SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B
Readings
First: 2 Kings 4:42-44 - Elisha insists that the people be fed. God multiplies the food so that all can share.
Psalm: Psalm 145:16-21 - You open wide your hand, O Lord, and grant our desires
Second: Ephesians 4:1-6 - Paul calls the community to unity and charity - One Lord, one faith, one church.
Gospel: John 6:1-15 - The miracle of the loaves and fishes.
Themes
God who feeds us and makes us one body, one spirit - unity, Eucharist, community / communion. Sharing. Generosity.
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Picture: "Multiplication of the loaves and fish," by Ambrosius Francken (circa 1544/1545–1618), Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. Public Domain.
