The Bread of Life

Jesus says, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst" (Jn 6:35). On April 23, I focused on the First Communion celebrations being held and how our young people were filled with joy as they received the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time. Their joy is what we need at all times, especially when we receive communion, because we are truly a blessed and redeemed people. Now, we have the passage from the Bread of Life discourses, John, Chapter 6, where Jesus tells us that he is the living bread come down from heaven. To have life, he tells us that we need to eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood. We follow that call each week when we gather as the Body of Christ to celebrate and participate in the Holy Mass. We are nourished and fed by the word of God and by the Eucharist, which is truly the Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity of Jesus Christ. Let us approach the table of the Lord, with mind and heart renewed, to receive the living bread for our lives are nourished and our faith sustained. God Bless You!!!