A message from Bishop Koenig:
This Sunday we hear Jesus continue to teach the crowds that he is the Bread of Life. He tells them—and us—that the bread that he will give is his flesh.
As Catholics, we celebrate this great gift at every Mass. The Eucharist is truly his flesh—his Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—given for us. This belief has the power to change our lives, with each Mass being a reminder to us of how much Jesus truly loves us—that he is willing to give his life to each of us personally, not in a merely symbolic way, but really and truly.
The video I'd like to share with you this week highlights the life-changing power of the Eucharist in the lives of individuals and asks: "What if everything the Catholic Church proclaimed about the Holy Eucharist was actually true? Would it have the power to change your life? Dare to Believe - it would."
As we continue to grow in amazement of the wonderful gift of the Eucharist that has been given to us may we fall ever deeper in love with the God who loves us so much that he still gives us his flesh "for the life of the world." May we become his disciples whose hearts are on fire. And may we share that love with our world.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (6:51–58)
Jesus said to the crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world."
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."
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world."
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."
The Gospel of the Lord.
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