More than memory: Receiving Christ Himself

Today, we do not only receive the host. It is our conviction of faith that we receive the body and blood of Jesus. What does that mean?

I would like to pick up on one point; it means very specifically, the Lord is not saying now: I am thinking of you, I have not forgotten you, I have you in My memory, you live in My thoughts, you live in My heart. I pray for you. That is all true, but He goes much further. He gives us His flesh and blood, His person. This means that I am now with you in a very concrete way as a person with My omnipotence. Not just theoretically in thought, theologically -no, very concretely.

The almighty Jesus Christ is with you now and you should experience this. This flesh, this blood, we are to eat, drink, the original term is even to chew, i.e. to internalize that Jesus really is with us in His omnipotence, in His perfection, in His love and goodness - with you and with me. Chew this and internalize it. (CA Schneider Switzerland, 2023)