On the importance of our “encounter with Him, who is gift and giver.”

By Inside the Vatican Staff

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. This Sunday we continue reading the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel.

After the multiplication of the loaves, the people had begun to look for Jesus and they found him in Capernaum. He understands well the reason for so much enthusiasm in following after him and he reveals it clearly: “You are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled.”

In fact, these people follow him because of the material bread that had satisfied their hunger the day before, when Jesus had multiplied the loaves. They had not …read more

Source:: Vatican News 2

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