Saturday, June 21, 2025 //
Happy Saturday, friend! We are so excited to share with you what's coming up this week as we all prepare our hearts by praying with readings for Sunday, the day of rest with our Lord.
Live Liturgically // This Week’s Feast Days
Saturday, June 21 (today!) // Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
Sunday, June 22 // The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Tuesday, June 24 // Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Friday, June 27 // Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Letter from the Editor //
Dear Sister,
On tomorrow’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ we hear in the First Reading about the man Melchizedek who is both a priest and king of Salem, which is the ancient site of Jerusalem. Melchizedek prefigures the Eucharist with his celebratory offering of bread and wine. In response, Abraham “gave him a tenth of everything” (Genesis 14:20). Sister, the gift of the Eucharist is God’s gift of Himself, His offering of His Body and Blood so that we can be united to Him. At our Baptism, we are given the character of priest, prophet, and king. When the Psalmist writes, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek” (Psalm 110:4), he is talking to both Jesus and us.
A priest’s role is to offer sacrifice. At every Mass, the priest offers the same Sacrifice that Jesus offered on the Cross. This is what Saint Paul means when he writes, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). We share in this sacrifice by offering “a tenth of everything,” through our monetary contribution to the collection, our daily commitment to prayer, and our offering of our will so that we may always do as the Lord wishes. Our offering may seem as small as “five loaves and two fish” and not nearly enough (Luke 9:13), but we do not need to worry. He wants us to just give Him what we have, for the Lord can multiply even the most meager offering that comes from the heart.
In Christ’s Love,
Susanna
Read the Readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ:
First Reading // Genesis 14:18-20
Responsorial Psalm // Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4
Second Reading // 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Gospel // Luke 9:11b-17
Susanna Spencer holds a master's in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and is the Devotions Editor for Blessed is She. She is a freelance writer and editor and a teacher-in-training living with her philosopher husband and four kids in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She loves reading theology, attending beautiful liturgies, cooking delicious food, and casually following baseball. She is the author of the Gospel Studies including Seek His Kingdom: A Meditation on Matthew , Listen to Him: A Meditation on Mark, and Abide in His Love: A Meditation on John. She was narrator for Found: Advent With the Good Shepherd and Rescued: Lent With the Lamb of God and a contributing author and editor for our children’s devotional prayer book, Rise Up. She was the Theological Editor of the Blessed Conversations Studies. Find out more about her here.
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