In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them here in this deserted place?” (Mk 8:1-10)
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The Feeding of the 4,000 is another of the feeding passages which points us to the Eucharist. The gospel tells us that “they ate and were satisfied and then they picked up the fragments left over–seven baskets.” The passages of the Loaves and Fishes remind us, the doubting disciples of today, that the Bread of Life satisfies the deepest hungers of the human heart. Saint Scholastica is the twin sister of Saint Benedict. She is considered the founder of organized religious life for women. Today's picture of the Feeding of the 4,000 is by African artist, Bénédicte de La Roncière.
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.
Saint Scholastica, Virgin, February 10
