“At the beginning of this Mass, we reflected on God’s providence and care for his chosen people of the Old Covenant. At the Consecration a reality took place bringing Jesus into our midst. And now as we pray the Communion Antiphon, we know when “Jesus says to us, his disciples: Come and eat”, it is no longer “manna, that wheat of heaven, which God rains down upon us”. It is no longer “the bread of angels, sent by God in abundance, that is eaten by men”. Rather, it is his own Body and Blood, still seen as “bread and wine which Jesus takes and gives to us saying, ‘Videte et gustate – Come and eat’.” - Sister Mary Francis, Poor Clare of St. Louis