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HOW TO BEHAVE DURING A CATHOLIC MASS  Respecting Jesus Christ at Mass and in receiving the Holy Communion Rev Fr Utazi Prince Marie Benignus Zereuwa Email: utaziprince@yahoo.com  Facebook: Utazi Prince GENERAL OVERVIEW The Lord is present when we go to him in prayer. On the other hand, when we go before our Lord in our parish church or another Catholic chapel, we already know he is fully and substantially present in our midst, having been reposed or reserved in the tabernacle (in the church), waiting to be adored. It is here, in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist that we pour out our hearts to him. Our first inclination ought to be one of adoring Christ who dwells among us in this mysterious, yet real and authentic way. We kneel in his presence, asking his mercy and listening as he speaks to our hearts. From time to time, we hear him speak to us from the very depths of our souls. The intimacy we experience in prayer, especially in the presence of our Eucharistic Lord, is i...

 HOMILY FOR SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST) YEAR C  Genesis 14: 18-20; Psalm 110: 1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26; Luke 9: 11b-17 THE TREASURE OF THE BLOOD AND BODY OF CHRIST I pray for you: May you continue to come to the Lord Jesus and be fed by Him and in return give thanks to God as you proclaim the Good News by your living out your relationship with Jesus. AMEN Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. It is also called Corpus Domini. It is celebrated sixty days after Easter. It is today that we have procession of Corpus Christi. In most regions, the procession is shifted to the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which is the Solemnity of Christ the Universal King, because of Pastoral reasons, which include rainy season.  Again, in some countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Brazil and others, they celebrated this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ last Thursday, June 8 2023, which is the actually day for the solemnity. ...

  CORPUS CHRISTI CELEBRATION The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Christian liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the elements of the Eucharist; it is observed by the Latin Church, in addition to certain Western Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches. Two months earlier, the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper is observed on Maundy Thursday in a sombre atmosphere leading to Good Friday.  In latin, it is “Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi”, which literally means  ”Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord”; also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In Switzerland, Corpus Christi is a holiday filled with reverence and symbolism. Exactly 10 days after Whit Monday (Monday after Pentecost), Christians celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, better known as the Feast of (or just) Corpus Christi. The fe...