21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Christ the Bridegroom

In today's 2nd reading from the 5th chapter of St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians, we are reminded that human marriage, a tremendously important natural good, also serves as a sign of the more important spiritual reality of Christ's real marriage with the Church (us). The physical and spiritual union of Christ and us (analogous to the physical and spiritual union between bridegroom and bride) is achieved as Christ offers His Body to his Bride (us) in the Eucharist.