Year A - Blessed Sacrament

Blessed Sacrament - Year A

Deuteronomy 8, 2 ... 16

Psalm 147

1 Corinthians 10, 16 - 17

John 6, 51 - 58

 

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Details

- The rabbit on the left is wondering about that "bread down from heaven". Who never wondered about that bread which we receive every Sunday, that bread which is in reality the body of Christ, God in our hands, God on our tongues. He's thinking in a human way : some bread, the sky, a slide, ...

- An angel tells him he's misguided and shows him child Christ's crib. That's where he should be looking : Jesus was born in Bethleem (which can be translated by "House of bread")

- Jesus was born of God and Virgin Mary. So he's coming down from Heaven.

- At birth, he was put in a manger, which means he's giving himself as food. Today, this Word comes true : "He's the living bread that came down from heaven"

Questions

- To understand what Jesus says, we must often read and listen to the scriptures. The answer is there. Why go and look somewhere else in such or such private revelation, unheard of.

- God doesn't like scoop. He acts like the continuous flow that polishes a rock.

- Where do I look for answers to my questions ? Do I make them up like this rabbit ?