17 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

Greetings (see second reading)

We are gathered here together
by the Holy Spirit as one body,
united in one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
and one God, the Father of all.
May the Lord Jesus, who has called us together,
be always with you. R/ And also with you.

Introduction by the Celebrant

A. God Provides Food

The traditional sign in the scriptures that God loves us and cares for us is that he provides food for his people, usually bread, the staple food in much of the world. Can we believe this when so many go hungry? Let us first ask ourselves whether food is lacking or the distribution and sharing are bad. The bread of the Bible stands not only for food for the body but also for God's word, love, concern and presence. The most profound of these signs of God's care is the eucharist in which Jesus keeps giving himself as our food and drink for the road of life. Let us give thanks to the Father with Jesus this great gift.

18th Sunday B: I'm the Bread of Life

 Michel DeVerteuil
Textual Comments
In this passage, Jesus again draws lessons about life from the feeding of the five thousand.

16th Week: July 19-24:

 16th Week: July 19-24: 

July 19 Monday: 

The context: Since there had been many false prophets and false messiahs in the past, and since the pride and prejudice of the scribes and the Pharisees did not permit them to see the Messiah in Jesus, a “carpenter-from-Nazareth-turned-wandering-preacher,” these Jewish religious leaders demanded that Jesus show some “Messianic” signs and miracles from their list.  They would not believe that Jesus’ numerous miraculous healings were the Messianic signs foretold by their prophets.

16 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

16 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

Greetings (see second reading)

Jesus came to bring the good news of peace:
peace to those who are far away
and peace to you who are close-by.
May that peace be always with you. R/ And also with you.

17 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

 

17 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

Greetings (see second reading)

We are gathered here together
by the Holy Spirit as one body,
united in one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
and one God, the Father of all.
May the Lord Jesus, who has called us together,
be always with you. R/ And also with you.

15th Week, Saturday, July 17

 15th Week, Saturday, July 17

Exodus 12:37-42 / Matthew 12:14-21

The Israelites leave Egypt; They went in haste without Preparation.

17th Sunday B: Give them Something to Eat

 we have gathered here to hear the message of Jesus.
Like those crowds we have gathered here to be fed from his hands.

17th Week, Thursday, July 28: St. Alphonsa

 17th Week, Thursday, July 28: St. Alphonsa

Jeremiah 18:1-6 / Matthew 13:47-53

We are clay in God's hands; He fashions us like a potter.

16th Week, Friday, July 22: Mary Magdalene

 16th Week, Friday, July 22: Mary Magdalene

Exodus 20:1-17 / Matthew 13:18-23

God teaches his people the Law; God delivered these commandments.   

16th Week, Saturday, July 23

 16th Week, Saturday, July 23

Exodus 24:3-8 / Matthew 13:24-30

God covenants his people; 'This is God's covenant with you.”