You Are There: Holy Thursday

 "Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them saying, 'This is my body, which will be given for you, do this in memory of me.'  And likewise, the cup after they had eaten, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.'' Luke 22:19-20

  No need to take a fictional glimpse today because we have the honor and privilege of participating in the breaking of the bread at every Mass!  I hope you can follow Jesus to Holy Thursday Mass today. If you have the chance, try to include these two passages of scripture in your prayers today:

"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him." (John 6:58) 

"And it happened that while he (Jesus) was with them at the table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.  With that, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight."  (Luke 24:30-31. The disciples encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus.) 

Pray that your eyes, too, may be opened to the living Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

-Susan