One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”  (Jn 6:1-15)

Today we begin the great Bread of Life Discourse from the Fourth Gospel (according to John). So much depends on a small boy with his bag lunch. In Santiago de Compostela, Spain, today is a special holy day . . . the feast of Saint James, Apostle. When the feast fall on a Sunday, the whole year is considered a “holy year” for those of the Camino. Pope Francis has declared today as  the first world day for Grandparents and the Elderly.