Ordinary Time B

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Ordinary Time (B)

• 17th Sunday

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• The hand of the Lord feeds us He answers all our
  needs.

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1st Reading

• The Lord reveals His power through the prophet
  Elisha. In this story the Lord feeds the crowd
  with very little resources.

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2nd Reading

• St. Paul pleads to the Christians to preserve
  their unity with Christ-like virtues. These
  virtues are founded on peace and love.

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Gospel

• All the four (4) Gospels carry this story. This
  gospel passage tells us of Gods generosity and
  concern for others. He had pity on the crowd then
  used the generosity of the poor boy to feed the
  multitude.

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Salient points of the reading

• 1.The Lord provides for all our needs. But we
  also need some discernment.
• 2. The Lord gave us an example of real
  generosity.
• 3. The Lord used the generosity of the poor to
  feed the crowd.

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• 4. We experience the Lords generosity every time
  we join in the celebration of the Eucharist.
• 5. Let us follow the example of the generosity of
  the poor that the Lord may work wonders in our
  lives.