It is the Lord!

In the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Easter (Year C) we hear John say to Peter 'It is the Lord!' John and Peter recognise the Risen Lord and are filled with joy. We recognise the Risen Lord hidden beneath the forms of bread and wine. The most important place in St Thomas Aquinas Church (other than the altar when Mass is being celebrated) is the tabernacle, for there we see the Risen Lord. We too should be filled with joy when we meet Jesus.

Here our humblest homage pay we;
Here in loving reverence bow;
Here for Faith's discernment pray we,
Lest we fail to know thee now.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou art here, we ask not how.