The Catholic Calendar for Wednesday, December 3, 2003
First week of Advent
St. Francis Xavier, priest

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 25:6-10
Psalm 23:1-6
Matthew 15:29-37

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

My heart is moved with pity for the crowd. . .

Jesus saw the condition of the people who had been following Him, hungering after what had so long been absent in their lives. And by this he was moved to one of His great miracles, feeding them all.

This feeding was quite real, but it was also a sign to us of the feeding that He would do through all of time for the people who followed the word. This feeding presaged and promised the institution of the Eucharist. Instead of perishable bread that feeds only the body, Jesus offered His own body, which feeds the soul.

This miracle is a wonderful thing to see as we enter Advent, because it fulfills the prophecies of the Old Testament about a Wonder Worker, and becomes a prophecy of what will be given to all people -- the great gift of the Eucharist -- eternal food for eternal life.

- JuandelaCruz (sriddle415 at yahoo dot com)

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