Sunday Readings
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Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8
Moses urges the people to observe God’s commands if they wish to have life and be recognised by the world as wise and prudent.
James 1: 17-18, 21-22, 27
We are the children of God, blessed with God’s word and called to submit to it, in particular by caring for those who are poor.
Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23
It is a tragedy to follow human traditions, rather that the laws of God and to be unaware that evil comes from the heart, not from failures to observe ritual washings.
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Apocalypse 11:19; 12:1-6. 10
Christ triumphs over the power of evil and is a sign of hope for all peoples.
1 Corinthians 15: 20-26
All people will be brought to new life in Christ.
Luke 1: 39-56
The power of God shines through the humility and steadfast faithfulness of Mary.
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Exodus 16: 2-4. 12-15
God provides manna in the desert for the people of Israel who have recently fled Egypt. It is a story of God’s abundant provision and care for God’s people.
Ephesians 4:17. 20-24
Paul explains that a Christian life is a fundamentally changed life, one that requires a change of spirituality and lifestyle.
John 6: 24-35
Jesus tells the people that the bread they are seeking is not the food but himself. ‘I am the bread of life’ he says.
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1 Kings 19: 4-8
Elijah complains that he has suffered enough. God feeds him and sends him on his way.
Ephesians 4:30- 5.2
We are encouraged to stop our bad behaviour and to follow Jesus’ example.
John 6: 41-51
Jesus told the people to stop complaining and to look for real food, the living bread that guarantees eternal life.
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2 Kings 4: 42-44
By multiplying the loaves, Elisha shows that he is a prophet like Moses, through whom God fed the people in the desert.
Ephesians 4: 1-6
Paul stresses that the gifts that unite us in Christ are to be activated in love for one another.
John 6: 1-15
In his account of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes John alludes symbolically to the Eucharist.