Our first reading continues the Acts of the Apostles and the account of the Church after the death of St. Stephen. The Church is under attack and the Apostles are scattered around the country. They kept preaching the Good News of the Resurrection. Many people joined the Church and the Apostles continued to work miracles and heal people like Jesus did while He was on earth. Even the deacon Philip was able to preach the Word and do miracles. The Church grew in this time of adversity: there was great joy as echoed in the Responsorial Psalm.
The Gospel repeats yesterday's Gospel in the first part and reminds us that Jesus said he is "the bread of life' and calls us to believe in him and have eternal life. He tells us the prayer of the Funeral liturgy, that is: “I should lose nothing of all he has given me, but raise it up on the last day”. We are people of the resurrection and our faith is rooted in Jesus and the Good News he gave us.