From the responsorial psalm: “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (Jn 6:37-40)
“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.”
Speaking to the crowds, Jesus reveals the intimate relationship he has with the Father. In receiving anyone who comes to him, Jesus receives everything that the Father gives him, accomplishing his will. Jesus tells those who hear him, “And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.” Seeing the Son as he does the will of the Father in receiving us, we have the hope of eternal life and the promise of Christ that he will raise all who believe in him on the last day. From the Communion antiphon: “I am the Resurrection and the Life, says the Lord. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will not die for ever.”
Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those we call to mind today. Let me remember the words of Jesus to the crowds and to all humanity as he does your will: “I will not reject anyone who comes to me.” In these words, teach me to trust in the mercy and care you give to your children—those on earth in this life, those in purgatory who prepare to see you face to face, and those in heaven who have attained the Beatific Vision in your eternal presence. Let us give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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