Praying the Communion Antiphon Series: Friday of the Easter Octave

 Praying the Communion Antiphon Series

He Is Risen As He Said

Easter Friday — Come and Have Breakfast

Communion Antiphon
“Jesus said to his disciples: Come and eat. And he took bread and gave it to them, alleluia.” (cf. John 21:12–13)

 

 1. Thinking about the Words

“Come and eat.”

So simple. So ordinary.

Not:

• a command
• not a teaching
• not even an explanation

Just an invitation.

And then:

 He took bread
He gave it to them

 

There is something deeply familiar here.

This echoes:

• the feeding of the crowds
• the Last Supper
• and now… the Resurrection

 

The Risen Jesus does not begin with:

• correction
• or mission
• or instruction

He begins with:

 nourishment
 presence
 care

 

 2. The Gospel Connection — Encounter

Today’s Gospel (Gospel of John 21:1–14) brings us to the shore.

The disciples have gone back to fishing.

• familiar
• ordinary
• perhaps a little uncertain

They catch nothing.

 

Then:

Jesus is a voice from the shore. They follow His instruction to cast the net again
this then gives them an abundance. Slowly:recognition begins

 

But notice…

Before anything else happens:

Jesus prepares a meal

 

Now hold the antiphon and the Gospel together:

• The Gospel shows: Jesus waiting, cooking, providing
• The antiphon gives us the heart of it:
  “Come and eat.”

 

This is not rushed.

It is:

• quiet
• relational
• deeply human

 

3. For Us — Where is Resurrection today?

How often do I think:

• I need to do more
• fix something
• understand something
• prove something

 

And yet today:

Jesus says: “Come and eat.”

 

Not:

• Come and explain yourself
• Come and prove your faith

Just: Come

 

Where might I be invited today to:

• receive instead of striving
• pause instead of pushing
• allow myself to be nourished

 

And especially:

When I receive Communion, do I come as one who is hungry
and willing to receive?

 

 4. Prayer

Lord Jesus,
You stand on the shore of my life
and invite me to come.

When I am tired, uncertain, or searching,
teach me to receive what You offer.

Help me to recognise Your presence
in the simple, ordinary moments of this day.

Nourish me with Your life,
that I may live from You
and not from my own striving.

Alleluia.

 

Personal note: I am sorry this post is late.  I have been unwell.