Gospel, Matthew 15:29-37
Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up
onto the mountain. He took his seat, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the
crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he
cured them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole
again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 'I feel sorry for all these people; they have
been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off
hungry, or they might collapse on the way.'
The disciples said to him, 'Where in a deserted place could we get sufficient bread for
such a large crowd to have enough to eat?' Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves have
you?' They said, 'Seven, and a few small fish.' Then he instructed the crowd to sit down
on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke
them and began handing them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate
as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left of the scraps, seven baskets full.
Gospel, Matthew 15:29-37
Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up
onto the mountain. He took his seat, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the
crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he
cured them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole
again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 'I feel sorry for all these people; they have
been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off
hungry, or they might collapse on the way.'
The disciples said to him, 'Where in a deserted place could we get sufficient bread for
such a large crowd to have enough to eat?' Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves have
you?' They said, 'Seven, and a few small fish.' Then he instructed the crowd to sit down
on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke
them and began handing them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate
as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left of the scraps, seven baskets full.
Gospel, Matthew 15:29-37
Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up
onto the mountain. He took his seat, and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the
crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he
cured them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole
again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 'I feel sorry for all these people; they have
been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them off
hungry, or they might collapse on the way.'
The disciples said to him, 'Where in a deserted place could we get sufficient bread for
such a large crowd to have enough to eat?' Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves have
you?' They said, 'Seven, and a few small fish.' Then he instructed the crowd to sit down
on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke
them and began handing them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds. They all ate
as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left of the scraps, seven baskets full.