Satisfied

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
6 June 2010


Come, let us worship Christ, the bread of life.


First reading Genesis 14:18-20 3
Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:
‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth,
and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’
And Abram gave him a tithe of everything.

Psalm or canticle: Psalm 109:1-4

Second reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death.

Gospel Luke 9:11-17
Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the kingdom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.
It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms round about to find lodging and food; for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people’ For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets.

Reflection
By Rose Guevarra Markell

They all ate and were satisfied.

The multiplication of the loaves occurs in four Gospels, one of the true very few events in the Gospel. Many people had no security in terms of employment, as it is true today in many countries, and Jesus along with His followers shared that situation. In that desolate area, Jesus felt responsible for all His brothers and sisters who became His guest.

Many people must have shared their last resources with the poor, confident that God would pay them back. The miracle performed by Jesus at that moment confirms the faith of many humble believers, who are perhaps not too devoted to the church, but know how to risk all they have. Jesus did not feed them to attract them to His church, but to fulfill God's promises to the poor.

Oh my God, we believe, we trust, we adore and hope in You! And we ask pardon for those who do not believe trust, adore and hope in You! Please have mercy on our families and the whole world, Amen.

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