My Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We celebrate today in this great Solemnity of Corpus Christi the reality of the Lord’s presence in the Most Holy Eucharist.  Today in our society there are many who are physically gorged with more than enough food, and others who are in great want.  Yet, we all hunger spiritually for the food that has come down from heaven.  We must turn to Jesus to have our spiritual hunger satisfied.
 
It is a good time for us to remember to receive the Lord worthily.  We must keep the fast before receiving Holy Communion.  We must not receive the Holy Eucharist if we are not in the state of grace and need reconciliation first.  We must always receive the Lord in a dignified and reverent manner, remembering who it is that we encounter in this Most Holy Sacrament.
 
May the Lord continue to bless us all.

Devotedly in the Lord,

(The Very Reverend) Aquinas M. Nichols
Pastor