Archbishop's column

This past week we celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord. At the Last Supper, after giving the Apostles His body to eat and His blood to drink, He told them, “Do this in memory of me.” We might well ask ourselves, “What are we to do in memory of Him?”

At the Last Supper, He realized that within the hour He would be on his way to the Garden of Olives, singing a hymn of praise, glorifying the Father. The hour was fast approaching when He would consider it a privilege to glorify the Father by dying on the Cross to reveal to the whole world the Father’s incredible mercy. He was well aware that by embracing the Cross, He would be embracing the Father and us.

When He said, “Do this in memory of me,” He invited us to unite ourselves, together with the sacrifices we make, with Jesus as He offers Himself to the Father.