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, “" 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: Sundays Salesian: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 9, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 9, 2015)

Community in Mission: Faith or Famine - A Homily for the 19th Sunday of the Year (8 AUG 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Elijah's Bread Foreshadows The Eucharist, Food for the Journey

The Deacon's Bench: Homily for August 9, 2015: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (8 AUG 15)

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

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Take and Eat: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (3 AUG 15)

The CWR Blog: Spiritual Hunger and the Bread of Life (8 AUG 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Taking Care of Us (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Imitate God? (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

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

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

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary attributed to Denis the Areopagite (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)