There flowed from his side water and blood.
Beloved, do not pass over this mystery without thought; the water and blood symbolized baptism and the holy eucharist. From these two sacraments the Church is born!
From Holy Baptism, the cleansing water that gives rebirth and renewal through the Holy Spirit.
From the Holy Eucharist. Christ feeds us himself as food. By one and the same food we are both brought into being and nourished.
As a woman nourishes her child with her own blood and milk, so does Christ unceasingly nourish with his own blood those to whom he himself has given life.
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