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Fr. Paul D. Scalia: Eucharistic Hope – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Paul D. Scalia: Eucharistic Hope

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Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing, June 22, 2025

Fr. Paul Scalia is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, VA, where he serves as Episcopal Vicar for Clergy and Pastor of Saint James in Falls Church. He is the author of That Nothing May Be Lost: Reflections on Catholic Doctrine and Devotion and the editor of Sermons in Times of Crisis: Twelve Homilies to Stir Your Soul.

“Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.” The Apostles have a point. The crowds had followed Jesus out into the country, away from the towns and villages. Ironically, it was Jesus Himself who had decided to go with His Apostles to a deserted place to escape the crowds and the busyness of the towns. (Cf. Mark 6:31) But the crowds followed and now found themselves in need of food.

That is the context for one of our Lord’s most important miracles, the only one recorded by all four evangelists. The whole scene is Eucharistic, of course. But the setting and context of the miracle – worked for people who had followed Him into the desert – indicates a particular dimension of the Eucharist. It is food for the journey. And that in turn reveals a profound connection between the Eucharist and the virtue of hope, the focus of this Jubilee Year. ….

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