Fr. Eric Nicolai peached this meditation on December 4th, 2024 at Kintore College.

Today’s Gospel is from St. Matthew St. Matthew 15, 29-37, about the multiplication of loaves and fish.

Crowds had followed him. So many people were attracted to him. And Matthew gives a brief description of these people: they were lame, blind, deformed, mute, and many others. These people with all these infirmities could not have gotten there on their own. 

They needed friends or family to get around, or to help them understand what Jesus was saying. All this moved the heart of Jesus. He was moved by the suffering, he saw people hindered by their limitations and their pain, but I think he saw beyond that, he was also touched by the generous solidarity of people around them. People helping them to get their food, to protect them, guide them, and encourage them.

Music: Regi Stone All Heaven Declares from Catholic Music Youtube channel

Image: Jean-Francois Tissot, Life of Christ, 1890s.