April 9

Readings for the Day: EX 12:1-8, 11-14 PS 116:12-13, 15-18 1COR 11:23-26 JN 13: 1-15

Like most people, I am a complete sucker for those videos where members of the military return and surprise loved ones. The unabashed emotion of the reunions never fails to move me.

Holy Thursday should hold even more meaning this year. It celebrates the institution of the Eucharist. The Body and Blood of our Lord. It is the sacrament we’ve been denied as a result of this tragic pandemic.

But we never would’ve had it without today.

Holy Thursday is the perfect day to look forward with anticipation to the reunion with the Body and Blood of Christ.

It is the perfect day to make a vow that we will never take the Real Presence for granted again.

David is the Director of Faith Formation at Our Lady of Joy.

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