1ST READING
Warned
yet again not to proclaim the Gospel, the Apostles are released. What
will they do? That’s right — straight back to preaching the Good News of
salvation to anyone who will listen to them. The Apostles seem to be
aware that their time is limited and they are not willing to waste any
opportunity to share the Gospel with others. The Church today needs to
regain the imperative of evangelization to be faithful to its true
calling.
Acts 5:34-42
34 A
Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law,
respected by all the people, stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put
outside for a short time, 35 and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow children of Israel, be careful what you are about to do to these men. 36 Some
time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone important, and about
four hundred men joined him, but he was killed, and all those who were
loyal to him were disbanded and came to nothing. 37 After
him came Judas the Galilean at the time of the census. He also drew
people after him, but he too perished and all who were loyal to him were
scattered. 38 So
now I tell you, have nothing to do with these men, and let them go. For
if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy
itself. 39 But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God.” They
were persuaded by him. 40 After recalling the Apostles, they had them flogged, ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them. 41 So
they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been
found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. 42 And all day long, both at the temple and in their homes, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the Christ, Jesus.
P S A L M
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
R: One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? (R) 4 One
thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek, to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, that I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord
and contemplate his temple. (R) 13 I believe that I shall see the
bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord with courage; be stout-hearted, and wait for the Lord. (R)
GOSPEL
That
this is the only miracle present in all four Gospels tells us how it
must have imprinted itself in the minds and hearts of all who were
present at the time. It truly is an amazing experience — feeding
thousands with a few loaves and a few fish. I do not think I would
forget that experience too quickly, if at all. The generosity of God’s
love, compassion and care for His people is on display in this miracle.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
John 6:1-15
1 Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. 2 A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish feast of Passover was near. 5 When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a
large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy
enough food for them to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” 10 Jesus
said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in
that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. 11 Then
Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who
were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. 12 When they had had
their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” 13 So
they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. 14 When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” 15 Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again
to the mountain alone.
think: The Church today needs to regain the imperative of evangelization to be faithful to its true calling.
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