August 2024 archive of Messages From Father Steve
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 25, 2024
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/23/24
This Sunday’s Gospel concludes the Bread of Life Discourse in Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel, with Peter’s faith statement and rhetorical question: Lord, to Whom Shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life!
In a sense, it echoes the response of the Israelites in our first reading from ... Read More »
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 18, 2024
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/17/24
As you may know, over the last few weeks the cover articles for our bulletin have been covering chapter six of John’s Gospel – Jesus is the Bread of Life. Also known as the Bread of Life Discourse
This week, however, I want to interrupt this series with some ... Read More »
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/09/24
We are now midway through Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel, which is also known as the Bread of Life Discourse. We have heard that Jesus fed the five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish. However, that was not enough for the people. They wanted more! Jesus ... Read More »
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/03/24
Last week we began five weeks of reading St. John’s Gospel, Chapter 6. We heard about the feeding of the five thousand by Jesus with bread and fish, with plenty leftover. We also heard from the Book of Kings that Elisha, the prophet, fed one hundred people from twenty ... Read More »