18th DURING THE YEAR Cycle B Let us pray listening the praise to the hands of Jesus ( "Ad manus" by Buxtehude) that have multiplied the Loaves Regina

JESUS - BREAD INTRODUCTION: Which bread? Jn 6: Jesus is who gives the true Manna (Old Testament sign) Jn 6: Sun XVIII 2- His Body and His Blood are the Bread of the Christians (New Testament sign) Jn 6: Sun XIX – XX REACTIONS: Do we believe it? Jn 6: Sun XXI Synagogue of Capernaum where Jesus gave the speech of the Eucharist Do not click

Home and synagogue of Capernaum

Duomo di Siena Pictures of Duccio Buoninsegna. Siena 13th century Imágenes de Duccio Buoninsegna. Siena sXIII Do not click

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

A Savior that gives sense to our way Consciously or not, we all seek a Savior: spiritual, economic, or political Consciously or not, we all seek a Savior: spiritual, economic, or political

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

We are often satisfied with material things And we let go the spiritual GIFT

Do not work for food that goes bad, but work for food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you, for on him the Father, God himself, has 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 gives us are crumbs of eternity Prophet Hosea (text: “out of Egypt I called my son” Hos 11:1)

Then they said to him, 'What must we do if we are to carry out God's work?' Jesus gave them this answer, 'This is carrying out God's work: you must believe in the 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, lets you enter into the Mystery of Love, without emptying it Prophet Jeremiah

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

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

His resurrec- tion is the new life that is in the World The Bread of God is Jesus Risen

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

Jesus, grant that our body is supportive as Yours, offered in service to the crowd

Nuns of St. Benet de Montserrat