← Fr. Michael Sparough Homilies
Homily - 12/04/2021
Bring What Little You Have To Jesus
That's the end of this homily.
As a people, our humanity craves fullness. We desire physical fullness, emotional fullness, spiritual fullness. Today's Gospel—telling the miracle of the fishes and loaves—reminds us that we can't always be full. As Fr. Michael says, this was an extraordinary experience. Jesus didn't just turn less into more every day of the week. Jesus makes the most of what little we bring to him; even when it isn't always what we want.
At that time:
Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,
went up on the mountain, and sat down there.
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute,
and many others.
They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.
The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking,
the deformed made whole,
the lame walking,
and the blind able to see,
and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said,
“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,
for they have been with me now for three days
and have nothing to eat.
I do not want to send them away hungry,
for fear they may collapse on the way.”
The disciples said to him,
“Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place
to satisfy such a crowd?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
“Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.”
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish,
gave thanks, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied.
They picked up the fragments left over–seven baskets full.