August 3, 2024

August 3, 2024

John 6:24-35 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 4, 2024 “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35 A. Text/Context • The setting of our gospel today brings us to the events after Jesus multiplied the bread and a multitude of 5 thousand people were relieved of their hunger • And now with Jesus doing miracles multiplying bread by hundreds of thousands to feed hungry people, it becomes a problem • People would trail him wherever he goes perhaps to get a good share again of the bonanza of eating for free and they also mixed with the faithful followers of his teachings • So […]