Saturday 27 July 2024
In many important ways, John’s Gospel uses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to teach about the Eucharist.
In many important ways, John’s Gospel uses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to teach about the Eucharist.
We who are Jesus’ disciples today have also been sent to share the Gospel with others.
Jesus continues to send us into the world as his disciples. But like the first disciples, we are not sent alone.
By showing that Jesus himself was rejected, Mark consoles and reassures his first readers. He also prepares us to accept this possible consequence of Christian discipleship.