Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 1 Kings 19:4-8, Ephesians 4:30-5:2, and John 6:41-51. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 34 (Psalm 34:2-9).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 34 Taste and see the goodness of the Lord

The Gospel reading is as follows:

The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven," and they said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"

Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop murmuring among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day.  It is written in the prophets: 'They shall all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 12, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 12, 2018)

Community in Mission: Five Aspects of Faith - A Homily for the 19th Sunday of the Year (11 AUG 18)

Crossroads Initiative: Elijah's Bread - Food for the Journey

The Sacred Page: Strength for the Journey: 19th Sunday in OT (8 AUG 18)

The Sacred Page: The Bread of Life Discourse I - John 6, Part 3 (The Mass Readings Explained) (6 AUG 18)

St. Paul Center: Take and Eat: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Spiritual Food (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: Caring for Us (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Bread and Wine (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Bread and Faith (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: Sustained (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Murmur (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Denis the Areopagite (Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)