Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community
Feast of Corpus Christi
June 6, 2026
Liturgy Team: Mary Theresa Streck. Jeanne Schmidt, Jim Brandi,
Jerry Bires, Kathryn Shea
IT: Cheryl Brandi
Theme: We Are the Body of Christ
Welcome and Gathering
Jeanne: Welcome to our Zoom liturgy at Mary Mother of Jesus, an Inclusive Catholic Community where all are welcome. Today we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi. As we gather this afternoon, let us truly ask ourselves how we “become the Body of Christ?”
Our time together is sacred time where we bring our collective loving energy and prayers to help heal ourselves, one another, and our hurting world. “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Wherever you are,
Whoever you are,
Just as you are,
You are welcome at this table. (Integral Christianity by Paul Smith)
Let us begin our liturgy by expressing love through song.
Gathering Song: – Gather The People (Enter The Feast)
https://youtu.be/PkOrYI5xt0g?si=4dvaoLH9IOHFVyDM
Opening Prayer
Mary Theresa: Loving and Generous Source of All That Is, You gather us today from many places and many journeys, yet you call us into one sacred circle of love.
Open our hearts to the mystery we celebrate this day:
that You are the Bread of Life, offered freely for the healing of the world; that in sharing one loaf and one cup, we are joined to one another and to all creation; and we are called to become Your presence in our world.
Bless this gathering. Bless our prayers and songs.
Bless our sharing of Word and Table.
Holy One, breathe your Spirit through us that we may become bread for the hungry, hope for the discouraged, peace for the troubled, and love for a world in need.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our brother who calls us to abundant life.
Rite of Transformation
Jim: We pause now to remember the times we have not born fruit in caring for self, others, and our planet Earth. Take a moment to recall one missed opportunity, one broken or damaged relationship. (Pause briefly and extend your hand over your heart)
Jim and ALL: I am sorry. Forgive me. I love you. Thank you.
Liturgy of the Word
Jerry: First Reading: 1st Reading – Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14B-16A
Moses said to the people: “Remember how the LORD your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.
God made you go hungry, and then he gave you manna to eat, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. Our Holy One did this to teach you that human beings must not depend on bread alone to sustain them, but on everything that the LORD says.
“Do not forget the LORD your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land God made water flow out of solid rock for you.
“In the desert Yahweh gave you manna to eat, food that your ancestors had never eaten.”
ALL: And we respond by saying, AMEN.
Jeanne: Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Brothers and sisters:
The 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, though many, are one body,
for we all partake of the one loaf.
Gospel Acclamation: Spirit of the Living God by Michael Crawford-video by MTStreck
https://youtu.be/xoJN0owUoWA
Mary Theresa: The Gospel according to John 6:51-58
Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world."
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so also the one who feeds on me
will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever."
These are the inspired words of the Gospel writer, John, and we affirm them by saying: ALL: Amen
Homily Starter and Community Sharing
Communal Statement of Faith
Jerry and ALL: Together let us profess our Faith.
We believe in our Creator who has not forgotten us, rather is ever and always present with us.
We believe in Jesus, the Word incarnate, who journeyed on the earth, blessing the sick, making whole the broken, healing many, instilling faith in his followers so that they may continue the work He began.
We believe in Christ, the everlasting Presence in our world in our universe.
We believe in the Spirit of Life, the breath of wisdom Sophia, who stays present and real to us during this great human struggle we face today and in the days ahead.
We believe in the communion of saints, our heavenly friends who walk with us in love as we continue our life journey.
We believe in one another and our individual and collective response to being diligent in following the directives given by medical professionals at this time.
We believe in the partnership and equality of women and men in our Church and our world. Here we live our prophetic call of Gospel equality.
We believe that kin-dom is here and now, stretched out all around us for those with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it, and hands to make it happen.
Jim and ALL: We pray that the Holy One renew in our hearts our commitment to journey always in faith and hope as we reach out and support, comfort and love those closest to us, those who live in our country and all the people of the earth.
Prayers of and for the Community
Jeanne: We now bring our prayer intentions to the Table, saying, “I bring to the Table…”
Our response is: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
We pray for all those suffering, or will be suffering, as a result of those in charge in our government.
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
We pray for all who are suffering, lonely, and without faith or hope.
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
We pray for all those living in the conditions of war and fear.
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
We pray for all those suffering from natural disasters throughout our world.
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
We pray for the intentions in our MMOJ community prayer list. (Joan shares)
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
And, for what else should we pray?
Response: We trust that Jesus responds to our prayers.
Jeanne: Holy Mystery may we respond to the needs of our sisters and brothers in loving prayer and solidarity. Amen
Eucharistic Prayer
Mary Theresa: Gracious Wisdom, you embrace us with your extravagant affection in our times of both blessedness and weakness. Even though we have times of doubt, we know You are always with us…you living in us and we living in you. In this festive meal, your Spirit is poured out on each of us gathered in the circle of your friends and disciples, we also ask that your Spirit be spread to those of our community who are not with us today as we sing,
Holy, Holy, Holy: Here In This Place by Christopher Grundy
https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmOQ
Kathryn: We thank you for the gift of Jesus of Nazareth in history -- and the gift of Jesus in faith. On earth, his life burned with the vision of his mission on earth. Through the example of his life – his teachings and actions - he showed us not only how we should live, but also what was worth even dying for.
Mary Theresa: When his time on earth had come to an end, Jesus – aware of and accepting his destiny – gave us his life for the values that he deeply believed, lived and taught…his conviction that love is stronger than death. And then, in providing an example of this wisdom for all people in ages to come, he opened wide his arms…and died. And the spirit that lived in Jesus resurrected him to a new life, a promise made to all of us too who live the new story. Jesus is with us today and he will be through the end of time.
(With an outstretched arm, we pray the consecration together.
Kathryn: We remember the gift that Jesus gave us on the night before he died. He gathered with his friends to share a final Passover meal. And it was at that supper that Jesus took bread, said the blessing and shared it with them saying: take this, all of you, and eat it. This bread is you; this bread is me. We are one body, the presence of God in the world. When you do this, remember me and all that I have taught you. This is the new and everlasting covenant.
[short pause]
Mary Theresa: In the same way, Jesus took a cup of wine, said the blessing and gave it to his friends saying: take this, all of you, and drink it. This wine is you; this wine is me. We are one blood, the presence of God in the world. When you do this, remember me and all that I have taught you. This is the new and everlasting covenant.
Kathryn: Jesus, who was with God “in the beginning of the creation of the heavens and the earth,” is with us now in this bread. The Spirit, of whom the prophets spoke in history, is with us now in this cup. Let us proclaim this mystery of faith.
Kathryn and All: Jesus has died. Christ is risen. The Divine Presence lives in us and through us in the world today.
Jim: God, we know that you bless your church throughout the world. We, your people, ask for your grace that we may continually grow in our love and caring for Leo, our Pope, Bridget Mary, our Bishop and for everyone with whom we come in contact, especially those who live on the margins of church and society. They are all our brothers and sisters, members of your Blessed Family. We remember also all those, living and dead, who touched our lives and left their footprints on our hearts. We remember especially….(mention names here, if you would like to..)
Jerry and All: We believe that the Spirit of God is at work in and among us and will do more than we could ever ask or imagine. We believe that it is through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, Creator God, forever and ever.
COMMUNION RITE
The Prayer of Jesus
Jeanne: Let us pray as Jesus taught us.
Jeanne and All:
Holy One beyond all names
Eternal Wellspring
May love rise again in us today
With food for every table
Shelter for every family
And reverence for every life.
Forgive us our failings in love
And free us from all falseness
That the light of our souls may shine
And the strength of our spirits endure
For Earth and all its people
This day, tonight, and forever.
Amen
-John Philip Newell
Sign of Peace:
Kathryn: Eternal wellspring of peace-
May we be drenched with the longing for peace
That we may give ourselves over
As the earth to the rain, to the dew,
Until peace overflows our lives
As living waters overflow the seas. (Marcia Falk)
Mary Theresa: Jesus said to his disciples, “My peace I leave you. My peace I give you.” Let us now extend a sign of peace to one another as we say, “Namaste, Namaste, Namaste.”
Mary Theresa: Please join in praying the Litany for the Breaking of the Bread:
Mary Theresa and All: Holy One, You call us to speak truth to power; we will do so.
Holy One, You call us to live the Gospel of healing and justice; we will do so.
Holy One, You call us to be Your presence in the world; we will do so.
Kathryn: This is the bread of life and the cup of blessing. Blessed are we who are called to Christ’s table.
Kathryn: Please receive/share Eucharist now, saying: “You are the bread of life.” And “You are the cup of compassion.”
Communion Song: One Bread One Body by John Foley
One Bread One Body | Communion Hymn / Catholic Song | John Foley | Choir w/Lyrics | Sunday 7pm Choir
https://youtu.be/WHAu3fLF7NI?si=Y5_s7aDFPT_AVDY7
Introductions/Thanksgiving/Announcements
Prayer After Communion
Mary Theresa: Loving and Holy God,
we thank You for feeding us at the table of life
with the Bread of Compassion and the Cup of Hope.
As we receive the Body of Christ,
may we become the Body of Christ —
broken open for a hurting world,
welcoming the forgotten,
lifting the weary,
and sharing love without measure.
May this sacred meal strengthen us
to walk in courage, mercy, and joy,
trusting that You are always with us.
We ask this in the spirit of Jesus,
who nourishes us with love everlasting.
Amen.
Closing Community Blessing: (Please your hand as we bless one another)
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Mary Theresa: Go in the peace of Christ. Let us bring God’s reign of peace and compassion to all those we meet. Let us be the Body of Christ in our World.
All: Thanks be to God.
Closing Song: I Come With Joy
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https://youtu.be/u8bsHXwuVjQ?si=dHf7blIEUQ8PewoO
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