





The Loaves and FishesWonder XIII of XVII · Panes et PiscesMirabilia Dei · XIII
The Loaves and Fishes
Panes et Pisces-
Prologue
The thirteenth wonder
The Loaves and Fishes, told in 5 scenes — A Great Multitude, Five Barley Loaves, He Gave Thanks, Bread Passed Hand to Hand and Twelve Baskets.
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Scene I
A Great Multitude
John 6 · 2–5And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased. … he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
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Scene II
Five Barley Loaves
John 6 · 9There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes; but what are these among so many?
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Scene III
He Gave Thanks
John 6 · 11And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down.
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Scene IV
Bread Passed Hand to Hand
John 6 · 11In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would.
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Scene V
Twelve Baskets
John 6 · 13They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.
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The verse
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger.
John 6 · 35
Next wonder · XIVThe Transfiguration
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