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July 2021

August 1 , 2021 Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

We hear Jesus today tell the crowds that he is the bread of life, that those who look to him will never hunger or thirst. Before that, we hear the Lord satisfy the hunger of the Chosen People when they were starving in the desert. In between, Saint Paul challenges us to change from
our old self and “put on (our) new self” now that we have learned the truth in Jesus. Listening to today’s readings, let us reflect on how God satisfies our hunger

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 18 2021

In today’s Gospel, people from towns all over Galilee hurried to see
and hear Jesus. His heart was moved, for they appeared to be “sheep
without a shepherd.” Jesus is that shepherd. Jesus is our shepherd. He
has drawn us here today, from different households, from different
families, perhaps even from different towns. We come today to celebrate
the Eucharist, this wonderful sacrament that Jesus established to be
celebrated in his name until the end of time, this sacrament in which
we receive our Lord, our redeemer, our shepherd.