The Eucharist 'transforms all things,' Pope says at Corpus Christi observance
June 15, 2009
At his midday audience on Sunday, June 14, Pope Benedict XVI called attention to the observance of the feast of Corpus Christi in many parts of the Catholic world. (In Rome the feast was celebrated with a solemn Eucharistic procession through the city on June 11.) That feast, Pope Benedict observed, is linked to the other feasts nearby in the liturgical calendar-- Easter, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday. This feast, the Pope explained, "speaks to us of divine love-- of what it is and what it does." The love of God "transforms all things," he continued. For that reason the faithful organize processions, carrying the Eucharistic Lord into their cities. The Blessed Sacrament, the Pope said, gives the faithful the strength to continue the mission of the Church. "We all need this Bread, because the journey toward freedom, justice, and peace is long and tiring."
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