Mass was offered today for the repose of the soul of Padraig Quinn (+), may he be forever blessed. As is my wont, I asked for his friends and family also, all those who loved him in this life. It often seems to me that the lives we live here below fit into a larger picture and our disappearance from that grand scenario leaves gaping holes and cracks here and there. These need never be mended, for we shall see those we love one day again. The trouble is dealing with the holes and the empty chairs, and I know a little of what that's like. So, praying for one of the faithful departed is, for me, praying for the wider circle of their family and friends.
I don't have anything to say about the Mass readings today. All I want to do is post a portrait of Christ and then a quote from today's Gospel.
"'It is I who am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will never be hungry, he who has faith in Me will never know thirst. (But you, as I have told you, though you have seen Me, do not believe in Me.) All that the Father has entrusted to Me will come to Me, and him who comes to Me I will never cast out.'" - Gospel of S. John, 6: 35-37
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