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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
	August 12, 2018

STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE

EL TRABAJO QUE DIOS QUIERE

Today we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews’ ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life—a marvelous promise, but this “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in bread of life, to go forth in service to all.
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Hoy retomamos el discurso sobre el “Pan de Vida” del Evangelio según san Juan que comenzó hace dos semanas. Juan alude a los ancestros de los judíos que comieron el maná en el desierto. Hoy pensaríamos sobre todo en el pueblo de Israel caminando por el desierto, pero los judíos fieles también conocían el relato de Elías que escuchamos hoy. Elías comió y bebió en el desierto, y con la fuerza de aquel alimento, el ángel del Señor lo envió en su viaje de cuarenta días y cuarenta noches (la cifra bíblica que simboliza un tiempo de preparación). De la misma manera que el alimento que recibió Elías en el desierto, Jesús le dice a su público que él es pan para la vida del mundo. Es muy importante que sigamos escuchando a Jesús después de su promesa de vida eterna, sin duda es una promesa maravillosa, pero esta “recompensa” no es la única razón para darnos un festín con el Pan de Vida. También vamos a la mesa con el fin de recibir fuerzas para el camino de la misión, de manera que el mundo entero pueda tener vida en la plenitud de Cristo. Si hemos comido el pan de vida, estamos obligados a servir a todos.
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“I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever.” — John 6:51

“Yo soy el pan vivo que ha bajado del cielo; el que coma de este pan vivirá para siempre.” — Juan 6:51

PASTORS' MESSAGE

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

FORGIVENESS. These days, we find ourselves in a bitterly divided nation and a divided Church. We may see ourselves as both right and righteous, but we need to take a closer look at both ourselves and others before we make judgments. It is certainly possible that we are right and the other side quite wrong, but we must be aware, with humility, that we may be the ones who are wrong about many things. Even if we are in the right, Saint Paul reminds us that “All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.” To be right is of no consequence if we are constantly condemning and ridiculing our “opponents” in the world and in the Church. “And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ,” says Saint Paul. So “do not grieve the Holy Spirit.”

FOOD OF LIFE. “Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God.” Jesus speaks of himself as the “bread of life.” He teaches that those who come to him are called by God, and that he himself is the only one who has seen God; if we believe, we will be raised on the last day. If we think we are right only because we believe we are right, based on our own knowledge, we kid ourselves. If we believe we are right because we follow the writings of others who boast of their knowledge of God but do not show it in kindness and love for others, we are fools. If we condemn others because they do not believe as we do, we condemn ourselves for not following the humble and gentle Jesus. We must be kind, and always remember that “They shall all be taught by God.” Judge not, for as Jesus tells us, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever ... . whoever believes has eternal life.”

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