Remain in His Mystical Body
V. When we were dead through sin, God brought us to life again in Christ,
A. because he loved us with so great a love.
V. In him is the fountain of life;
A. We drink from the streams of his goodness.
OPENING PRAYER
Lord God, who has desired that the pierced Heart of your Son be a fountain of mercy and grace for us, we ask you to teach us to abide in him, for his Heart is the very core of the initial preaching of the Gospel. “It stands at the origin of our faith, as the wellspring that refreshes and enlivens our Christian beliefs.” (Dilexit nos, no. 32)
GOSPEL (Mt 25:37-40)
The righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
REFLECTION
Christ identifies with each person in this world. To live loving and serving our brothers and sisters who make up the Mystical Body of Christ is also to remain in him, who “took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.” (Mt 8:17). Seeing Christ present in others impels us to love more generously and to live our mission in deep union with his Heart, which takes for itself what has been done to each of the least of these.
FINAL PRAYER
Heart of Jesus, who continues to be present through the humanity that you have desired to take on as your own, we ask you to kindle your charity in us so that we draw closer to each person in their concrete reality with the balm of your love.
Zeal of the Heart of Christ
Embrace My Heart
