Feeding the Five Thousand

Feeding the Five Thousand

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Eighteenth Week Of Ordinary Time   Matthew 14: 13-21 I have over the years marvelled at the truth of this statement – unless a man show me. it speaks of the reality of humanity. Humanity is blind leading the blind, in the sense that unless we […]

Feeding the Five Thousand

Feeding the Five Thousand

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Second Week Of Easter   John 6: 1-15 This event of the ‘multiplication of the Loaves’ took place in Galilee  where Jesus miraculously fed the 5000 with five barley loaves and two fishes. In the Gospel of John there is no teaching before the multiplication of […]

Feeding the Five Thousand

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Eighteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus wanted to be alone in a lonely place after hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist who was his cousin too.  But inspite of this when the crowds followed him and he did not get […]

Feeding the Five Thousand

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Second Week Of Easter John 6:1-15 Jesus attracted the people like a magnet with his teachings, a whole new perspective on God – from someone far away just giving instructions or commands to one who is a loving and caring father to each one.  His teachings […]

Feeding the Five Thousand

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Eighteenth Week In Ordinary Time John 6:24-35     Jesus was in immense grief on hearing the news of the death of his cousin John the Baptist by King Herod on the request of Herodias’ daughter.  He must have been feeling so miserable and wanted to […]

Jesus Feeds a Crowd of Five Thousand

John 6: 1-15 During his short ministry of 3 years, Jesus went about healing the sick, bringing the dead back to life, and tirelessly preaching the Word of God and converting the hearts of the people. The People followed him to see more and experience more. In today’s passage Jesus does another miracle of making the people share […]