'Do you also wish to go away?' Sunday Reflections, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Main Altar,
Monastery of Miraflores,
Burgos, Gil de Siloé (1496-99)
Readings (New American Bible: Philippines, USA)
Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa)
Gospel John 6:60-69 (Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition)
Many
of the disciples of Jesus, when they heard it, said, "This is a hard saying; who
can listen to it?" But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at
it, said to them, "Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the
Son of man ascending where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life, the
flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
But there are some of you that do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first
who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray him. And
he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted
him by the Father." After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer
went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also wish to go away?"
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life; and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy
One of God."
Alexey
Venetsianov, 19th century
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