DOMINICAN VOCATIONS
PROVINCE OF THE ASSUMPTION
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DOMINICAN VOCATIONS PROVINCE OF THE ASSUMPTION |
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for Corpus Christi, Evening Prayer II (2005) |
Br Mannes Tellis, O.P. |
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I
like to eat! I like food! I love parties! I love
going out to eat! And it seems God does too. We see this
time and time again in the scriptures from the days of Abraham to the
Apocalypse. God is always talking to us through, let's face it,
our stomachs! In Genesis the Trinity drops in for a meal at
Mamre, of albeit simple fare: bread and water, some nice roast calf and
creamy milk (Gen 14). Yum! Again, we find in Exodus the preparation of the Passover meal; where the lamb or goat is consumed: God is at work here too (Exod 12). At Sinai the covenant is made between God and the Israelites at an exclusive penthouse suite on Mt Sinai: the floor was made of sapphire (Exod 24). Wow! Through the ages, God is constantly communicated with by means of sacrifices whereby the clergy (of course!) are appointed the choicest parts of the sacrificed animal (Lev 6). What a tasty way to end worship! The New Testament does not let us down with regards to the Lord's love for food and parties. Jesus could be found in attendance at banquets, wedding feasts, picnics and other get-togethers. There is even some evidence that Jesus was a cook. Just look at Chapter 21 of John's Gospel: apparently the Lord had a thing for charcoaled fish. Saints and sinners are all invited to dine with the Lord. But most important of all, he desires our company too. The sacred banquet held before the Passion is the function par excellence. It is at this sacred event he not only acts as host, but as the food too. As St Thomas Aquinas so rightly says: "se dat suis manibus" (he gave himself with his own hand). At the Holy Mass, we too look on with the disciples, we too receive Him from His own hands. So tonight, we are mindful of the sacred banquet at which we receive Christ. Let us pray that we too may enjoy the Lord's culinary delights, that his very body and blood, that slice of heaven and pledge of future glory; the food that truly nourishes and sustains our life, may draw us closer to him and to one another. For that is what communion truly is: the coming into union, of God with man. |
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