Basilica Sunday Mass 1 August 2021 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Basilica Sunday Mass 1 August 2021 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., is a Catholic church dedicated to the Blessed Mother, patroness of our nation. It is a place of worship, pilgrimage, evangelization, and reconciliation. Mary’s Shrine invites people from across the country and beyond to share in Christ’s ever-living presence.

Watch Basilica Sunday Mass 1 August 2021

Reading 1, Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
Gospel, John 6:24-35
Reading 2, Ephesians 4:17, 20-24

Reading 1, Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
2 And the whole community of Israelites began complaining about Moses and Aaron in the desert

3 and said to them, ‘Why did we not die at Yahweh’s hand in Egypt, where we used to sit round the flesh pots and could eat to our heart’s content! As it is, you have led us into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death!’

4 Yahweh then said to Moses, ‘Look, I shall rain down bread for you from the heavens. Each day the people must go out and collect their ration for the day; I propose to test them in this way to see whether they will follow my law or not.

12 ‘I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Speak to them as follows, “At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have bread to your heart’s content, and then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.” ‘

13 That evening, quails flew in and covered the camp, and next morning there was a layer of dew all round the camp.

14 When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the desert was something fine and granular, as fine as hoarfrost on the ground.

15 As soon as the Israelites saw this, they said to one another, ‘What is that ?’ not knowing what it was. ‘That’, Moses told them, ‘is the food which Yahweh has given you to eat.