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Pastoral word

The Feeding of the Five Thousand Matthew 14:14–22

Archpriest Seraphim Holland

Today’s Gospel reading tells us about one of Christ’s spectacular miracles. It has a purely earthly dimension—people being fed, but is also a teaching for all times, showing us how to be Christians.

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