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Father V @father_rmv - Have We Ever Abandoned Jesus?
1. St. John the Evangelist relates how, after the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves, Jesus Christ wished to make the people understand that He would give men bread which would be infinitely more precious, namely, Himself, the bread of life, the living bread that has come down from heaven. Since the crowd which surrounded Him still failed to understand, He added: “I am the living bread that has come down from heaven. If anyone eat of this bread he shall live forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
At this stage, however, the Jews began to argue with one another. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus endeavoured to remove all doubt by His reply. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you… He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, abides in me and I in him. As the living Father has sent me, and as I live because of the Father, so he who eats me, he also shall live because of me.” (Cf. John 6:48-58)
When they had heard these words in which Jesus foretold the sublime miracle of the Blessed Eucharist, some of the disciples began to murmur among themselves. “This is a hard saying. Who can listen to it?” (John 6:61) When Jesus saw that some of His closest followers were drawing away from Him, He turned to the twelve Apostles. “Do you also wish to go away?” He asked. It was then that Simon Peter made his memorable reply. “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of everlasting life…” (John 6:68-69)
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