INVITED TO DINE WITH JESUS
As Jesus continues with his discourse on the bread of life, he makes further revelations about himself. The new detail is that the bread which he will give is his own flesh. The Jews immediately come with the conclusion that Jesus cannot give his flesh to eat. The Jewish incomprehension does not discourage Jesus from carrying on with his discourse: he insists that eating his body and drinking his blood are essential conditions to attain eternal life. All that Jesus speaks about becomes a reality when Jesus institutes the Holy Eucharist. In the Eucharist Jesus is physically present and believers partake of his body and blood and pave the way to eternal life. In the First Reading the author personifies Wisdom as a female figure. She prepares a rich banquet and invites people to partake of it. She does it in order to lead them to walk in the way of God. In the Second Reading Paul exhorts the Ephesians to be wise and be filled with the Holy Spirit whereas he condemns drunkenness and sensuality.
Liturgical materials for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can access them through the following link:
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/C-caKO08MDY
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