The Body of Christ. His Words. His Mystery. His Gift.
- Come Walk with Mea
- Apr 2
- 7 min read
Journey to the Redwoods
Remaining Equally Devoted When Opportunities Open for Desired Sacrifices
Why Release ‘The Body of Christ. His Words. His Mystery. His Gift.’?
In a moment of clarity, it is opened unto you.
During a recent conversation with someone, the "whom" is not the "why" it is in the message that movement was called upon. I was told how the Holy Eucharist could look ‘sacrificial,’ similar to occult practices. Upon hearing the statements that followed, I turned to God (quietly) and sought direction for establishing and correcting such a heinous crime against Him.
It was here that the majesty of the Redwood tree solidified everything of the very foundation of my soul. That God so loved His creatures (man, woman, and child) that He would give His Son for us! That the Blessed Holy Trinity is real: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He chooses us every day, and that leads to the question, “Do we choose Him every day?”
In this foretelling Jesus spoke (His Words) in Parables (His Mystery) so those that know Him will hear Him. It is in this very moment you can hear Him take up His promised sacrifice (His Gift) for each and every one of us. In this humble manner He set the tone of what He desired for His followers and in each of us to learn just how to open up to the Mystery of His Body; the Body of Christ.
A Time of Prayer and Reflection
In the days of prayer, fasting, and silence of Lent that followed, I re-suited myself as a ‘Soldier of Christ’ and diligently sought how to move forward.
“Not in haste move thy steps, nor in ignorance speak thy words. But first seek Me, and there the answers will Be.”
He, Jesus Christ, God made Man, would offer Himself for every soul that has ever lived, is currently living, or will ever live. The God that so desired us to know Him condescended to allow Himself to be sacrificed repeatedly upon every Mass that has been or will be offered.
The Gift of the Last Supper
The very Gift He gave at the Last Supper, when sitting with His disciples, was freely taken up. His offering, His sufferings, His mystery was fully accepted without reserve; for us. During the Canon of the Mass, Jesus Christ renews the offering at the Consecration of the Host. In this moment, He reveals Himself to those ‘with eyes to see.’
The Holy Eucharist: A Veiled Sacrifice
First, God loves us so much that He knows we, as humans, could not and should not consume a human body or blood. Therefore, in establishing the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, Jesus ‘under a veil’ and through the Words He taught allows the Priest to consecrate His sacrifice again (as when dying on the cross) so we can walk along side and take up our crosses and embrace the sacrifice with Him.
A Call to Open Hearts
So here, on this Holy Thursday, the Solemn Evening of the Institution of the Lord’s Supper, I now move forward and humbly place His words here in this document for those that are seeking to find the true Him. The God made Man that would unconditionally love them, perfectly, wholly, and without reserve.
“He stands knocking at the door of your soul, heart, and mind…will you let Him in to fill your emptiness?”
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At The Canon of the Mass: “The Consecration” (His Words)
St. Joseph Daily Missal (1)
Jesus asks us to participate in His sacrifice, which would be shed for you (His Gift):
“Who the day before He suffered on ‘Spy Wednesday’ took bread into His holy and venerable hands, and having raised His eyes to heaven, to You, O God, His Almighty Father, giving thanks to You, He blessed it (+) broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying:
All of you take and eat of this: 'For this is my Body.'
“In like manner, when the supper was done, taking also into this goodly chalice into His holy and venerable hands, again giving thanks to You, He blessed (+) it, and gave it to His disciples, saying:
All of you take and drink of this:
‘For this is the Chalice of My Blood of the new and eternal covenant: the mystery of faith: which shall be shed for you and for many unto the forgiveness of sins….As often as you do these things, in memory of Me shall you do them.’”
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What is Transubstantiation? (His Mystery)
The Sacramental mystery occurs during the “Consecration at Mass” (2):
“When the entire substance of the bread is turned into the Body of Christ, and the entire substance of the wine is turned into the Blood of Christ. The Holy Eucharist is Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity under the appearances of Bread and Wine.
‘The Veil of Mystery but Infallible in the Consecration.’
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What is the Holy Eucharist?
The Holy Eucharist is Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity under the appearances of Bread and Wine.
‘The Veil of Mystery but Infallible in the Consecration.’
The Holy Eucharist is a sacrament and a sacrifice. In the Holy Eucharist, under the appearances of bread and wine, the Lord Christ is contained, offered, and received (3).
The Real Presence of Christ
(a) The whole of Christ: body, blood, soul, and divinity is really, truly, and substantially present in the Holy Eucharist. The words ‘really, truly, and substantially’ describe Christ’s presence in the Holy Eucharist to distinguish Our Lord’s teaching from that of mere men who falsely teach that the Holy Eucharist is only a sign or figure of Christ, or that He is present only by His power.
(b) All Christians, with but few minor exceptions, held the true doctrine of the Real Presence from the time of Christ in the ‘dogmas of the teachings of Christ when He walked on Earth.’
Dogmas of the Catholic Church
Dogmas of the Catholic Church are infallible, unchangeable truths revealed by God and defined by the Church magisterium, covering core beliefs like the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the sacraments.
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When Did Christ Institute the Holy Eucharist?
Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night before He died.
None other has freely and without reserve sacrificed themselves in such a manner B.C. or A.D. as Jesus Christ did for ALL humanity. He sacrificed for every soul that has been, is now, and will be in the future part of the human race. He did not ‘select’ a ‘few’ chosen but ‘He Chose All.’
Therefore, His Sacrifice is ‘Infallible.’
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What Does Infallible Mean?
Infallibility is a charism (gift) ensuring that the Church, through the Pope and Bishops in union with Him, is preserved from error when definitively teaching doctrines regarding faith or morals. It is not sinlessness or inspiration, but a divine guarantee of truth (4).
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A Childlike Faith
In the Dogmas and teachings of the Sacrifice and Gift of the Holy Eucharist, our Lord promised to give us the Holy Eucharist. In the sixth chapter of the Gospel according to St. John (St. John stayed with Our Lord until His last breath at the foot of the Cross. He did not flee; he stayed steadfast and in courage and strength honored and loved Our Lord, Jesus Christ, openly):
St. John Chapter 6: 32-40
Jesus then said to them. “Amen, amen, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
33. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. 34. “Lord, give us always this bread.”
35. But Jesus said to them, (u) “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
36. But I have told you that you have seen me and you do not believe.
37. All that the Father gives to me shall come to me, and him who comes to me I will not cast out.
38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him who sent me.
39. Now this is the will of Him who sent me (v) the Father, that I should lose nothing of what He has given me but that I should raise it up on the last day.
40. For this is the will of my Father who sent me, that whoever beholds the Son, and believes in Him, shall have everlasting life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
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A Closing Reflection
So, it is here that I conclude that God asks us to be ‘childlike’ in the way that, as He teaches us, we see the good, the beauty, and the full unconditional love that He offers to each of us, with open arms.
So, please today, “Say hello to the child inside of you—they have missed you.” And allow that child to say to God, “I want to know you.”
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A Blessing for Easter
In celebration of the upcoming Easter Sunday gift this 5th day of April, 2026, I say:
“Happy Easter,” and may blessings follow to those of Good Will.
You may not see it, but I am sending you a smile…just because.
~Mea
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Footnotes
1. The Canon of the Mass, St. Joseph Daily Missal; Pgs. 677-679
2-4. The Baltimore Catechism No. 3 - Lesson 26
The Holy Bible: u - John 6, 41, 48f, 51: v - John 6, 40, 44, 55; 11, 24
Biblography/Reference List:
The Holy Bible, New Catholic Edition Translated from the Latin Vulgate
A) The translation of the OLD TESTAMENT is the Douay version, produced under the guidance of the Episcopate and approved for use by the Bishops of the United States.
B) The translation of the NEW TESTAMENT is that of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine made under the guidance of the Bishops of the United States with notes appended.
C) The translation of the PSALMS has been made from the new Latin version made. Under the guidance of the Holy See. This translation with the appended notes has beed approved.
The provisions therefore of canon 1391 have been completely complied with in all parts of this editions.
Imprimature: + Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, September 14, 1948.
St. Joseph Daily Missal; The official prayers of the Catholic Church for the Celebration of Daily Mass.
Completely Revised Edition, Including New Mass Rubrics and the New Holy Week Liturgy
Edited by: Rev. Hugo H. However, S.O., Cist., Ph.D.
Introduction by: Rev. Richard Kugelman, C.P., S.T.L., S.S.L. in accord with the New Code of Rubics, effective January 1, 1961
Baltimore Catechism No. 3 Father Connelly’s Confraternity EditionThe New Confraternity Edition Revised Baltimore Catechism and Mass No. 3“The text of the official revised edition 1949 with summarization of Doctrine and Study Helps by: Rev. Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., S.T.D.
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