Dear Family!

We are concluding the final reflection on Jesus’ teaching about the Bread of Life in the sixth chapter of John. In the Gospel, this Sunday we learn that hard teachings are often rejected and ignored by the majority of our society. Our faith is the answer to the evils of society. Peter showed his faith in Jesus when ‘many of the disciples’ left Jesus. This differentiates Peter from the mob culture. Peter would validate his faith in Jesus further by saying, ‘Even if all these people leave you, I will not.’

Dear Family!

We continue to reflect the ‘Bread of Life’ discourse in the Gospel of John. We began reflecting on the ‘Bread of Life’ discourse in John from the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time. This week is the fourth installment of the discourse from the same 6th Chapter of John (John 6:51-58). Next Sunday we conclude the discourse by reflecting on the last passage (John 60-69).

Dear Family!

We continue to reflect the ‘Bread of Life’ discourse in the Gospel of John. The Word of God is indeed the food for the prophets in the Old Testament. Ezekiel was asked to eat the scroll and prophesy to the people (Ezekiel 3:1). When Jeremiah devoured the words, they brought joy to his life (Jeremiah 15:16) and in the First Reading today we see Elijah was asked to eat and be strengthened by the food ‘for the journey will be too long’ (1Kings 19:4-8).

Dear Family!

The second reading this Sunday could be seen as a unifying element of the readings on God’s life-giving love to us. Saint Paul reminds us that we must no longer live as Gentiles do. He teaches us that once we come to know Christ, there must be a radical change within us. This leads us to a holy way of life and care for the other.