​​​​​Holy Infant Catholic Church

Father Michaels Weekly Thoughts

            WEEKLY THOUGHTS CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY JUNE 7th 2026

Dear friends, welcome to the celebration of the Corpus Christi Sunday and the first Sunday in the month of June. Let us be thankful to God for all the blessings and favors received over the past month of May- Rosary month of Mary. Corpus Christi Sunday is celebrated after Trinity Sunday as we meditated on the mystery of Trinity-a relationship of love, unity, and harmony. Corpus Christi Sunday invites us to meditate on the mystery of the Abiding Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

This week, there is a Eucharistic procession going around in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. We are invited to spend a holy and silent moment of personal prayer with Jesus present in the Eucharist. There will be Eucharistic Adoration after Mass for 10-15 minutes that will be concluded by the Benediction. Let everyone cherish this personal encounter with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

In the Gospel of John 6: 51-58; we hear of Jesus’ encounter with the crowd after feeding over 5,000 men with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish he had multiplied.

Jesus told the crowd; “I am the living bread come down from heaven. The one who eats this bread has life and lives forever.”  Jesus promises to share in his resurrection on the last day. The bread – his flesh sent to die on the cross becomes a source of spiritual life and promise to share in the eternal glory of Jesus.

One must make the habit of eating the body of Christ to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Jesus can be accessed by anyone seeking to relate with him in silent prayer and adoration. Let us find time to be before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. He invites us; “Come to me all who labor and burdened and I will give you rest.’’ (Mt 11: 28)

Let me resolve to make effort to be before the Blessed Sacrament to express my gratitude, fears, worries and anxieties.

We will celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart this coming Friday. Mass will be celebrated at Holy Infant 10.00 am.

Have a great week and month of June.