Preaching the news

29 May 2016

Preaching the News for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Cycle C

Humanitarian Summit calls us to a higher standard | Quote of the week | Fact of the week

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Genesis 14:18-20 The king of future Jerusalem gives Abram a solemn blessing.
Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4 Ancient Melchizedek is the model for the priesthood of Jesus.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Paul describes the formula for Eucharist as it has been delivered to him.
Luke 9:11b-17 Jesus performs his most popular miracle: dinner for 5,000.

Humanitarian Summit calls us to a higher standard

Appropriate to this Sunday’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the gospel relates how Jesus fed the hungry multitude, turning scarcity into plentitude in the process. Worldwide, the hungry multitude grow daily, with some 125 million people urgently needing humanitarian assistance.

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Quote of the week

“The World Humanitarian Summit must be for the people living on the frontline of humanity. They count on us and we cannot let them down.”

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Fact of the week

Last year, 51 percent of refugees were under 18 years old. This is the highest figure for child refugees in more than a decade.

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