20th Sunday of Ordinary Time—August 19, 2018
Opening the Word
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5m 33s
***Thank you for watching Opening the Word! Unfortunately, we do not have an Opening the Word episode for The Feast of the Assumption, which falls on Sunday this year and would take the place of the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We invite you to watch this Daily Reflection with Dr. Tim Gray on the Assumption in its place. Thank you for your understanding.
https://app.formed.org/app/videos/1011154?cid=197225
In the Gospel readings over the past few weeks we have witnessed the unfolding of Jesus' discourse on the Eucharist. Today we reach the climax of his teaching and get to meditate on his words about the Bread from heaven that he longs to feed us with. These are words of deep riches that unveil to us how desperately God desires intimacy with each one of us.
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