THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST (Solemnity) || 17/05/2026 || 09:00AM

TODAY’S REFLECTION In spite of the presence of numerous varieties of food that tickle our taste buds, they cannot satisfy our hunger forever and give us eternal life. Only Jesus Christ, our food and drink, can satisfy our hunger and quench our thirst forever. Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa of Balasar, Portugal, fed on the Eucharist alone for more than thirteen years! But today the Eucharist, for many, is a lifeless piece of bread. Several Catholics around the world disbelieve in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The Devil dreads the presence of the Eucharist and we who claim to be believers and followers of Jesus end up desecrating the Eucharist by our sinful way of life. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, an English writer and university professor wrote, “Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament… there you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all you loves on earth…. The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is communion. Though always itself, perfect and complete and inviolate, the Blessed Sacrament does not operate completely and once for all in any of us. Like the act of faith it must be continuous and grow by exercise. Frequency is of the highest effect. Seven times a week is more than seven times at intervals”.