Jesus feeds a large crowd of 5000 people from just five loaves of bread and two fish. When Jesus sees the large crowd has gathered, he tests Philip by asking where they could buy food for the people. Philip says they would need more than they could afford. Another disciple mentions a boy who has five loaves and two fish. Jesus has the people sit down and takes the loaves and fish, blesses them, and miraculously feeds all the people. Afterwards, they collect twelve baskets of leftovers. The people recognize Jesus as the prophet who was promised.

1. From the Holy Gospel
According to John
(John 6:1-14)

2. Jesus went across
the Sea of Galilee
[of Tiberias].A large
crowd followed
him, because they
saw the signs he
was performing on
the sick. Jesus
went up on the
mountain, and
there he sat down
with his disciples.

3. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus
raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was
coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy
enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.

4. Philip answered him, “Two hundred
days’ wages worth of food would not
be enough for each of them to have a
little bit.” One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,
said to him, “There is a boy here who
has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so
many?”

5. Jesus said, “Have the
people recline.” Now
there was a great deal
of grass in that place.
So the men reclined,
about five thousand in
number.

6. As Catholics, we can renew our
Church by how we live our lives.
Christians must always be “Christ-
like” and love others.
Then Jesus took the loaves,
gave thanks, and distributed
them to those who were
reclining, and also as much of
the fish as they wanted.

7. When they had had their fill,
he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left
over, so that nothing will be
wasted.” So they collected
them, and filled twelve
wicker baskets with
fragments from the five
barley loaves that had been
more than they could eat.

8. When the people saw the sign he had
done, they said, “This is truly the
Prophet, the one who is to come into
the world.”

9. V:The Gospel of the Lord!
R: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ!

10. Jesus
invites
us to
give the
best of
who we
are.
POINT OF REFLECTIONS

11. O LORD
Almighty,
blessed is
the man who
trusts in You.
-Psalm 84:12

12. We stand before you,
Holy Spirit, conscious
of our sinfulness, but
aware that we gather
in your name.
Come to us, remain
with us, and enlighten
our hearts.

13. Give us light
and strength to
know your will,
to make it our
own, and to
live it in our
lives.

14. Guide us by your
wisdom, support
us by your
power, for you
are God, sharing
the glory of
Father and Son.

15. You desire justice
for all; enable us to
uphold the rights of
others; do not allow
us to be misled by
ignorance or
corrupted by fear or
favor.

16. Unite us to
yourself in the
bond of love
and keep us
faithful to all
that is true.

17. As we gather in your
name, may we temper
justice with love, so that
all our discussions and
reflections may be
pleasing to you, and
earn the reward
promised to good and
faithful servants.

18. We ask this of
You who live and
reign with the
Father and the
Son, one God,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

19. I will continue O
my God to do all
my actions for
the love of you.

20. Saint John
Baptist de La
Salle!
Pray for us!
Lived Jesus
in our hearts,
forever!