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 from Psalm 34 (Psalm 34:-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_21st SunOT YrB

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 8, 2021

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 8, 2021)

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

Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College: This Sunday, Despite the 'Filth' in the Church (5 AUG 21)

Word on Fire: Where to Go When You Cannot Go On (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: Here is Food for You (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

In Exile: Meeting God Without Fear (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

Glancing Thoughts: Grieving God (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

The Perspective of Justice: Becoming Food (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Bread and Faith (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

The Word Embodied: Sustained (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)

Historical Cultural Context: Murmur (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B) 

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Denis the Areopagite (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)