Nicosia, Cyprus, Jun 6, 2010 / 07:06 am
During Mass on the final day of his Apostolic Journey to Cyprus, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the lessons of the feast of Corpus Christi and prayed for the unifying action of the Holy Spirit for deepened communion among members of the Church.
The Holy Father celebrated Mass on Sunday morning at the Eleftheria Sports Center together with the patriarchs and bishops of the Catholic Churches in the Middle East, all gathered in anticipation of the consignment of the Instrumentum Laboris for their Special Assembly in October. Also present at the celebration was the Orthodox Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus Chrysostomos II.
Recalling the day's celebration of the Solemnity of the Lord's Body and Blood, the Pope said that by reflecting on Jesus' physical, eucharistic and ecclesial bodies we can come to a deeper understanding of the communion between members of the Church.
He cited the Eucharistic Prayer II, explaining that "All who feed on the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist are 'brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit' to form God’s one holy people."