Homilies about divinization

Why the Eucharist is Not Just a Symbol: Preparing for Heaven

The homily for Corpus Christi emphasizes that the Eucharist is not merely a symbol but the true body and blood of Christ, given to us so that our mortal nature can be divinized and made capable of living in heaven. The priest uses the analogy of a fish developing lungs to breathe on land to explain how we need the Eucharist to 'breathe heavenly air,' and shares a story about a sniffer dog detecting a 'living human being' in the tabernacle to illustrate the real presence.