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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time - July 28, 2024

From five barley loaves and two fish, Jesus was able to provide a wonderful feast for thousands of people. All of them had plenty to eat and what was left over filled twelve baskets. The people realized they had just witnessed a miracle, a sign to bring them to faith. We gather for the Eucharistic feast, where we are invited to have our fill of the bread of eternal life. May the miracle we witness today bring us to a deeper belief in the Lord and his saving gift to us.

Nearly every Sunday this year the Gospel is from Mark, but today and during the month of August we hear from the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, where Jesus reveals himself to be the Bread of Life. The theme is introduced today in the form of five simple barley loaves, which Jesus shares to feed a multitude. We know that soon he will reveal that the bread he shares with his disciples at the Passover meal is truly his body, which becomes living bread, even as it is on the cross. Now and every Mass it is shared to feed the multitude of those who believe. The bread we offer each day becomes the Bread of Life, a miracle in every celebration of the Eucharist. No wonder we use that Greek word which means thanksgiving.

Love, Peace, Joy,

Fr. Bob

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