Introduction
by the Celebrant
A. Take and
Eat The most frequent form of contact with the
Church is, for almost all Catholics, the Sunday Mass. It is good to ask
ourselves today: Why are we here? What are we doing here? Why must it be the
eucharist that brings us together? Because the eucharist is the Lord himself.
It assures us, believers, that the Lord is here, that he is present not only in
the Blessed Sacrament but in each of us and in our communities. He guarantees
to those who believe in him that he is walking with us as our companion in
life. Even more, he shows us in the eucharist how to live like him, give
ourselves with him; how with him to break ourselves for one another and to give
thanks to God, and to each other too. We join Jesus now in his thanks to the
Father.