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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
We are in the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, both the first reading and the gospel present to us about the miracles of multiplication of bread. In the first reading, the focus is on the importance of having faith in God when the prophet Elisha explains to his doubting servant that it is the Lord who does the miracle and assures him that there will be some left over. As God worked powerfully through the prophet who placed his faith in God, it is a reminder for us that by our faith we cooperate with the work of God in our life.
The second reading contains two parts. The first part has an ethical instruction to reflect on our life worthy of the call that we have received highlighting proper dispositions. The second part consists of a confessional statement which emphasizes that unity is the goal of such dispositions. How do we consider unity’s importance and what efforts do we make to promote unity and peace in our community?
In the Gospel, we hear about the miracle of the multiplication of loaves for five thousand people. The multiplication of loaves is to be a reminder of the feeding of the people of Israel with Manna in the desert. The crowd was looking for a prophet like Moses, one who would feed them. They could accept Jesus as a prophet at that point. Later, Jesus reveals to them that He truly is the bread that came down from heaven. How do we recognize this true heavenly bread in the Holy Eucharist? Do we long to be fed by this eternal bread?
Fr. Aloysius Royan Anthony
Fr. Aloysius Royan Anthony
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