I WILL RAIN DOWN BREAD FROM THE HEAVENS

SAINT JOACHIM AND SAINT ANNE, PARENTS OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Listen, anyone who has ears! Reading Exodus 16:1-5,9-15 The Lord sends quails and manna from heaven From Elim they set out, and the whole community of the sons of Israel reached the wilderness of Sin ā between Elim and Sinai ā on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt. And the whole community of the sons of Israel began to complain against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness and said to them, āWhy did we not die at the Lordās hand in the land of Egypt, when we were able to sit down to pans of meat and could eat bread to our heartās content! As it is, you have brought us to this wilderness to starve this whole company to death!ā Then the Lord said to Moses, āNow I will rain down bread for you from the heavens. Each day the people are to go out and gather the dayās portion; I propose to test them in this way to see whether they will follow my law or not. On the sixth day, when ...