We are all familiar with the feeding of the multitudes, in particular John’s description of the 5,000 hungry and tired individuals gathered before Jesus and his disciples. Some say the miracle that transpired with the boys’ five loaves and two fish actually culminated with the sharing of all the food the many individuals had brought with them
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
Our short gospel passage provides the impetus, the inspiration, to pause and absorb the solitude, the peace, the presence of God whether in the form of verbal prayers or meditation, or contemplation.
Jesus summoned the twelve and began to send them out two by two. .all . .take nothing for the journey but a walking stick. . . .’Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave.’”
Bishop Nickless is requesting that parishes take a special flood relief collection the weekend of July 6 and 7. Our diocesan Catholic Charities is receiving a grant from Catholic Charities USA in order to provide direct financial assistance to flood victims in our area. Funds donated to this flood relief collection will be added to this assistance program.