"This weekend we begin a five-week stretch of meditation on John 6, a kind of summer Eucharist-fest that comes around every three years. The rationale for this is that we are in Year B of the Lectionary, which covers the second Gospel, the Gospel of Mark. Now, Mark is the shortest of the Gospels, so in order to fill it out, the Church inserts John 6 into the middle of the Lectionary readings, near Mark..."
John Bergsma. "The Bread of Life." The Sacred Page. July 23, 2021