Today’s Gospel story comes from John, chapter 6 which is in John’s narrative another of the signs John offers to demonstrate and explain Jesus' message. But it is also the heart and soul of John’s teaching on the Eucharist. Just as God provided for the people as they watered through the desert, so too, John shows God providing nourishment and sustenance through Jesus as they wander along their pilgrim way.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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