by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Lead in: The Pharisees along with some scholars from Jerusalem noticed that some of Jesus’ disciples were not being careful with ritual washings before meals. So they asked Jesus, “Why do your disciples brush off the rules and eat without...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:60-69 Lead in: In John 6, Jesus boldly tells the crowds, “Unless you eat my flesh, you have no life within you.” On hearing this, many decided to leave Jesus. In a homily, Pope Francis offers insight as to why this happened. In saying this, Jesus indicated that...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:51-58 Lead in: In everything he did for us, Jesus gave it his all, including on the cross when he gave his very body and blood. All of this out of love for us. In partaking of Christ’s body and blood in the Eucharist, we are invited to do the same. As Christ...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:41-51 Lead in: In John 6:41 when the people heard Jesus say, “I am the bread of life,” they balked at it. “He grew up here and now he’s saying he’s the bread of life?” Jesus speaks the truth, but people stubbornly refuse to listen.Prompt: Was there ever a time...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Sep 3, 2024 | Pondering With Prompts
John 6:24-35 Lead in: “When the crowd saw that Jesus and his disciples weren’t there, they got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.” (John 6:24) People of today are still getting into their boats searching for Jesus. But the question is, which Jesus are...
