Responsorial Psalm
The Lord said to my Lord,
"Sit at my right hand
till I make your foes your footstool."
From Zion the Lord will extend
your mighty scepter
and you will rule
in the midst of your enemies.
Yours is royal dignity
from the day you were born
in holy majesty.
Like dew from the womb of the dawn,
I have begotten you.
The Lord has sworn,
and he will not take back his word:
"You are a priest forever
in the order of Melchizedek."
SANTÍSIMO CUERPO Y SANGRE DE CRISTO
2nd. READING (1Cor 11,23-26)
This is the tradition of the Lord that I received and that in my turn I have handed on to
you; the Lord Jesus, on the night that he was delivered up, took bread and, after giving
thanks, broke it, saying, "This is my body which is broken for you; do this in memory
of me." In the same manner, taking the cup after the supper, he said, "This cup is
the new Covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do it in memory of me." So,
then, whenever you eat of this bread and drink from this cup, you are proclaiming the
death of the Lord until he comes.
Gospel
Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the kingdom of God; curing
those who needed healing. The day was drawing to a close and the Twelve drew near
to tell him, "Send the crowd away and let them go into the villages and farms around,
to find lodging and food, for we are here in a lonely place." But Jesus replied, "You
yourselves give them something to eat." They answered, "We have only five loaves
and two fish; do you want us to go and buy food enough for all this crowd?" For there
were about five thousand men. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Make people sit down
in groups of fifties." So they made all of them settle down. Jesus then took the five
loaves and two fish, and raising his eyes to heaven, pronounced a blessing over them;
he broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd. They ate and
everyone had enough; and when they gathered up what was left, twelve baskets were
filled with broken pieces.
