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Key
words and phrases: deserted place, Give them some food yourselves, leftover fragments
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the point: Jesus’ command is clear: we are to feed others. We give others not from the “deserted place” of our own hearts but from the “leftover fragments” of God’s blessings (see first reading).
God’s abundant nourishment is most startlingly given in the handing over of Jesus’ life (see second reading)—on the cross, in the bread and wine, and in our own self-gift to others.
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Connecting
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Trinity Sunday: The good news of Trinity Sunday is our participation in the mystery of God’s life.
This solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ also celebrates our participation in divine life: we eat the Bread of blessing and drink the Wine of self-gift, the risen Lord’s very presence.
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to our experience: We tend to narrow our consideration of the Eucharist to the sacramental elements of bread and wine.
Eucharist is more—our own commitment to give ourselves to others as Jesus gives himself to us.
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