Wednesday 3rd Week of Eastertide Gospel Reading – John 6:44-51
Jesus said to the crowds: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. 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.”
The Gospel of the Lord
The Mass intention is for Holy Souls
In the Gospel, Jesus speaks about doing the will of His Father. This is the food, which nourishes Jesus, and Jesus, in turn, becomes our food, which will quench our thirst and end our hunger.
Jesus promises to raise up those who believe in His relationship with His Father; and being raised up is what eternal life is all about.
• What strength do I receive from coming to Jesus, the Bread of Life, and feeding on Him?
• How can I bring the presence of the Jesus and the joy of the Jesus to another person who is going through rough times?