Thank you for the beautiful reflection! Your thoughts and positions also cohere with the Roman Catholic tradition. Your reflection is particularly valuable for Roman Catholics right now, as the Roman Catholic Church in its Lectionary/Missal has been proclaiming the Gospel of John chapter six for a few weeks this summer. The Roman Catholic church normally proclaims the Gospel of Mark this particular year, but because the Gospel of Mark is so comparatively short, we add chapter 6 of the Gospel of John during some of the summer weeks. Yes, Christ is truly present in the community, in the person of the priest/presider at liturgy, in the Word proclaimed, and in the Body and Blood. Thank you again!
Thank you for the beautiful reflection! Your thoughts and positions also cohere with the Roman Catholic tradition. Your reflection is particularly valuable for Roman Catholics right now, as the Roman Catholic Church in its Lectionary/Missal has been proclaiming the Gospel of John chapter six for a few weeks this summer. The Roman Catholic church normally proclaims the Gospel of Mark this particular year, but because the Gospel of Mark is so comparatively short, we add chapter 6 of the Gospel of John during some of the summer weeks. Yes, Christ is truly present in the community, in the person of the priest/presider at liturgy, in the Word proclaimed, and in the Body and Blood. Thank you again!