Daughters of St Paul | Daily Gospel Reflections

 Reading 1: Acts 8:1b-8 Gospel Jn 6:35-40 Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day." Reflections: Jesus says to the crowd and to us today: "I am the bread of life".  The Eucharist is the best gift that Jesus has given to us believers. Jesus says: "I am the bread of life". God rained manna from heaven for the people of Israel to

 Reading 1 Acts 7:51—8:1a Gospel Jn 6:30-35 The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat." So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father 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." So they said to Jesus, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." Reflections: The text continues from yesterday's Gospel. The bread of the past, the manna in the wilderness, satisfied the physical needs of the Israelites and sustained them on their journey to the Promised Land. Now the new bread,  the only Son of God is in their midst, and he has promise