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| "The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: 1 John
4: 7 - 10
7
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who
loves is born of God and knows God.
8
He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.
9
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his
only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
10
In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent
his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
PSALM:
Psalms 72:
1 - 4, 7 - 8
1
Give the king thy justice, O God, and thy righteousness to the royal
son!
2
May he judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with
justice!
3
Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in
righteousness!
4
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance
to the needy, and crush the oppressor!
7
In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the
moon be no more!
8
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends
of the earth!
GOSPEL:
Mark 6:
34 - 44
34
As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on
them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began
to teach them many things.
35
And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This
is a lonely place, and the hour is now late;
36
send them away, to go into the country and villages round about and
buy themselves something to eat."
37
But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And
they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth
of bread, and give it to them to eat?"
38
And he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see."
And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."
39
Then he commanded them all to sit down by companies upon the green
grass.
40
So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41
And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven,
and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to
set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.
42
And they all ate and were satisfied.
43
And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the
fish.
44
And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
