Feast of the Blessed Eucharist

Today we celebrated the Feast of the Blessed Eucharist. 15 youngsters received their First Communion today. They were dressed up to receive the sacrament and Jesus in their hearts. This was what Jesus promised he would do in John.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him (John 6:56).

This is truly a mystery. First of all, the Son of God downgraded himself to become a man, to live among us, to die for us. He further downgraded himself to become a loaf of bread, to feed us, to build us up. All these amazing things are done out of love. But why should God be so good to us? No doubt, there have been a few noble souls who deserve heavens. But they are outnumbered by sadistic butchers. In ancient times, men killed for survival's sake. Nowadays, many kill for convenience's sake. Foeti and the senile elderly who proved to be inconvenient are terminated. Isn't it mind-boggling that God should treat us so well?

Today, Fr. Martin Yip shared with us his experience of administering the Communion of the Sick. He was serving in the Church of the Mother of Good Counsel in San Po Kong. San Po Kong is an old district. There are a lot of aging buildings without lifts. He used to administer this Communion to a wheelchair bound old lady living on the sixth floor of one such building. This old lady lived alone. The daily household chores were taken care of by domestic assistants coming from the Social Welfare Department. She was not able to attend Sunday Mass. Once a week, she received this Communion from Deacon Martin. She received it with a grateful heart. Deacon Martin could feel that she was fully aware of the love of Christ, his great sacrifice. She was in communion with the whole church, though she was not able to attend any liturgy. Daily rosaries were what she could only do. The Holy Eucharist is truly a sacrament of love. It embodies Jesus' love for us and our love towards one another. May this sacrament nourish us and edify us. Amen.

My Advocate, through Your consecration, the Word of God became flesh and dwelled among us. Through Your consecration of the bread, the Word of God became flesh so that we may receive it and have eternal life. Our Lady, you gave us Christ, your son. May we be united through His sacrifice and grow in grace. Amen.