GOSPEL “I am the living bread, which came down from heaven” (Jn 6:44-51)

 GOSPEL

“I am the living bread, which came down from heaven” (Jn 6:44-51)

Alleluia. Alleluia.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven,

says the Lord;

if anyone eats this bread, he will live forever.

Alleluia. (Jn 6:51)

Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

At that time

Jesus said to the crowds:

“No one can come to me

unless the Father who sent me draws him,

and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is written in the prophets:

They will all be taught by God himself.

Everyone who has heard the Father and received his teaching

comes to me.

Certainly, no one has ever seen the Father

except he who comes from God:

he alone has seen the Father.

Amen, amen, I say to you,

he who believes has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

In the desert your fathers ate the manna,

and died;

but the bread that comes down from heaven

is such that whoever eats it will not die.

I am the living bread,

which came down from heaven:

if anyone eats of this bread,

he will live forever.

The bread that I will give is my flesh,

given for the life of the world. »

– Let us acclaim the Word of God.