O God, who in this wondrous sacrament hast left unto us a memorial of thy passion;
grant us so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy body and blood,
that we may ever continue to feel within ourselves the blessed fruit of thy redemption.
Who livest and reignest God, for ever and ever.
St. Thomas Aquinas
A bite of bread. A sip of wine. When we are invited to the Lord’s Table, let us take a moment to contemplate these simple elements, and consider the magnitude of what they represent. At the table, we are reminded of the pain of the broken body and spilled blood of our Savior.
When we contemplate the weight of His suffering, we come to see also the full measure of His grace and mercy. How great is our God, and how deep His love for us, that He would subject Himself to such suffering for the sake of redeeming us.
