Today, in thousands of cities, towns and villages, on every continent, our brothers and sisters in Christ are walking the streets of the world in the solemn procession of Corpus Christi. This is the great mystery we celebrate today, the sacrament of the Eucharist. This mystery reveals how much Jesus loves us. He loves us so much that he wants his own life to flow through our veins; he wants to accompany us always and everywhere, until he leads us home to be with him forever. Though we have sinned, Christ loves us too much to abandon us. He longs to stay with us, to walk with us, to share, redeem and give meaning to every detail, to every encounter, to every nook and cranny of our lives.