Our Corpus Christi design is full of really meaningful elements. The ever-blooming flowers are meant to mimic a texture of skin; a reflection of the intimacy of Holy Communion—God coming to us. We are fragile creatures that acquire strength to run the race (2 Timothy 4:7) and the Lord has provided us with Himself as our Pilgrim Bread.
Notice the cluster of blueberries which remind us of the Lord’s abundance and provision. He
provides for us in the natural order and supernatural order, “The eyes of all look hopefully to you;
you give them their food in due season. You open wide your hand and satisfy the desire of every
living thing” (Psalm 145:15-16). He feeds us through a physical harvest and spiritually with Himself
in the Eucharist.
Veronica intentionally chose to incorporate a monstrance in the design because the making of
something with human hands to worship God is so beautiful. All the holy vessels used in the Mass
are so precious, our little offering to He who is infinite beauty. Notice as it holds the Eucharist,
there are streams rays of light which reflect the graces we receive through this sacrament. The smoke
of incense behind it reflects our reverent preparation in the Mass: “PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We life them up to the Lord.”
We offer our whole selves to Christ in the Mass.
Behind the monstrance is a shadow of the crown of thorns; a shadow because the Mass is a re-
presentation of Calvary—a non-bloody sacrifice. Christ’s Passion on Calvary is made present again.
The background is a light mauve, a silvery purple that reminds us of the wine consecrated to become
in essence the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus. The light mauve is similar to rose (a
highlight of violet) which is worn on Gaudete Sunday and Laetare Sunday—both which are times of
rejoicing and hope in the desert. Just as God gave the Israelites manna, bread from heaven, so He
nourishes us now with Himself in the simplicity of bread in our pilgrim journey to heaven.
The flowers point to this hiddenness in the ordinary. We walk by flowers so often and tend to be
untouched, unaffected. The beauty is around us always. Just as we have access to Christ daily in the
Eucharist, in this hidden and humble way, He knows we have the option to walk by and forget Him.
Adoration is a place for the lonely—those aching and longing for Communion. Christ waits to be
wanted by us in Adoration. He is ready to console, to take us in, to rest with us.
We hope the Corpus Christi Scarf can serve you as a reminder of the Mystery of Faith—the reality
that Christ offers us His very self as He promised in John 6. He has promised to remain with us
until the end of the age (Matt 28:20) and so we rejoice!
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