CORPUS CHRISTI
YOU ARE A PRIEST FOR EVER: FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI JUNE 16TH First Reading Genesis 14:18-20 Melchizedek brought bread and wine Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing: ‘ Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tithe of everything. Readings Responsorial Psalm: You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant