"Jesus then took the loaves, and ... distributed them."
Station: The Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
Today the traditional Catholic Church celebrates the Holy Mass of, Fourth Sunday In Lent. "Laetare" (Rejoice), says the Introit of the Mass. Laetare Sunday offers us a rest in the midst of the Lenten observance. We are to rise again soon with Jesus through confession and Easter Communion.
Introit of today's Mass: Isa. 66. 10. 11. Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together all you who love her: rejoice with joy, you who have been in sorrow: that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. Ps. 121, 1. I rejoice at the things that were said of me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
Today's Mass lesson for traditional Catholics is the; Holy Gospel: John 6, 1-15. At that time: Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias: and a great multitude followed Him, because they saw the miracles which He did on them that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up into a mountain: and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand. When Jesus therefore had lifted up His eyes, and seen that a very great multitude cometh to Him, He said to Philip: "Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" And this He said to try him, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him: "Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little." One of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to Him: "There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?" Then Jesus said: "Make the men sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. The men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed to them that were sat down: in like manner also of the fishes as much as they would. And when they were filled, He said to His disciples: "Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost." They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten. Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: "This is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world." Jesus therefore, when He knew that they would come to take Him by force and make Him king, fled again to the mountain Himself alone.
Why did Christ thus try St. Philip?
1. To try his faith and confidence. 2. To teach us to make use of natural and ordinary means before we have recourse to the supernatural. 3. So that the miracle would be the more striking to the people, when they were satisfied that the provisions they had were quite small and insufficient. 4. That we might have confidence in God, who is a helper in time of tribulation (Ps. ix. 10) What ceremonies did Our Saviour use at this miracle, and why? He first looked up to heaven, to remind us that every good gift comes from above, and that it is God only Who opens His hand, and fills all with benediction. 2. He thanked His heavenly Father, to show us that we also should be careful to thank God for all His benefits. The table, says St. Chrysostom, which begins and ends with prayer shall never know want. 3. He blessed the bread that we might learn that it is the blessing of God which gives success. Why did Jesus flee after this miracle? 1. To teach us to seek not the admiration and applause of men, but only the glory of God and the good of our neighbor. 2. To love solitude; that, far from the noise of the world, we may with more freedom converse only with God.
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