Photo: the blessing of the water for Baptism at Easter Vigil. By Allison Girone.
“This is my body, which is given for you . . . This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood” (Lk 22:19-20). Of ecstasy—that is, standing outside oneself or going out of oneself—Our Lord Jesus Christ is the supreme model: He pours out his very life for us and to us, that we might be healed, rescued, glorified in Him. He gives, that we might receive; we receive, that we might give…