[Grem] *****SPAM(5.1)***** Gospel meditation

[Emoke Greschik]

Friends, our Gospel today focuses on *St. John’s intense meditation on the
meaning of the Eucharis*t. The tone is set with the familiar story of *the
feeding of the five thousand, the only miracle story mentioned in each of
the four Gospels.* This scene deeply affected the first Christians.

*Jesus instructs the crowd to recline on the grass. Taking the barley
loaves and dried fish, Jesus makes a meal that satisfies the enormous
crowd. They are hungry, tired, and worn out from their exertions, and Jesus
gives them sustenance for the day.*

*For Thomas Aquinas, the great metaphor for the Eucharist is sustenance,
food for the journey. Baptism defines us, making us sons and daughters of
God;* *Confirmation confirms and deepens this identity; Marriage and Holy
Orders seal us in our life’s vocation. These are sacraments offered once at
key moments in one’s life.*

Then there is *the Eucharist*, which* is daily food,* *nourishment to get
us through the day-to-day*. How effective would we be if we never ate, or
ate only on special occasions and in a festive environment? Not very. So,
*in the spiritual life, we must eat and drink or we will not have the
strength. *

*Mi Atyánk, aki a mennyekben vagy, szenteltessék meg a Te neved, jöjjön el
a Te országod, legyen meg a Te akaratod, amint a mennyben, úgy a földön is.
Mindennapi kenyerünket add meg nekünk ma és bocsásd meg a mi vétkeinket,
miképpen mi is megbocsátunk az ellenünk vétkezőknek, és ne vígy minket a
kísértésbe, de szabadíts meg a gonosztól. Mert Tiéd az ország, a hatalom és
a dicsőség most és mindörökké. Ámen. *
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