Catholic Commission for Social Justice
The 30th Olympiad ends today (August 12). I am looking forward to attending the closing ceremony. Around 10,500 athletes will have competed from 204 countries. About 4,700 medals would have been won by those competing in the Olympics. The Olympic flag will be handed over byLondon’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, to Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Paralympics will be held inLondon from August 29 to September 9 2012.
Gospel Jn 6:24-35
When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaumlooking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”
I am in London at the moment and was fortunate to experience the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which reminded me of one of London’s great musicals. Britain really showcased itself. I watched as a “replica” of the ship, the Windrush, passed by, followed by a group of people representing “West Indians” who came to Britain.