Loving Lord our God, what did we ever do to merit such love from You? Our selfish ungrateful hearts knew not love till You soften them with Your gentle touch. You who gather the lost sheep under your wings, who Shepherd them in Your loving care. Who bathe, clothe and feed them. Help us Lord Jesus, be loving as You are so loving.
So great is Your Love that You give to us of Yourself in the Holy Eucharist. To see, to touch to love and receive You as we are received by You in perfect union. We are ONE in the precious gift of Holy Communion; Help us Lord Jesus, be loving as You are so loving.
Fountain of love You bestow Your Grace upon us each and every day; an ever living Word seen in the light of the old revealed in the new. Nurturing, nourishing, ever growing, always, faithful abundantly fruitful. Help us Lord Jesus, be loving as You are so loving.
FIRST READING
John 4:7–10
GOSPEL
Mark 6:34–44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
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