The Body and Blood of Christ Solemnity
Also Read: Mass Readings for 22 June 2025 Sunday Reflection by Mike – 22 June 2025
First Reading: Genesis 14: 18-20
Melchizedek blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. (19-20)
In this passage today Melchizedek King of Salem, blesses Abram. This seems to be a very symbolic anecdote, when Abram wins over his enemies. -The mysterious King and Priest Melchizedek (a pre-figure of Jesus Christ) appears, breaks bread and offers wine, and then blesses Abram. Abram had been on a rescue mission and returned successfully with his relative Lot. It can be said that for his courage and mercy toward his kinsman, Abram was rewarded with victory over his enemies. God also chooses to bless him in such a mysterious manner.
We can marvel at the Lord’s design and learn to have courage and mercy from the father of faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 110: 1-4
The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” (1)
Alleluia! Amen!
Second Reading: First Corinthians 11: 23-26
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (26)
The great mystery of our faith is commemorated today in the Corpus Christi Feast. If we ponder on the meaning of consuming the holy species of the body and blood of Christ, we would realize that it is His Body and Blood alive in our veins! A mystery so profound, it boggles our mind; yet we know in our hearts HE Lives through the New Covenant in the Holy Eucharist.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Alleluia: John 6: 51
Alleluia, Alleluia! “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 9: 11b-17
He replied, “You give them something to eat.” (13)
These words resonate with us even today in our family, as our mother exemplified them! We learnt from her earlier on, how kindness towards the less fortunate/ needy should be a regular practice in our lives! We thank the Lord for Mummy and for the many blessings through her! They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” (About five thousand men were there.)
But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” (14)
There is great symbolism in the numbers mentioned here – the 5 loaves and the groups of 50, the 12 baskets of leftovers, and the 12 tribes of Israel? Would it be indicating that all the broken pieces or broken tribes/ people of God find their sustenance and are gathered together? When we take whatever we have and place it in the Lord’s hands, we can be sure to see miracles like these in our lives too!
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
