May 1

Today’s Readings: ACTS 9:1-20 PS 117:1-2 JN 6:52-59

Have you ever been stuck in a car, miles from a bathroom, with a full bladder? As a man who loves a good road trip, it has happened to me on a number of occasions. Now let me get more specific. Has this ever happened while in a loaded car with several older siblings? Again. It has happened to me. In this scenario, almost inevitably, an older sibling begins making water sounds. This is one of the oldest methods of torture known to families.

Because we aren’t able to attend Mass, this scenario is kind of how today’s Gospel reading feels.

“Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink.”

Remind me. Why do we miss Mass so much?

David is the Director of Faith Formation at Our Lady of Joy. If you have comments or questions, send your emails to dlins@oloj.org.

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