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Catholic Charities USA
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Readings of the Day
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As a member of the Catholic Charities team, you may or may not know
that today is Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Body and Blood of
Christ. In August of 1264, Urban IV, by means of a papal Bull,
instituted the feast of Corpus Christi for the universal
Church. Since that time, this feast has helped us remember two
aspects of the Body of Christ. Christians believe that we
receive that gift every time we go to Communion. But in addition
we believe that we, the people of God, are also the Body of
Christ. St. Augustine said, "You are to become what you receive."
In other words, we receive Jesus and then become His presence to all
we meet.
This year, Corpus Christi is particularly important as many of us have
been separated from the Eucharist for as many as three months
because of COVID-19. In the midst of that absence, with Sunday masses
cancelled or offered virtually, Catholic Charities has truly been
recognized as the Church in today's world. The experience of Church
for most Catholics has not been through Sunday worship but through the
service we provide. Food pantries are in full swing; the people of our
country clearly see God in us. Brothers and sisters, while not sharing
in the spiritual food, are sharing physical food to hundreds of
thousands each week through our food pantries and pop up grocery
distributions.
Here in Washington, DC, we've not yet been given permission to return
to Sunday mass. I am told over and over again that Catholic Charities
is making God present, not just to those served, but also to so many
of us who are sharing the blessings of God with others.
Our country is in such great pain, not only through the pandemic but
through the original sin of racism which has become so evident in the
actions of others. The Body of Christ has been torn asunder by the
senseless murder of George Floyd and so many others. May the family of
God, of which we all are a part, never see color, ethnic background,
or physical differences as a reason for not treating another as a
brother and sister with that very dignity that all human beings
deserve.
Let me close with one of my favorite quotes often shared by Cardinal
Hickey. When asked why we would serve so many people who are not
Catholic, his response clearly stated was simply this: "We don't serve
them because they are Catholic, we serve them because we are
Catholic." May all of us who work for Catholic Charities, staff or
volunteer, see ourselves as the Body of Christ as we serve the Body of
Christ in all of those who come our way.
Monsignor John Enzler is President and CEO of Catholic Charities of
the Archdiocese of Washington.
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