Solemnity of the Body & Blood of Christ

Discussion Questions for Reading 1 - Genesis 14:18-20: Eucharistic Prayer I mentions both Abraham and Melchizedek, soon after our offering of bread and wine has become the "the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation."

Look with favor on these offerings

and accept them as once you accepted

the gifts of your servant Abel,

the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,

and the bread and wine offered by your priest Melchizedek.

(Sacramentary, Eucharistic Prayer I)

Now we are offering Jesus back to the Father?and ourselves in him! After all these centuries of offerings, it is your turn to give yourself to God. How can you do this today, in your life?
Discussion Questions for Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: There are four important actions in every account of the first Eucharist: takes, gives thanks (or blesses), breaks, and shares. These four actions are present in our Eucharist today. In our Eucharist, this does not happen all at once. First, the priest repeats the words of Scripture as he does what Jesus did. When does the priest take and give thanks (or bless, or consecrate) the bread and wine? When does he break the bread, now the Body of Christ? When does he share the Body and Blood of Christ with us? Watch for these words and actions the next time you celebrate the Eucharist. How does it feel to know that you are participating in the action of Jesus that began at the Last Supper and still continues today?
Discussion Questions for Gospel - Luke 9:11b-17: What four actions of Jesus make this event similar to the event of the Last Supper? This story shows Jesus taking ordinary food and asking that his disciples share it. How can we share ordinary food with the hungry today? 
Consider this contradiction: I always share the Body and Blood of Christ at the Eucharist. I never share ordinary food with the hungry. It seems from this event that Jesus would want us to do both.
How can we match up our willingness to share food with the hungry with our willingness to share Jesus in the Eucharist? How can we show our gratitude for the eucharistic meal Jesus shares with us and with our parishes? Can we accept the challenge to share with others in need, even if what we have to share seems small and insignificant?

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