“I am the bread of Life”

House of prayer
 Invocation Of The Holy Spirit
 Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your
faithful.
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be
created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.

Lord,
by the light of the Holy Spirit
you have taught the hearts of your
faithful.
In the same Spirit
help us to relish what is right
and always rejoice in your consolation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1  Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD;
2     Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

    to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, LORD, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,

    so that we can, with reverence, serve

you.
 Psalm 130
5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being
waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord

    more than watchmen wait for the

morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the
morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
    for with the LORD is unfailing love
    and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel

    from all their sins.

 John 6: 47-51

 47 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes

has eternal life. 
I am the bread of life. 
48 

Your ancestors ate the manna in the

49 

wilderness, yet they died. 

But here is the bread that comes down from
50 

heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 

I am the living bread that came down from
51 

heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live

forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will
give for the life of the world.”
 Discussion Questions
 What does Jesus being the bread of life mean to you?

 What is the ‘mystery of faith’? What does it mean during the Consecration at Mass?

 Why does the Catholic church see the Eucharist with great importance?

 Should the Eucharist be available to non Catholics?

 How do you feel after receiving the Eucharist?

 Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, enlighten our minds to perceive
the mysteries of the universe in relation to eternity. Guide us and make
us firm in our baptismal decision to follow Jesus' way of love. Spirit of
God, spark our faith, hope and love into new action each day. Fill our
lives with wonder and awe in your presence which penetrates all
creation.
Amen.