It is not about something; it is about SOMEONE

(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday) at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, F. Torres St., Davao City.)

Now wow importante, but dili event, but a deep wonderful realization that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I know you received a good homily on that day but today also, the following Sunday, wow, Corpus Christi shortcut na sa Latin the Body of Christ. But the full title, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Wow it is a proclamation, it is a deep, deep understanding.

But if we remember that the Body and Blood of Christ is given Holy Thursday evening, kato unta ang Corpus Christi and in fact it is kana bang Last Supper, First Eucharist, Corpus Christi to. Every Sunday is Corpus Christi, diri Assumption Parish, Blessed Sacrament fathers, Corpus Christi. Joke lang pwede ilisan ang ngalan dili na Blessed Sacrament fathers, Corpus Christi fathers, pwede. But why is it nga ana man diay siya, every Sunday, every Mass is Corpus Christi, but why this Sunday?

Very important, because the Church formed many centuries now has realized that we set aside to underline, to focus some deep realizations about what the Lord left us on Holy Thursday evening. And this Sunday again realization Sunday would make it clear to us believers, especially to us Catholic believers, a very important mark of who we are, who followed the Catholic tradition, follow the Catholic religion, Catholic faith, Catholic church in which I would add, I would try my best this evening pakicheck kon naa ba na ninyo because kon honestly inyong answer dili duol sa akong I-explain, medyo at least ang inyong intellectual understanding, ang atong pagsabot medyo nipis, hapit na mabugto, because the understanding of this feast that the Church wants us to realize is a very distinct mark of the Catholic faith, Catholic worship. So let me continue, murag simple pagkasulti, pangfocus karon what is this title, Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi is not about something, murag the Most Holy something nga Body and Blood Christ, lusaw kaayo na. I adored that something, Precious Bread, Precious Wine, no. It is not something, as Holy as it is dili siya something. Corpus Christi first of all, importante nga realization, understanding, it is about someone, someone, and in fact one of the seven sacraments, Eucharist, but the other sacraments baya Holy, sacred but they can be somethings holy. But this sacrament Corpus Christi is about someone not about something. But to sift from something and deepen our understanding that it is someone, that requires a lot.