Institution of the Holy Eucharist

The fifth Luminous mystery is not only Luminous in that the disciples were told that Christ would be betrayed, nor that they were told they would receive Christ. Rather, in the reception itself of Christ's body and blood, they came to know Christ in the consummation of the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. In the Eucharist we come to know Christ by becoming one flesh with Him. That is a deep knowledge that we rarely acknowledge!! We come to know Christ as Adam knew Eve, with an intimacy and depth that is not possible without becoming one flesh.