Sunday Reflections - THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) – YEAR A
LIGHT FOR THE LIVING THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) – YEAR A (Deuteronomy 8:2–3, 14–16; 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; John 6:51–58) My beloved in Christ, In a peaceful farming community in Nasarawa State , there lived a wealthy farmer called Baba Audu . He was known for two things: his generosity and his enormous yam barn. Whenever there was famine, people would gather around his compound. Baba Audu never allowed anybody to go home hungry. One year, however, the rains failed. The streams became thin. Crops withered. Hunger spread across the villages. As usual, the villagers trooped to Baba Audu's compound. Every morning he shared food. Every evening he shared food. Children began calling his compound "the village restaurant." One elderly woman joked: "If Baba Audu travels for one week, half the village will follow him carrying plates!" Everybody laughed. After many months, Baba Audu gathered the v...