Tuesday, May 6, 2014



A component of FaithND, an initiative of the Notre Dame Alumni Association.

5/6/2014

Gospel Reading
 Gospel - May 6, 2014
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
JN 6:30-35


The crowd said to Jesus, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. 

 
 Reflection - May 6, 2014
I’m not sure what classic movies play in your house around the Christmas season but we always watch “The Santa Clause.” One of my favorite moments is when little 6-year old Charlie turns to his step-father, a well-trained psychiatrist, and says, “Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”

In today’s reading, people ask for a sign so they can believe. They know the story of their ancestors receiving manna, so they are searching for some source of outward proof in order to establish their belief. Instead of a sign, Jesus tells them to turn inward: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

We claim to have faith. We claim to believe in Jesus. But how many of us can truly say we approach Jesus as our bread of life? He invites us to completely and fully come to him. To do so, we must leave other attachments, but we will find that Jesus nourishes us deeply.

What do we hunger for? New shoes? A fancy car? Signs or symbols? A miracle? Imagine not hungering for anything. What a sense of fulfillment and peace this would bring!

Today, let us feed the spirit. Let us contemplate that for which we hunger and give God the chance to fulfill our deepest longings.

Stephanie Felicetti ‘09
Director, Student Athlete Career Program

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