These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

THE MEALS OF JESUS

Jesus liked meals. Meals form a great part of his ministry. It was within the context of a meal that Jesus gave us the sacrament of his Body and Blood. Here are Biblical references for some of the meals of Jesus in the New Testament.

Mark 2:13-17            He who eats and drinks with sinners
Matthew 9:9-13        The table of Matthew, the sinner
Luke 5:27-32            He who eats and drinks with sinners
Luke 15:1-3              He eats with and welcomes sinners

Luke 5:1-11              Fisher of men

John 2:1-12              The Wedding Feast of Cana

John 6:1-15              The multiplication of the loaves: 5,000
John 6:28-71            The Bread of Life Discourse
Matthew 14:13-21    The multiplication of the loaves: 5,000
Matthew 15:29-39    The multiplication of the loaves: 4,000
Mark 6:35-44            The multiplication of the loaves: 5,000
Mark 8:1-10              The multiplication of the loaves: 4,000
Luke 9:12-17            The multiplication of the loaves: 5,000

Luke 10:38-42          The home of Martha and Mary
John 12:1-11            The meal of Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Luke 7:36-50            The home of the pharisee, sinful woman
Luke 19:1-10            The home of Zacchaeus, the sinner

1 Cor 11:23-26         The Lord’s Supper
Mark 14:12-26          The Last Supper of Jesus
Matthew 26:17-30    The Last Supper
Luke 22:14-23          The Supper of the Lord
John 13:1-20            The Washing of Feet

Luke 24:13-35          The Breaking of the Bread
John 21:1-14            Breakfast by the sea

Revelation 19:4-9     The Wedding Feast of the Lamb

Acts 2:42,46             Disciples’ Breaking of the Bread