A little background music...

I've added Gift of Finest Wheat in an instrumental version at the top of the sidebar. You might want to play it as you read and ponder the scriptures for this coming weekend's Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. And, if you're in a singing mood, here are the lyrics:

Gift of Finest Wheat

Refrain:
You satisfy the hungry heart with gift of finest wheat,
come give to us o saving Lord, the bread of life to eat.

1) As when the shepherd calls his sheep, they know and heed his voice;
so when you call your family Lord, we follow and rejoice.

2) With joyful lips we sing to you, our praise and gratitude,
that you should count us worthy Lord, to share this heavenly food.

3) The mystery of your presence Lord, no mortal tongue can tell;
whom all the world cannot contain comes in our hearts to dwell.

4) You give yourself to us o Lord, then selfless let us be,
to serve each other in your name in truth and charity.

- Robert E. Kreutz