, by the promise of Christ, joined not only to each other but... |