A homily for The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), June 7, 2026
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, John 6:51-58
We are tactile people. When we say, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” whatever “it” turns out to be, what we really mean is we’ll use all of our available senses to determine if something is real.
All five senses, if we’re so blessed, and a little bit of imagination, too.
That’s why, in the early days of Amazon.com and other online shops, many of us would visit traditional brick-and-mortar stores first to check out this item or that. To hold it, shake it, listen to it, smell it, maybe try it on for size. And then we’d whip out our smartphones or head home to our computers and order the item for delivery tomorrow for 30 percent less than the other guys were charging.
Because we saw it and felt it, we believed.
Which is why the Eucharist is such an extraordinary gift.