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Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 8:4-15 - When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to Jesus, he spoke in a parable.  “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky ate it up. Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for lack of moisture. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” After saying this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”

Then his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be. He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.

“This is the meaning of the parable.  The seed is the word of God. Those on the path are the ones who have heard, but the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts that they may not believe and be saved. Those on rocky ground are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they believe only for a time and fall away in time of temptation. As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit. But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.”

 (Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud

“But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they…when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.”

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

We are very familiar with the “Parable of the Four Soils,” as it is often called.  God, the sower, goes out and sows the seed—His word—everywhere for all people.  If the seed fails to grow, the problem is not with the sower or the seed, but with the soil.  Our lives are the soil.  They need to be taken care of to be made ready to welcome the word of God.  Jesus asks us to be ready for the word of God.  Those who are ready are like the “rich soil.” There are two ways Jesus mentions, here in the Gospel of Luke, to prepare ourselves to welcome the word of God.  The first is to have hearts that are “generous and good.”  A generous heart is one that isn’t self-centered.  It is willing to give God everything without setting limits.  The second way to prepare for God’s word is to persevere.  Perseverance is not a popular concept because it requires that despite hard work, struggles, and even suffering, we keep going.  But this is a necessary part of the Christian life—to keep at it even when we don’t feel like it.  In prayer, consider what limits we put on our faith life.  Are we generous towards God, and willing to persevere through struggle?

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)  

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Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 8:1-3 - Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.  Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.”

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“Accompanying him were…many others who provided for them out of their resources.”

 (Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

Jesus’s public ministry was funded by the generosity of those who “provided” for Him and His apostles out of their resources.  Wow!  How many times have we passed by that line in reading Scripture?  Jesus is provided for!  What an honor for these people to provide for Christ, God Himself, who has no need of help!  If God has no need, then why is He being provided for?  God chose to arrange it this way, so that others might have the honor and the priceless merit of helping Him.

Jesus’ ministry, which ultimately accomplishes the salvation of the world, is advanced, in part, by people giving money and other resources. Do we give money and our resources to our parish or to Christian and human missions?  We must!  The Church is still carrying out the mission of Christ today.  We need to be generous in supporting it.  We need to cut back on unnecessary things (of which we all have many) and give more to our parish and to other important Christian missions.  Our money can help advance the mission of Christ and help save souls…or it can be wasted on unneeded comforts.  Be more generous.  Provide for the mission of Christ! 

 As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)  

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Thursday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 7:36-50 - A certain Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table.  Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee.  Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with her tears.  Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the ointment. 

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”  Jesus said to him in reply, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”  “Tell me, teacher,” he said.  “Two people were in debt to a certain creditor; one owed five hundred days’ wages and the other owed fifty.  Since they were unable to repay the debt, he forgave it for both.  Which of them will love him more?”  Simon said in reply, “The one, I suppose, whose larger debt was forgiven.”  He said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 

Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?  When I entered your house, you did not give me water for my feet, but she has bathed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair.  You did not give me a kiss, but she has not ceased kissing my feet since the time I entered.  You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my feet with ointment.  So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love.  But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”  He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”  The others at table said to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”  But he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud

“’But the one to whom little has been forgiven, loves little.’  He said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’”

(Parent)  Read this meditation aloud to the family

The quote below on true contrition is from Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Transformation in Christ.

“By the just are meant neither the saints on the one hand nor the Pharisees on the other, but persons who, while leading a correct life and avoiding all transgressions in the strict sense of the term, never come to achieve that full surrender to God which (in a humanity tainted with original sin) is possible in contrition alone…  They never descend so low as to be lifted up by God.

With this type of just person, we may contrast the image of Mary Magdalene the public sinner, as she, stricken to her knees by the sight of Jesus, washes His feet with her tears.  We perceive that new life nascent in her contrite soul.  We sense the response of her heart, softened by the melting fire of humility and charity.  It is to her, the repentant sinner, and not to Simon [the Pharisee] who stays beside Him in the consciousness of not having offended God, that Jesus spoke: ‘Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace’ (Luke 7:50).  And she it was who before all others was found worthy to announce to the apostles the Resurrection of the Lord.”
As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.) 

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Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 7:31-35 - Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation?  What are they like?  They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, 

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance.

We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’ For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’  The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’  But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud

“To what shall I compare the people of this generation?  What are they like?”  

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

If we are honest with ourselves, which most people (including us) are not enough, we must admit that our generation (our times, our culture, our society) is very, very sick.  We are being asked, almost forced, by our culture to accept any person’s desire, or idea, or lifestyle as if it is normal, healthy, and good.  We’re sick!  It is frowned upon to talk openly about God or Christian morality.  In our public schools, we can’t talk about these things.  We’re sick!  Our entertainment is filled with rampant sexual sin, unhealthy interest in evil things, and glorified violence and gore.  In kids’ books, vampires are the good guys, and zombies are fun.  We’re sick!     

We cannot live like our generation lives.  Our culture is sick, and we need to be vocal about the problem.  If we knew that half of our neighbors had a life-threatening disease and didn’t realize it, would we be good neighbors if we kept silent about it?  Many of our neighbors do have a disease, a spiritual disease, much worse than any physical illness.  Our prayers, our lifestyle, our courage in speaking the truth—despite any uncomfortable embarrassment that comes with it—can help to heal our neighbors, our generation, from a most terrible disease.  

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)  

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Tuesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 7:11-17 -Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him.  As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.  A large crowd from the city was with her.  When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”  He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”  The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.  Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.”  This report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud

”When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her” 

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

The Lord is moved with pity for a mother, a widow, whose only son has died.  The Lord is “moved.”  That word, “moved,” is meaningful here.  It indicates a change in Jesus’ thoughts and intentions.  The Gospel doesn’t tell us what Jesus is planning to do before He sees the widow and her son, but whatever it is, He is suddenly diverted from it, and He decides to do something else.  

How often are we moved?  How often do we divert our plans because we see someone in need?   If the answer is “rarely” or “never,” then perhaps we need to keep our eyes less focused on our plans and more focused on others.  Jesus was very aware of and responsive to the needs of others.  Who do we know that is lonely, sick, poor, hurting, old?  Think of them.  Think of them!  The thought of them should move us.  In prayer, consider how we can divert our plans and move to compassionately help another.    

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)  

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Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 7:1-10 - When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum.  A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him.  When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave.  They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying, “He deserves to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us.”  And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.  Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed.  For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me.  And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”  When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and, turning, said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”  When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud

“I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.” 

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

The centurion, a Roman, is not a Jew.  He is obviously a man of goodness and virtue, though, if even the Jews credit him for being positive and open to their religion.  But more than that, He is a man of humility and great faith.  He has such faith, in fact, that the Gospel claims that Jesus “was amazed”!  Where else do we hear such tribute from the Lord Himself?!  The centurion understands that Jesus is doing the will of God, and he believes that Jesus has the power to heal his servant.  

But there is more to this man’s faith.  The centurion believes that Jesus has the power to heal his servant, not with some special formula or special action, but that Jesus possesses the power in Himself.  He believes that Jesus can heal simply with His word.  It is this humility and this faith that the Church asks us to have when we repeat the centurion’s words before we receive Christ in the Eucharist.  We should be filled with humility, “I am not worthy.”  And we should be filled with faith that by Christ, we shall be healed.

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)  

Reminder for Parents: Pier is just meant to be a jumping off point. The real goal is that you pray & eventually use the fruits of your personal prayer as the content of your family’s prayer. Duc in altum.

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Tuesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 4:31-37 - Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. He taught them on the sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm. They were all amazed and said to one another, “What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.

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“For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

Notice that Jesus has power over evil. Should we be surprised that someone who is purely good has power over evil? The Pharisees are surprised by this. But we shouldn’t be. There is an important principle here to remember: good is always more powerful than evil. Knowing this, we have to make sure that our faith isn’t simply about saying “no” to evil, though certainly that’s part of our faith. More importantly though, we need to focus on saying “yes” to good, and on living virtuous lives. It is God’s goodness that gives power.

Parents can be great helps to their growing children in this regard. It is very important for parents to pray for and to encourage their children to avoid the wrong people, places, and things. But it is more important, and more powerful still, for parents to pray for and to encourage their children to stay close to the right people, places, and things. In prayer, consider who are the right people, places, and things. Consider also how much time, energy and money we spend on giving our family enjoyable ways to be good.

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)

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Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

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Luke 4:16-30 - Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.

Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, “Is this not the son of Joseph?” He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’” And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

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“They also asked, ‘Is this not the son of Joseph?’”

(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family

Though Jesus greatly impresses those in His hometown, they refuse to believe in Him—in part because He is too common. They know Him so well, and He isn’t what they expect in a Messiah. So, they reject Him. Jesus makes a reference in this passage to Naaman the Syrian. Naaman is a figure from the Second Book of Kings who, having leprosy, travels far to see Elisha, the Jewish prophet, to seek a cure. After his travels, Naaman is disappointed that Elisha does not come out to perform an astonishing cure, but instead instructs Naaman to go wash repeatedly in the Jordan River. Naaman was expecting the extraordinary, but it was in the common that he would be cured of his disease.

Often times we search and search for divine guidance. We want and expect God to work in miraculous, extraordinary ways. Sometimes He does. But more often God works in very ordinary ways. God’s will for us is usually found in our simple daily life, not in extraordinary situations. Don’t be disappointed by the common life. Many husbands have done God’s will simply by listening to their wives’ struggles; many mothers have done God’s will by picking up toys without complaining; many students have pleased God by simply studying hard; many workers give God glory by completing their work well and not wasting time. Most of Jesus’ holy life was commonplace. So He asks the same holiness of us. How can we do “little things” better?

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)

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Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

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Matthew 23:1-12 - Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens [hard to carry] and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have one Father in heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’: you have but one master, the Messiah. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

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“Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example.”

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Jesus makes a very important clarification in the Gospel today. He is speaking to the crowds and to His disciples about some of their religious leaders, the Pharisees. We know from our reading of the Gospels that Jesus isn’t a big fan of the Pharisees in His day because of their hypocrisy, their lack of love for God, and because they are leading people astray. Nevertheless, Jesus does instruct His listeners to respect their authority.

This is a great lesson for Catholics today. The Catholic Church is both divine and human. Though most of its human leaders are holy, they still make personal mistakes. However, some leaders have made grave moral mistakes, causing great harm, great public scandal, and endangering their own souls. Though Jesus has many things to say about the sins of these men, He still advises us as Catholics to respect their role, or their “office” (as priest, bishop, etc.). Though certain men may have sinned terribly, this doesn’t mean we can show disrespect for the “office” of priests or bishops. These are holy “offices” that, according to Christ, deserve and demand our respect.

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)

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Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

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Matthew 22:34-40 - When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

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“The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

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Jesus tells the Pharisees who come to test Him that “the whole law and the prophets depend on” love—loving God and loving our neighbor. This combination of “the law and the prophets” was a simple way to sum up much of the faith of the Jews. The Torah (the law) and the books of the prophets were two major sections of the Jewish Scriptures. These two things also pointed toward Christ. We see this idea of the summing up of the law and the prophets at other times as well. For instance, at the Transfiguration, Moses (the law giver) and Elijah (the greatest prophet) appear and communicate with Christ.

It is a wonderfully simple truth that the whole of our Faith depends on love. God’s rules and Commandments are all about love. The message of the prophets is all about love. The New Testament is all about love. The Church is all about love. The Church’s teachings are all about love. The Church’s worship is all about love. The Church’s service is all about love. Everything Christians do is about love. If we ever have any motivation other than love for what we do, it will not be enough. We must live lives that are devoted to and dependent upon one thing—love.

As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)

Reminder for Parents: Pier is just meant to be a jumping off point. The real goal is that you pray & eventually use the fruits of your personal prayer as the content of your family’s prayer. Duc in altum.

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