18th DURING THE YEAR 18th DURING THE YEAR Cycle BCycle B

Let us pray listening the praise to the hands of Jesus ( "Ad manus" by Buxtehude) that have multiplied the Loaves

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JESUS - BREAD

INTRODUCTION: Which bread? Jn 6: 22-25 1- Jesus is who gives the true Manna (Old Testament sign) Jn 6: 26-29 Sun XVIII 2- His Body and His Blood are the Bread of the Christians (New Testament sign) Jn 6: 41-51 Sun XIX – XX

REACTIONS: Do we believe it? Jn 6: 60-68 Sun XXI

Synagogue of Capernaum where Jesus gave the speech of the Eucharist

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Home and synagogue of Capernaum

Duomo di Siena

Pictures of Duccio

Buoninsegna. Siena 13th

centuryImágenes de

Duccio Buoninsegna.

Siena sXIII

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Jn 6:24-35 When the Jn 6:24-35 When the people saw that people saw that neither Jesus nor his neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, disciples were there, they got into those they got into those boats and crossed to boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Capernaum to look for Jesus.Jesus.

A Savior that gives sense to

our way

Consciously Consciously or not, we all or not, we all

seek a Savior: seek a Savior: spiritual, spiritual,

economic, or economic, or politicalpolitical

When they found him on the When they found him on the other side, they said to him, other side, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when did you come 'Rabbi, when did you come here?' Jesus answered: In all here?' Jesus answered: In all truth I tell you, you are truth I tell you, you are looking for me not because looking for me not because you have seen the signs but you have seen the signs but because you had all the because you had all the bread you wanted to eat. bread you wanted to eat.

We are We are often often

satisfied satisfied with with

material material thingsthings

And we let go the

spiritual GIFT

Do not work for food Do not work for food that goes bad, but work that goes bad, but work for food that endures for food that endures for eternal life, which for eternal life, which the Son of man will give the Son of man will give you, for on him the you, for on him the Father, God himself, has Father, God himself, has set his seal. set his seal.

Jesus not only breaks our slavery, but he speaks to

our HEART (Hos 2:16) Eat it is to taste LOVE

The Bread that Jesus The Bread that Jesus gives us are crumbs of gives us are crumbs of

eternityeternity

Prophet Hosea (text: “out of Egypt Prophet Hosea (text: “out of Egypt I called my son” Hos 11:1)I called my son” Hos 11:1)

Then they said to him, Then they said to him, 'What must we do if we 'What must we do if we are to carry out God's are to carry out God's work?' Jesus gave them work?' Jesus gave them this answer, 'This is this answer, 'This is carrying out God's work: carrying out God's work: you must believe in the you must believe in the one he has sent.' one he has sent.'

"God remembers the devotion of your youth… Complains that you do not look for him anymore… That you have changed your gods. That you have forsaken Him, the source of living waters, and you have dug broken cisterns that cannot hold Water” (Jer 2)

FAITH, transcending nature, FAITH, transcending nature, lets lets you enter into the Mystery of you enter into the Mystery of

Love, without emptying itLove, without emptying it

Prophet Jeremiah

So they said, 'What sign will you So they said, 'What sign will you yourself do, the sight of which yourself do, the sight of which will make us believe in you? will make us believe in you? What work will you do? Our What work will you do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' Jesus bread from heaven to eat.' Jesus answered them: In all truth I tell answered them: In all truth I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, it is you the bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the my Father who gives you the bread from heaven, the true bread from heaven, the true bread; bread;

If we do not discover the signs of the Earth, we will not see those of heaven, and our doubts will be eternal

The whole life of Jesus is a sign to BELIEVEThe whole life of Jesus is a sign to BELIEVE

for the bread of for the bread of God is the bread God is the bread which comes which comes down from down from heaven and gives heaven and gives life to the world. life to the world.

His resurrec-tion is the new life that is in the World

The The Bread of Bread of God is God is Jesus Jesus RisenRisen

'Sir,' they said, 'give us 'Sir,' they said, 'give us that bread always.' 35 that bread always.' 35 Jesus answered them: I Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. am the bread of life. No one who comes to No one who comes to me will ever hunger; me will ever hunger; no one who believes in no one who believes in me will ever thirstme will ever thirst

Eating Him to it is open the arms so that all are satiated, and be happy

giving life for the poorest, for the

voiceless, for the homeless, the hungry

With his arms With his arms extended, his LIFE is extended, his LIFE is

open to allopen to all

Jesus, grant that our body is supportive as

Yours, offered in service to the crowd

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