Jn 6, 1-15
En aquel tiempo, Jesús se fue a la otra orilla del mar de Galilea o lago de Tiberíades. Lo seguía mucha gente, porque habían visto los signos que hacía curando a los enfermos. Jesús subió al monte y se sentó allí con sus discípulos.
Estaba cerca la Pascua, festividad de los judíos. Viendo Jesús que mucha gente lo seguía, le dijo a Felipe: “¿Cómo compraremos pan para que coman éstos?” Le hizo esta pregunta para ponerlo a prueba, pues él bien sabía lo que iba a hacer. Felipe le respondió: “Ni doscientos denarios de pan bastarían para que a cada uno le tocara un pedazo de pan”. Otro de sus discípulos, Andrés, el hermano de Simón Pedro, le dijo: “Aquí hay un muchacho que trae cinco panes de cebada y dos pescados. Pero, ¿qué es eso para tanta gente?” Jesús le respondió: “Díganle a la gente que se siente”. En aquel lugar había mucha hierba. Todos, pues, se sentaron ahí; y tan sólo los hombres eran unos cinco mil.
Enseguida tomó Jesús los panes, y después de dar gracias a Dios, se los fue repartiendo a los que se habían sentado a comer. Igualmente les fue dando de los pescados todo lo que quisieron. Después de que todos se saciaron, dijo a sus discípulos: “Recojan los pedazos sobrantes, para que no se desperdicien”. Los recogieron y con los pedazos que sobraron de los cinco panes llenaron doce canastos.
Entonces la gente, al ver el signo que Jesús había hecho, decía: “Éste es, en verdad, el profeta que habría de venir al mundo”. Pero Jesús, sabiendo que iban a llevárselo para proclamarlo rey, se retiró de nuevo a la montaña, él solo.
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GospelJN 6:1-15
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee.
A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.
Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there he sat down with his disciples.
The Jewish feast of Passover was near.
When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,
he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him,
“Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough
for each of them to have a little.”
One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people recline.”
Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.
So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.”
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king,
he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.
Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there he sat down with his disciples.
The Jewish feast of Passover was near.
When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,
he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him,
“Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough
for each of them to have a little.”
One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people recline.”
Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.
So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.”
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king,
he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
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Meditacion:
El hambre en la tierra es una realidad que acompaña la historia de la humanidad. La pregunta “¿Con qué compraremos panes para que coman estos?” (Jn 6,5) es una preocupación que sigue presente en las estrategias políticas y sociales de todos países, especialmente con la situación de la pandemia que golpea la economía global. Junto a los cuidados sanitarios, casi todos los gobiernos presentaron planes de ayuda económica a las familias, a los pequeños comerciantes, a las personas en paro… Es una respuesta necesaria, que nos lleva a pensar otro tipo de economía. Esto puede ser iluminado con el Evangelio de hoy.
Así como Moisés, Jesús sube al monte. Se trata de una experiencia de alianza. Jesús piensa de inmediato en el alimento de sus seguidores, y aunque sabe lo que va a hacer, interroga primeramente a Felipe. Éste piensa en el gran dispendio que supondría alimentar a tantos. El salario de doscientos días de trabajo no sería suficiente. Interviene Andrés comunicando que allí hay un muchacho que tienes cinco panes de cebadas y dos peces. En el Evangelio de Mateo, Jesús convoca a sus discípulos a participar en la solución: “dadles vosotros de comer” (Mt 14,16). En el Evangelio de hoy no es diferente: los discípulos buscan soluciones, pero son incapaces de ver más allá de lo que es posible humanamente. Lo que queda claro es que todos somos responsables en la solución.
Como en aquel día en el monte, frente al Mar de Galilea, Jesús quiere contar con nosotros, aunque sean solo cinco panes y dos peces lo que tenemos para ofrecer, es decir, Cristo nos llama a repartir la vida, ahí donde estemos, en las pequeñas cosas, las que tal vez ni se ven ni hacen ruido.
No se puede esperar una intervención divina cuando nosotros tenemos la posibilidad en hacer algo, aunque sea para descubrir que tenemos solo cinco panes y dos peces (Jn 6,9). Lo demás Dios se encarga, pues no espera de nosotros soluciones que superen nuestra capacidad humana. Desea que cada uno colabore como pueda. Lo que no puede es eludir de lo que es nuestra responsabilidad.
Junto a las graves consecuencias del Coronavirus, vemos surgir una ola de solidaridad en diferentes ámbitos, desde personas que están haciendo la compra a los ancianos para que ellos no tengan que salir de casa, hasta la cooperación entre los diversos países. Desde estos gestos sencillos, Dios va multiplicando los pocos “panes” que disponemos para ayudar a los que necesitan.
“Jesús, Señor y Salvador mío, quiero comer tu Cuerpo y beber tu Sangre, alimento verdadero y bebida verdadera, para tener siempre en mí la vida eterna.” Amen
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Hunger on earth is a reality that accompanies the history of humanity. The question "With what will we buy bread to eat these?" (Jn 6.5) is a concern that continues to be present in the political and social strategies of all countries, especially with the situation of the pandemic that is hitting the global economy. Along with health care, almost all governments presented financial aid plans to families, small businesses, unemployed people ... It is a necessary response, which leads us to think of another type of economy. This can be illuminated with today's Gospel.
Just like Moses, Jesus goes up the mountain. It is an alliance experience. Jesus immediately thinks of the food of his followers, and although he knows what he is going to do, he first asks Philip. This one thinks about the great waste that would suppose to feed so many. A salary of two hundred days of work would not be enough. Andrés intervenes, communicating that there is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish. In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus summons his disciples to participate in the solution: "give them something to eat" (Mt 14,16). In today's Gospel it is no different: the disciples look for solutions, but they are unable to see beyond what is humanly possible. What is clear is that we are all responsible for the solution.
As on that day on the mountain, facing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus wants to count on us, even if there are only five loaves and two fish that we have to offer, that is, Christ calls us to distribute life, wherever we are, in the little things, the ones that maybe neither see nor make noise.
A divine intervention cannot be expected when we have the possibility to do something, even if it is to discover that we have only five loaves and two fish (Jn 6,9). The rest God takes care of, because he does not expect from us solutions that exceed our human capacity. He wants everyone to collaborate as he can. What it cannot do is evade what is our responsibility.
Along with the serious consequences of the Coronavirus, we see a wave of solidarity emerge in different areas, from people who are shopping for the elderly so that they do not have to leave home, to cooperation between different countries. From these simple gestures, God multiplies the few "loaves" that we have to help those in need.
"Jesus, my Lord and Savior, I want to eat your Body and drink your Blood, true food and true drink, to always have eternal life in me." Amen
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