{"id":31463,"date":"2026-06-03T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=31463"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:42:49","slug":"corpus-christi-what-is-this-que-es-esto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/06\/03\/corpus-christi-what-is-this-que-es-esto\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi: \u201cWhat is This?\u201d \/ \u00ab\u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sacred Scriptures of this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus are so explicit that they ought to leave no doubt about what is hidden in the Bread and Wine, the Holy Eucharist. In Exodus, when the starving Jews saw the Maana, they asked exactly that: \u201cWhat is this? \u201d Moses told them it was food sent by God (Ex 16: 15-16). Jesus started from this incident to say, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever\u201c(Today\u2019s Gospel). We Catholics accept the words of Jesus literally as He described a new channel of grace to safely journey through our desert of this life toward the glorious life to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further in the Gospel, the good Lord increased His declaration to be the bread from heaven and said, \u201cWhoever eats this bread will live forever.\u201d He spoke of His future Passion too, that the bread He would offer was His Body, that without the Bread of His Body, nor the shedding of His Blood, there is no eternal Life. Also, those who partake of His flesh and blood will be raised on the last day. It is hard to think of greater promises the Lord could have made, nor to imagine anything stronger than that He and the Eucharist are One, and that He desires to share the joy of Life with Him in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deuteronomy reading can suggest that we compare ourselves and our own hardships on life\u2019s journey, still managing to trust in God\u2019s assistance as did those of old with their needs, whether water from rock or bread from heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul sets the anchor of our faith firmly. With him, this we believe, solidly and unshakably: \u201cThe cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we think many are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.\u201d Brothers and sisters, ought the meaning of Christ, who taught Paul, and the interpretation of the Fathers of our ancient Christian Faith, now be reinterpreted?
Said Christ:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis IS my Body;\u201d \u201cThis IS my Blood.\u201d
(Mt 26:26; 28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJesus, I believe in You, I hope in You, I love You.\u201d
(Fatima Angel Adoring the Bread and Wine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corpus Christi: \u00ab\u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?\u00bb<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Sagradas Escrituras de esta Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Jes\u00fas son tan expl\u00edcitas que no deber\u00edan dejar ninguna duda sobre lo que est\u00e1 oculto en el Pan y el Vino, la Sagrada Eucarist\u00eda. En el \u00c9xodo, cuando los jud\u00edos hambrientos vieron el man\u00e1, preguntaron precisamente eso: \u00ab\u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?\u00bb Mois\u00e9s les dijo que era alimento enviado por Dios (Ex 16,15-16). Jes\u00fas parti\u00f3 de este acontecimiento para decir: \u00abYo soy el pan vivo bajado del cielo; el que coma de este pan vivir\u00e1 para siempre\u00bb (Evangelio de hoy). Nosotros, los cat\u00f3licos, aceptamos literalmente las palabras de Jes\u00fas, pues \u00c9l describi\u00f3 un nuevo canal de gracia para recorrer con seguridad el desierto de esta vida hacia la vida gloriosa que est\u00e1 por venir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e1s adelante en el Evangelio, el buen Se\u00f1or profundiz\u00f3 a\u00fan m\u00e1s su declaraci\u00f3n de ser el Pan bajado del cielo y dijo: \u00abEl que coma de este pan vivir\u00e1 para siempre\u00bb. Tambi\u00e9n habl\u00f3 de su futura Pasi\u00f3n, afirmando que el pan que ofrecer\u00eda era su Cuerpo, y que sin el Pan de su Cuerpo ni el derramamiento de su Sangre no hay vida eterna. Adem\u00e1s, quienes participan de su carne y de su sangre ser\u00e1n resucitados en el \u00faltimo d\u00eda. Es dif\u00edcil pensar en promesas m\u00e1s grandes que el Se\u00f1or pudiera haber hecho, o imaginar algo m\u00e1s contundente que la afirmaci\u00f3n de que \u00c9l y la Eucarist\u00eda son uno, y que desea compartir con nosotros la alegr\u00eda de la vida junto a \u00c9l en el cielo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La lectura del Deuteronomio puede invitarnos a compararnos con aquellos que nos precedieron y con las dificultades de nuestro propio camino por la vida, mientras seguimos confiando en la ayuda de Dios, tal como ellos confiaron en medio de sus necesidades, ya fuera recibiendo agua de la roca o pan del cielo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Pablo fija firmemente el ancla de nuestra fe. Con \u00e9l creemos esto, s\u00f3lida e inquebrantablemente: \u00abLa copa de bendici\u00f3n que bendecimos, \u00bfno es acaso comuni\u00f3n con la sangre de Cristo? Y el pan que partimos, \u00bfno es comuni\u00f3n con el cuerpo de Cristo? Porque el pan es uno solo, aunque somos muchos, formamos un solo cuerpo, pues todos participamos de ese \u00fanico pan\u00bb. Hermanos y hermanas, \u00bfdeber\u00eda ahora reinterpretarse el significado de las palabras de Cristo, quien instruy\u00f3 a Pablo, y la interpretaci\u00f3n de los Padres de nuestra antigua fe cristiana?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dijo Cristo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abEsto ES mi Cuerpo;\u00bb
\u00abEsto ES mi Sangre.\u00bb<\/strong>
(Mt 26,26; 28)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abJes\u00fas, yo creo en Ti, yo espero en Ti, yo te amo.\u00bb<\/strong>
(\u00c1ngel de F\u00e1tima adorando el Pan y el Vino)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB The Sacred Scriptures of this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus are so explicit that they ought to leave no doubt about what is hidden in the Bread and Wine, the Holy Eucharist. In Exodus, when the starving Jews saw the Maana, they asked exactly that: \u201cWhat is this? \u201d Moses told them it was food sent by … Continuar leyendo Corpus Christi: \u201cWhat is This?\u201d \/ \u00ab\u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[782003455],"class_list":["post-31463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news","tag-fr-ed-liptak"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8bt","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/intouch-scripture-graphic-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C510&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31463"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31466,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463\/revisions\/31466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}