Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. The assigned readings are Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17;
and John 6:51-058. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 147 (Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Psalm - Praise the Lord, Jerusalem(Ps 147)
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus said to the Jewish crowds: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."
Reflections related to these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Body and Blood of Christ
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Body and Blood of Christ (June 11, 2023)
Benedictine College: This Sunday, The Consequences of Communion (8 JUN 23)
Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
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