This week’s Gospel Message from Sunday, August 5th
“Jesus said to [the crowd], ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.’”
In today’s second reading, Saint Paul “tells the Christian community at Ephesus…that they are to ‘put away the old self … and … put on the new self,’ making a total conversion (Ephesians 4:22-24). In the Gospel, Jesus tells the crowd that God gives them the true bread from heaven: Jesus, the Bread of Life. This is what the acceptance of Christ entails. This is the difference between working for ‘food that perishes’ and ‘food that endures for eternal life’ (John 6:27).”
Source: Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2018
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17
Monday Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10 The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast)
Tuesday Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Matt 14:22-36
Wednesday Jer 31:1-7; Matt 15:21-28 Saint Dominic, Priest (Memorial)
Thursday Jer 31:31-34; Matt 16:13-23 Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Carmelite Feast)
Friday 2 Cor 9:6-10; John 12:24-26 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (Feast)
Saturday Habakkuk 1:12—2:4; Matt 17:14-20 Saint Clare, Virgin (Memorial)