Gospel: John
6:52-59
The Jews
quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his Flesh to
eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh
of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever
eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the
last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats
my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living
Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds
on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from
heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread
will live forever.” These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in
Capernaum.
+ + + + + + +
Reflection:
A man was on
the verge of death, he was already gasping for breath. His doctors told his
relatives that it was just a matter of minutes before he expires. During such
situation relatives and close friends would seemingly be helpless and forlorn.
But no, we
will not feel helpless if we know that the person on his deathbed is a frequent
Holy Mass goer. And if we know that the person is frequently being nourished by
the Body of Christ during Holy Communion.
This is
for the reason that we believe to the core of our bones the proclamation of
Jesus that whoever eats His Flesh and drinks His blood has eternal life.
We hold on to
this assurance by Jesus and we feel and believe this as we receive His Body and
Blood during Holy Communion. But not everyone is knowledgeable of this Bread of
Life which is none other than Jesus Himself.
It is
therefore our responsibility now to echo this gift of life of Jesus so that
many will be enlightened and saved. Let us not become hearers only let us also
become sharers of this good news.
Will you
share what you know about the Bread of Life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
No comments:
Post a Comment