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Jesus reminds us that we do not make ourselves holy by our actions. Rather, we become holy when we allow God’s Spirit to transform us.

Each person must make his or her own judgment about who Jesus is and in doing so determine the way of life that he or she will follow.

When we share in the Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus himself comes to dwell within us.

We celebrate this gift of Jesus each time we gather for Mass.

Jesus himself is the Bread of Life who will satisfy every hunger and thirst.

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.

Each individual must make his or her own act of faith in affirming Jesus as God’s Son.