Carmelite homily for Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – Lectionary 177
In today’s Gospel we have the feeding of the multitude where Jesus takes the few loaves and fish and multiplies them and gives them to the many. This is oftentimes called a prefigurement, we say, of the Eucharist where Jesus feeds the multitude. But Therese has an interesting take – Therese of Lisieux – she writes that when she comes to communion, “I invite all the angels and saints to come and conduct a magnificent concert there so that when Jesus descends into my heart he is content to find himself so well-received, and there I am content too.” That’s the call; yes, Jesus feeds us but we feed Jesus with our love, our action, and our heart. We feed the multitude, also.