This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi Sunday. It is the celebration of the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith

The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of our faith, but it is a mystery that is beyond human reason. We cannot understand the Trinity intellectually, we can only grasp the concept of one God in three persons through faith.

And, as our gospel passage from St. John indicates, some are called as priests and bishops to carry on what the apostles began on Pentecost. Jesus “breathed” the Holy Spirit on the apostles and commissioned them: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you” to go forth and proclaim the gospel to all nations.

Our readings throughout the Easter Season are centered on the development of the early church…brought about by the preaching of truth by the apostles

In our gospel passage from chapter 14 of John, Jesus promises that he will not leave us orphaned, and when he is no longer physically present in the world the Father will send ANOTHER advocate; “the spirit of truth.”

Our gospel passage is from the “Last Supper Discourses” of the Gospel of John and the hearts of the disciples are troubled because Jesus has just announced to them that he will be with them for only a little while longer;

We are all bound to fail occasionally in our attempts to listen to and follow the shepherd but, when we do, we have recourse to the sacraments of the church to bring us back to the flock and, hopefully, inspire us to listen more carefully to the voice of the Good Shepherd.

It is through the church that the scriptures are opened to us and that our eyes of faith are opened to recognize Jesus in the sacraments he instituted for the forgiveness of our sins.

Our church is rich in Tradition, much of which is not found in scripture but is part of the fabric of our Catholic faith. And all of that comes to us through the teaching of the church, inspired and confirmed by the Holy Spirit, through 2000 years of history.

The Resurrection is to be experienced by us, in our hearts and in our profession of faith in Jesus, and in the God that raised Him from the dead.