Tuesday, April 12, 2005

4:37 pm

DAILY GOSPEL
«Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.» John 6,68
    
 
Wednesday, 13 April 2005
Wednesday of the 3rd week of East
Today the Church celebrates : St. Martin I  
 

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem : “I am the bread of life”



Acts of the Apostles 8,1-8.

Now Saul was consenting to his execution.On that day, there broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to (the) city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them. With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city.

Psalms 66,1-7.

For the leader. A song; a psalm.
Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth; sing of his glorious name; give him glorious praise.
Say to God: "How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe.
All on earth fall in worship before you; they sing of you, sing of your name!" Selah
Come and see the works of God, awesome in the deeds done for us.
He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him,
who rules by might forever, Whose eyes are fixed upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah


Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6,35-40.

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. 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."

Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB



Commentary of the day :

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (313-350), bishop of Jerusalem, doctor of the Church
Catechetical Lectures to the Newly Baptized, 22

“I am the bread of life”


Since then He Himself declared and said of the Bread, “This is My Body”, who shall dare to doubt any longer? And since He has Himself affirmed and said, “This is My Blood”, who shall ever hesitate, saying, that it is not His blood?  He once in Cana of Galilee, turned the water into wine, akin to blood, and is it incredible that He should have turned wine into blood? When called to a bodily marriage, He miraculously wrought that wonderful work; and on
the children of the bride-chamber, shall He not much rather be acknowledged to have bestowed the fruition of His Body and Blood?


Wherefore with full assurance let us partake as of the Body and Blood of Christ: for in the figure of Bread is given to thee His Body, and in the figure of Wine His Blood; that thou by partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, mayest be made of the same body and the same blood with Him. For thus we come to bear Christ in us, because His Body and Blood are distributed through our members; thus it is that, according to the blessed Peter, we became partakers of the divine nature. Christ on a certain occasion discoursing with the Jews said, “Except ye eat My flesh and drink My blood, ye have no life in you” (Jn 6,54). If the bread and the wine seem to you plain bread and wine, do not stop at this...for even though sense suggests this to thee, yet let faith establish thee.

In approaching therefore, come not with thy wrists extended, or thy fingers spread; but make thy left hand a throne for the fight, as for that which is to receive a King. And having hollowed thy palm, receive the Body of Christ, saying over it, Amen.



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