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Category: <span>Week Fourteen</span>

Category: Week Fourteen

WEEK FOURTEEN – FRIDAY – JULY 14, 2017 PERSECUTIONS (MT 10:17-22)

Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, Strengthen me in moments of trial. Imagination: (Picture Jesus preparing His disciples for persecution.) Context: Jesus has just commissioned his apostles and sent them out to preach. He warns them of difficulties. Matthew’s Church also sent out missionaries who faced the same persecutions, both from Jews …

WEEK FOURTEEN – THURSDAY – JULY 13, 2017 SENDING OUT THE TWELVE (MT 10:7-15)

Prayer – O Jesus, send me forth like an apostle. Imagination – (Picture the Twelve gathered around, listening to Jesus’ instructions.) Context: There is not much time to evangelize Israel, so Jesus sends out the Twelve. This is totally his initiative. He summons, instructs, and gives his powers. They disciples …

WEEK FOURTEEN – WEDNESDAY – JULY 12, 2017 COMMISSIONING OF THE TWELVE (MT 10:1-7)

Prayer: Come, Jesus. Anoint me to preach your Kingdom. Imagination: (Picture Jesus preparing his apostles for their missionary journey.) Context: Jesus now makes his apostles into missionaries. He calls them and gives two powers – to drive out demons and to heal. He tells them how to act and what …

WEEK FOURTEEN – TUESDAY – JULY 11, 2017 THE FAITH OF THE CROWD (MT 9:23-28)

Prayer: O Jesus, come to my town. Imagination (Picture Jesus healing and teaching the crowds.) Context: The gospel has 2 parts. First, Jesus casts out a demon so a person begins to speak. This causes both praise and criticism. Then, Jesus tours all the villages with multiple miracles of power. …

WEEK FOURTEEN – MONDAY – JULY 10, 2017 WOMAN WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD (MT: 9:18-26)

Prayer: O Jesus, let me press close to you and be healed. Imagination: (Picture Jesus, surrounded by crowds and the woman secretly touching His garment.) Context: This story contains excellent teachings about healing. The woman has been suffering for twelve years. Many people touch Jesus (as the disciples make clear) …

WEEK FOURTEEN – SUNDAY (A) – JULY 9, 2017 REVELATION TO THE LITTLE ONES (MT 11:25-27)

Prayer: O Jesus, reveal all that is hidden so I know the mysteries of the Kingdom. Imagination: (Picture Jesus praising God for His disciples) Context: Jesus has just reproached those towns that did not repent at his preaching. Now, he looks onward at his disciples and sees that they have …

JULY 9, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – SATURDAY

(Matthew 10:26-33) Prayer: O Jesus, free me from fear so I always acknowledge that I am your disciple. Imagination: (Picture Jesus speaking with his apostles). Context    Jesus is sending his apostles to preach the Kingdom. This is all new for them. Jesus foresees that they will be persecuted and could …

JULY 8, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – FRIDAY – PERSECUTIONS

(Matthew 10:17-22) Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, Strengthen me in moments of trial. Imagination: (Picture Jesus preparing His disciples for persecution.) Context: Jesus has just commissioned his apostles and sent them out to preach. He warns them of difficulties. Matthew’s Church also sent out missionaries who faced the same persecutions, both …

JULY 7, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – THURSDAY – SENDING OUT THE TWELVE

(Matthew 10:7-15) Prayer – O Jesus, send me forth like an apostle. Imagination – (Picture the Twelve gathered around, listening to Jesus’ instructions.) Context:    There is not much time to evangelize Israel, so Jesus sends out the Twelve. This is totally his initiative. He summons, instructs, and gives his powers. …

JULY 6, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – WEDNESDAY – COMMISSIONING OF THE TWELVE

 (Matthew 10:1-7) Prayer: Come, Jesus. Anoint me to preach your Kingdom. Imagination: (Picture Jesus preparing his apostles for their missionary journey.) Context:    Jesus now makes his apostles into missionaries. He calls them and gives two powers – to drive out demons and to heal. He tells them how to act …

JULY 5, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – TUESDAY – THE FAITH OF THE CROWD

 (Matthew 9:23-28) Prayer: O Jesus, come to my town. Imagination (Picture Jesus healing and teaching the crowds.) Context:    The gospel has 2 parts. First, Jesus casts out a demon so a person begins to speak. This causes both praise and criticism. Then, Jesus tours all the villages with multiple miracles …

JULY 4, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – MONDAY – WOMAN WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD

(MT: 9:18-26) Prayer: O Jesus, let me press close to you and be healed. Imagination: (Picture Jesus, surrounded by crowds and the woman secretly touching His garment.) Context:    This story contains excellent teachings about healing. The woman has been suffering for twelve years. Many people touch Jesus (as the disciples …

JULY 3, 2016 – WEEK FOURTEEN – SUNDAY (C) – SEVENTY-TWO MORE MISSIONARIES

(Luke 10:1-12) Prayer – O Lord, choose me and send me wherever your word needs to be preached. Imagination – (Picture Jesus preparing seventy-two more disciples to go to the villages.) Context: Other gospels (Mark and Matthew) record Jesus sending the Twelve. Only Luke mentions this larger number of seventy-two. …