We now repeat this every time we receive the mysteries of our Lord’s Body and Blood.

The Mystery of the Eucharist. Today is the day our Lord revealed the mystery of the Divine Liturgy. The bread and wine that we bring to the Holy Table becomes the Body and Blood of Christ. This makes the passion, death and resurrection an everlasting participation of the sacrifice of our Lord, it is for the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. Our remembrance of the infinite love of our Lord on the Cross is not “history,” it is an eternal reality, for our salvation today and for all times. Therefore, we sing (Irmos of the Ninth Ode): “Lifting up our minds to the Upper Room, O faithful, let us enjoy the lordly hospitality and the eternal banquet. Having learned from the Word about the Word, we extol him who has ascended.”

Meditation by Archpriest David Petras
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