Isaiah 25:6-10
Psalm 23:1-6
Matthew 15:29-37
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"I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION"
"They all ate and were satisfied." —Matthew 15:37, RSV-CE
A side effect of the Eucharistic miracle in today’s Gospel was that over four thousand people were satisfied after a meal (Mt 15:37). All too often in Scripture, a meal ends with dissatisfaction (Nm 21:5), breaking of faith (Gn 25:29-34), deception (Gn 27:25ff), and sometimes violence and death (Gn 37:25ff; Dn 5:1ff, 30).
Jesus’ Eucharistic meal with His apostles, the Last Supper, also ended in betrayal, denial, and death. However, in the Eucharist, Jesus has triumphed over human sins and failings. He has transformed human dissatisfaction into satisfaction (Mt 15:37), thanksgiving (Mt 15:36), and the joy of the heavenly banquet to come (Rv 19:9; see also Is 25:6).
The world and the devil attempt to sow dissatisfaction in us. In fact, worldly advertisements aim at identifying our dissatisfaction or creating dissatisfaction in the lives of those who are currently satisfied. Therefore, we must break away from the messages of the world to be able to fully receive the Bread from Heaven and be satisfied according to God’s standards.
Numerous Catholics today do not receive the Eucharist with reverence, love, attentiveness, and holiness, thus putting themselves at risk of dissatisfaction and even bodily harm (1 Cor 11:27-30; Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1385). Jesus plans for His heavenly food to nourish rather than harm us, but it’s up to us to receive Him rightly. Fix your eyes on the Eucharistic Jesus (Heb 12:2). In the Eucharist, Jesus sacrificially satisfies our every need (Ps 145:16; 81:16, RSV-CE). Eat the flesh of the Son of Man (Jn 6:56) and be satisfied (Mt 15:37).
Prayer: Jesus, in the Eucharist, You have given me Your very best. May I be satisfied with this gift (Heb 13:5) and praise You always.
Promise: "Let us rejoice and be glad that He has saved us!" —Is 25:9
Praise: St. Francis Xavier obeyed Jesus' command to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. He evangelized many Asian people.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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