This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, August 8th is from John 6:41-51.
“[Jesus said], ‘No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. . .I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
“Today we continue hearing Jesus explain to the disciples, the curious, and the skeptical that he is the bread of life, sent from heaven to give his body so that we may have life forever. May we today be nourished by God’s word so that we may be sustained on our own journeys.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2021
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Deut 10:12-22; Matt 17:22-27
Tuesday Cor 9:6-10; John 12:24-26
Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (Feast) – “According to tradition, when asked to surrender the Church’s riches, Lawrence gathered the poor and said they were the Church’s real treasure. For this affront, he was put to death. He was the most venerated Roman martyr of the early Church and is a patron of Rome.”
Wednesday Deut 34:1-12; Matt 18:15-20
Saint Clare, Virgin (Memorial) – “Born in Assisi, at age eighteen she heard Francis of Assisi preach and was inspired by his message. The Poor Clares practiced radical poverty and she was greatly respected as a ‘new leader of women.’”
Thursday Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Matt 18:21—19:1
Friday Joshua 24:1-13; Matt 19:3-12
Saturday Joshua 24:14-29; Matt 19:13-15
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr (Memorial) – “Born in Russian Poland, Raimund Kolbe joined the Franciscans and took the name Maximilian Maria. After the Nazi conquest of Poland, he helped thousands of refugees, including Jews. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was send to Auschwitz. There, a prisoner escaped and, in retaliation, ten men were chosen at random to die. Maximilian offered to take the place of a young father and was executed.” SOURCE: Living With Christ, August 2021
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17