What a downed priest can teach us about preserving the Body and Blood of Christ.
I came across this image by chance and was stunned for a moment.
This photo shows an elderly priest, attacked and knocked down while delivering Communion, but he only cares about one thing, preserving and protecting the Blessed Sacrament.
According to Asian Catholic News Agency, UCA News, this happened on February 8, 2012, in a village in Gangjeong, Jeju Island, South Korea. Father Bartholomew Mun Jung-hyun is celebrating Mass at the gate of a military base under construction and controversial in the region.
Father was giving Communion, when government officials arrived and began to beat those present, including him, and knocked him to the ground. Someone reported that a policeman stepped on the Host. The Diocese of Cheju immediately requested an apology. But the police denied all charges.
This image speaks to the meaning of the priesthood more than thousands of theological theses. That's true.
May we remember a priest in a small village in Korea who, in the face of danger, did not think for a moment for himself, but only cared about protecting the Body and Blood of Christ, a symbol of self-abasement to glory. God.