The Tabernacle is empty. The sanctuary lamp is extinguished. Why?
It's Holy Thursday and the night of Jesus' Last Supper is best expressed by the people having Supper with Jesus. There are no consecrated bread in the Tabernacle, so EVERYONE will receive the Eucharist from the altar breads consecrated just then. We are literally, spiritually, really sharing a meal with Jesus, His apostles and we His followers, at this particular liturgical ceremony.
In your after Communion thanks and meditation, look over at the empty Tabernacle. Reflect on what it be like to have no Christ!
What would it be like to have no Eucharist, rather than having our Lord truly present? The Church would be just like a Protestant service.
How barren! How lifeless! Thank God, I'm Catholic.
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