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Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 August 2015

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

This week, the Church’s Gospel is again taken from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. The principle concern of this Gospel is to provide testimony to the enduring presence of Christ in the Eucharist—a presence which is the fulfillment of the ancient temple of Israel. The ark of the covenant contained the law of God and the manna from heaven, and was surrounded by the mysterious “showbread” or “bread of the presence.” Now, in the true tabernacles found in our churches, we find the living law, the true manna, and the definitive bread of the presence.

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0:00.0	This is Archbishop Blasupich, Archbishop of Chicago.
0:06.2	Today I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the
0:12.4	Word on Fire.
0:15.0	Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization
0:22.1	that utilizes media both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate
0:29.2	and encounter with Christ in His church.
0:32.9	The efforts of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, engage the culture and bring the transformative
0:38.7	power of God's Word where it is most needed.
0:43.2	This is an invitation to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's Word of
0:48.3	love for each of us.
0:50.7	When our hearts are open, the Lord changes and transforms us so that we enter and begin
0:57.4	to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.
1:04.3	The global benefactors of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese
1:09.6	of Chicago, now present Word on Fire.
1:16.2	Peace be with you.
1:17.7	Friends, we continue this week with our reading of that fascinating 6th chapter of John's
1:23.1	Gospel wherein the Eucharist is thoroughly explored.
1:28.8	The focus now in this section for today is on the manna that comes down from heaven.
1:35.9	Now we might be a bit puzzled by this reference, but no 1st century Jew would have missed it.
1:42.2	Jesus is referring to the mysterious food that came down from heaven to feed the Jewish
1:48.9	people on their long journey from slavery to freedom.
1:53.0	Now here's what Jesus says, just as the Father fed your ancestors in the desert, so now
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