Coenantibus autem illis
accepit Jesus panem
Benedixit ac fregit
deditque discipulis suis:
Accipite et manducate
hoc est enim corpus meum.
And as they were eating,
Jesus took bread
And blessed it, and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
Take, eat; for this is my body.
Matthew 26:26
And thus, with simplicity, Jesus gives us the greatest sacrament. His is a humble gesture of giving, a gesture of sharing. At the culmination of his life, he does not distribute an abundance of bread to feed the multitudes, but breaks himself apart at the Passover supper with the disciples. In this way Jesus shows us that the aim of life lies in self-giving, that the greatest thing is to serve.
--Pope Francis
To hear 17th-century composer Juan de Lianes's beautiful piece Coenantibus autem illis, click on the video below.
Image source: Jorge Cocco Santángelo, Last Supper, https://jorgecocco.com/?product-page=4
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