Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year B



First Reading

2 Kings 4:42-44

Elisha the prophet feeds 100 people with 20 barley loaves.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 145:10-11,15-16,17-18

The Lord feeds his people and answers their needs.

Second Reading

Ephesians 4:1-6

The Ephesians are encouraged to live the unity of their Baptism.

Gospel Reading

John 6:1-15

Jesus feeds the crowd of more than five thousand people with five barley loaves and two fish.

Background on the Gospel Reading

Through most of Lectionary Cycle B, our Sunday Gospel readings are taken from the Gospel of Mark. Over the past two Sundays, we heard how Jesus sent his disciples to share in his mission. If we were to continue reading Mark's Gospel, we would next hear his report of how Jesus feeds the crowds in the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Our Lectionary, however, leaves Mark’s Gospel for the next several weeks and instead presents this event from the Gospel of John. In John’s Gospel, Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and the fishes is presented as a sign of his authority and divinity. Jesus interprets the meaning and significance of this miracle as a sharing of his Body and Blood. This chapter is sometimes called the “Bread of Life Discourse.”

In many important ways, John’s Gospel uses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to teach about the Eucharist. Like the Last Supper, this miracle is said to have occurred near the time of the Jewish feast of Passover. (In John’s Gospel three Passovers are identified.) Jesus’ language is similar to the language he used at the Last Supper as reported in the Synoptic Gospels. John’s description of this event also anticipates the Messianic banquet of heaven, as the crowd reclines and all hungers are satisfied with abundance. This connection is further amplified by the response of the crowd, who wants to make Jesus a king. John is teaching us that each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we are anticipating the eternal banquet of heaven.

Recall that John’s Gospel tells the story of the Last Supper differently than the Synoptic Gospels. Instead of describing the meal and Jesus’ actions with the bread and cup, John describes how Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. We hear this Gospel when we remember the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. This recollection of Jesus’ action at the Last Supper complements the institutional narrative of the Synoptic Gospels and Paul’s Letters that we hear repeated at each Mass.

In both stories about the Eucharist—the washing of the disciples’ feet and the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes—the Gospel of John teaches us that the Eucharist is an action. Our word Eucharist is taken from the Greek language and describes an action: “to give thanks.” In the Eucharist we are fed by Jesus himself, and we are sent to serve others.

John’s Gospel notes the detail that the bread blessed and shared with the crowd are barley loaves. This is the food of the poor. It reminds us that God feeds and nourishes us, fulfilling our physical needs as well as our spiritual ones. In the Eucharist, we are sent to serve the poorest among us.

The story of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes recalls a particular aspect of the Mass. In this miracle, Jesus transforms a young boy’s offering of five barley loaves and two fish. In the offertory at Mass, we present the fruits of our labors, represented by bread and wine. These gifts, given to us first by God as grain and fruit, are returned to God in our offering of thanksgiving. God in turn transforms our gifts, making this bread and wine the very Body and Blood of Jesus. We also offer ourselves in this exchange, and we, too, are transformed by the Eucharist.

Family Mass

Our next Family Mass will be on Sunday, August 4 at 9:00 am in the church.

Come and bring the whole family.

Religious Education Preschool to 8th Grade 

We are here to support parents in forming their children in the Catholic Faith and to engage families in our parish community where we worship and grow together in faith. 

Register for the 2024-2025 School Year

The online registration of sacramental preparation and faith formation for children age 3 to 8th grade is open. Visit the Parish Religious Education website:

You will find general information about the program and learn what we offer for early faith formation, sacramental preparation and classes for students as they continue after their First Communion.

For more information and to register in person, please contact our office at 760-729-8442 or MDornisch@stpatrickcarlsbad.com

Blessings. Margit Dornisch

Religious Education and Family Ministry 

St. Pat’s Youth Ministry, in conjunction with the Knights of

Columbus, will be hosting a night of Praise and Worship on Friday, August 2 .The Knights will host a BBQ at 6 p.m.followed by the Praise and Worship Concert at 7 p.m.

This event is open to St. Patrick’s parish families of all ages.

This event will also be open to high school youth ministry groups in the Oceanside Deanery. We invite families to bring beach/camp chairs and/or blankets as the event will take place on the school field/basketball court. If you plan to attend, the courtesy of an R.S.V.P. is asked to be emailed to the parish youth office at:

pclasby@stpatrickcarlsbad.com

or

mjimenez@stpatrickcarlsbad.com

by Wednesday, July 31 st so we can make sure we have enough food. There will be a donation collected during the evening to help offset the cost of the event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Un Saludo de

parte del Diacono Miguel,

“Estaba cerca la Pascua, festividad de los judíos. Viendo Jesús que mucha gente lo seguía, le dijo a Felipe, ‘¿Cómo compraremos pan para que coman éstos?’ Andrés, el hermano de Simón Pedro, le dijo, ‘Aquí hay un muchacho que trae cinco panes de cebada y dos pescados. Pero ¿qué es eso para tanta gente?’ Jesús le respondió, ‘Díganle a la gente que se siente’”. (Evangelio San Juan 6: 1-15). Hoy celebramos el XVII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, y leemos del ese milagro de Jesús que le da de comer a un gran número de personas. El Evangelista Juan nos dice que tan sólo los hombres eran unos cinco mil, no contando las mujeres y los niños. Y todos comen hasta saciarse de sólo cinco panes y dos pescados. Obviamente mirar este milagro de Jesús impresiono a la gente, que decían, “éste es el profeta que había de venir al mundo”. Esta es la misma gente que sale a encontrarse con Jesús para seguir escuchando sus enseñanzas y mirar los milagros que hace. ¿Qué te dice a ti este texto? A mí lo que me impresiona es la actitud de Jesús, que está consciente de que esta gente que lo seguía ya tenía tiempo con Él, y no habían comido. Algunos dirán, “están con el Señor, ¿cómo pueden tener hambre física?”. Pero Jesús no piensa de esta manera, Jesús sabe que el cuerpo necesita hacer alimentado. ¿Y a quien les da de comer? A todos. A esos que lo seguían porque eran sinceros en querer estar con Jesús. También a esos que lo seguían por intereses propios solamente. Jesús bendice a todos por igual, no hace diferencias con ellos. Este domingo, démonos esa oportunidad de llenarnos de Jesús y confiar que nos dará lo que necesitamos para seguir viviendo, cómo lo ha hecho siempre.

Detente

Hablemos de Pan de Cristo

3821 Adams Street

Carlsbad, California 92008

760.729.2866