Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, June 23 2019

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Solemnity

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Solemnity

1. Reading

Book of Genesis

14,18-20.

]In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words:
]Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth;
]And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Psalm

Psalms

110(109),1.2.3.4.

]The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
till I make your enemies your footstool.”
]The scepter of your power the LORD will stretch forth from Zion:
“Rule in the midst of your enemies.”
]“Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor;
before the daystar, like the dew, I have begotten you.”
]The LORD has sworn, and he will not repent:
“You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

2. Reading

First Letter to the Corinthians

11,23-26.

]Brothers and sisters: I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread,
]and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
]In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
]For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

9,11b-17.

]Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured.
]As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here."
]He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves." They replied, "Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people."
]Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of (about) fifty."
]They did so and made them all sit down.
]Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
]They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

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St. Etheldreda(Abbess (7th century))

SAINT ETHELDREDAAbbess(7th century) St. Etheldreda's mother and three sisters are also saints. She wanted to become a religious sister, but obediently married Tonbercht, a tributary of the Mercian king. She lived with him as a virgin for three years. After his death, she retired to the Isle of Ely. St. Etheldreda's peaceful retirement was interrupted when the king of Northumbria, Egfrid, forced her into a second marriage. Her life at his court was ascetical. She lived as his sister, not his wife. Twelve years later, she retired to Coldingham Abbey with Egfrid's consent. She lived under St. Ebba's rule and received the veil from St. Wilfrid. King Egfrid reneged on his promise and attempted to retake St. Etheldreda. She took refuge on a headland near the Coldingham coast when a miracle occurred. The waters forced themselves around St. Etheldreda and barred Egfrid's advance. After seven days, Egfrid recognized God's will and left her in peace. In 672, St. Etheldreda returned to Ely and founded a double monastery. As its abbess, she was the living embodiment of the Good Shepherd. Her body was found incorrupt years after her death in 679. St. Bede recorded many miracles at her tomb.

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