'Tis the Monday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.
'Tis the Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (circa 295-373; the Great, of Alexandria), the foremost defender of Christian orthodoxy against the Arian heresy & a Church Father.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Third Week of Easter
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter six, verses eight thru fifteen;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen (R/.one[a/b]; or, "Alleluia"), verses Y;
The Gospel according to John, chapter six, verses twenty-two thru twenty-nine.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, the crowd that experienced the miracle of the loaves pursues Jesus to see more wonders. They finally track him down in the synagogue in the lakeside town of Capharnaum.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conf. of Catholic Bishops): Paschal Reflection.
When they ask Jesus how he had got there ahead of them, the Lord chides them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.”
Ordinary bread satisfies only physical longing, and it does so in a transient way: one eats and one must eat soon again. But the heavenly bread, Jesus implies, satisfies the deepest longing of the heart, and does so by adapting the one who eats it to eternal life. The Church Fathers loved to ruminate on this theme of divinization through the Eucharist, the process by which the consumption of the bread of life readies one for life in the eternal dimension.
Video reflection by Doctor Tim Gray (Augustine Institute/Formed.org): Paschal Reflection.
Mass Readings—Memorial of Saint Athanasius
The First Letter of John, chapter five, verses one thru five;
Psalm Thirty-seven (R/. thirty[a]), verses three & four, five & six, & thirty & thirty-one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verses twenty-two thru twenty-five.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"People in our modern society are threatened by the disease of superficiality, by complacency. We must work in order to reacquire depth, that depth which is really the essence of the human person."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope Saint John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Do not let the past disturb you—just leave everything in the Sacred Heart & begin again with joy."Bonus! Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Saint Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"When God created us, He created us out of love. There is no other explanation because God is love, & He created us to love & be loved. If we could remember that all the time, there would be no wars, no violence, no hatred in the world. So beautiful. So simple."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—Saint Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language."
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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