Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
It is a great effort for us to let go of the illusion that we can ultimately feed or save ourselves. But this faith is precisely what Christ requires of us.
John J. Pilch
People come looking for Jesus but for the wrong reason: they don’t want to miss out if he is going to offer more to eat.
Jesus said to the people: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall never hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” He did not say “the bread of bodily nourishment,” but “the bread of life.”
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
The realities of human food life and biblical imagery help us grasp the power of Jesus’ assertion that he is the true bread from heaven.
Reginald H. Fuller
First Jesus promises as Son of man to give the bread of eternal
life, but later he says, “I am the bread of
life.”