{"id":196699,"date":"2026-04-17T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=196699&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=196699"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:25:46","slug":"april-17-2026-have-the-people-recline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/april-17-2026-have-the-people-recline\/","title":{"rendered":"April 17, 2026 &#8211; Have the People Recline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"196699\" class=\"elementor elementor-196699\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebf85b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ebf85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2720175?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"April 17, 2026 - Have the People Recline\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2720175\/\">April 17, 2026 &#8211; Have the People Recline | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Friday of the Second Week of Easter<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John 6:1-15<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.\u00a0The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, \u201cWhere can we buy enough food for them to eat?\u201d He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, \u201cTwo hundred days\u2019 wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.\u201d One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, \u201cThere is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?\u201d Jesus said, \u201cHave the people recline.\u201d\u00a0Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.\u00a0So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, \u201cGather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.\u201d So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, \u201cThis is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.\u201d\u00a0Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, though my needs are many, you care for them all. Though I am but one in a crowd, you treat me as your only child. I know this miracle prepares your disciples for the gift of the Eucharist; help me to reverence the Blessed Sacrament for the miraculous gift it is!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A Large Hungry Crowd:<\/strong> When our worries crowd in on us, we often feel alone. They are <em>our <\/em>worries, and no one else is going to worry about them if we don\u2019t. But the Lord will. He was the first one to see the large crowd and ask, \u201cWhere can we buy enough food for them to eat?\u201d He has the heart of a good shepherd, always thinking of his sheep and what they need. He wants his sheep to confide in him, to make known their worries. When we act alone, we realize our resources are so small. Our bodies get tired, our heads fail to understand, and our glance does not perceive. Our hearts do not feel as they should, and our mouths spout what we do not want to say! What good are these weak instruments for so many needs?\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHave the People Recline\u201d: <\/strong>Jesus\u2019 response to the problem is counterintuitive: slow down, contemplate, and rest. \u201cHave the people recline,\u201d he said. Stop trying to fix the problem alone, and turn your eyes toward Jesus. Look about you, see the deep blue lake and the verdant hillside where Jesus sits, in command. The evangelist bothered to tell us, \u201cNow there was a great deal of grass in that place.\u201d Is this detail essential? No, but it is part of the harvest we reap when we bring our hunger to Jesus. We can ask question after question. Why does Jesus put Philip to the test? Why does he put <em>us <\/em>to the test? Christ simply wants us to recline along with five thousand others who also need him. We are each just one sheep in a flock. We cannot buy enough food for ourselves to eat, not without Jesus.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Gives Thanks:<\/strong> When Jesus gives thanks, we are fed. This is the logic of the sacrifice of the Mass. \u201cThen Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.\u201d Before ten thousand eyes deep-set in five thousand hungry faces, Jesus gave thanks to his Father in heaven. We also come to him in the Mass seeking Eucharistic food, and he distributes it to all those who are reclining\u2014all those who heed the shepherd\u2019s voice. \u201cAll you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, buy grain and eat\u2026 Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what does not satisfy?\u201d (Isa 55:1-2).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I follow you over the sea and up the hills because I know you are the living bread. I come empty-handed, ready to buy at no price the priceless Bread of Angels. I beg you to give me my fill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will make a visit to the tabernacle, if possible. 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