Prayer – O Lord, help me to hear your word and keep it. Imagination: (Picture Jesus speaking to the crowds when a woman shouts out). Context This spontaneous cry of a woman praises motherhood. Jesus uses this to reveal true holiness, which comes when the mature disciple hears and keeps God’s word. Gospel Text: (Read …
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WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – FRIDAY – OCTOBER 13, 2017 CASTING OUT DEVILS BY GOD’S FINGER (LK 11:15-26)
Prayer: Come Holy Spirit. Teach me the overwhelming kindness of God. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Because the family went to bed early and would sleep in the same room, this request for bread disturbs the whole family. They are in the middle of their sleep and with the door bolted. Yet, the …
WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – THURSDAY – OCTOBER 12, 2017 SEEKING HELP FROM A FRIEND (LK 11:5-8)
Prayer: Come Holy Spirit. Teach me the overwhelming kindness of God. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Because the family went to bed early and would sleep in the same room, this request for bread disturbs the whole family. They are in the middle of their sleep and with the door bolted. Yet, the …
WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 11, 2017 TEACH US TO PRAY (LK 11:1-4)
Prayer – O Lord, engrave these petitions in my heart. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples to pray) Context: Understanding the Our Father will surprise you. It is a heavenly prayer which opens our eyes to Jesus’ Second Coming and prepares us for the end of the world. Luke’s version is somewhat shorter than …
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WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – TUESDAY – OCTOBER 10, 2017 MARY & MARTHA (LK. 10:38-42)
Prayer – Come, Holy Spirit. Make Jesus the center of my attention. Imagination: (Picture Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet.) Context: Luke places this story right after the Good Samaritan to emphasize that the disciple must first love Jesus. Serving others is important (like the Good Samaritan) but not enough to be a disciple. Personal love …
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WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – MONDAY – OCTOBER 9, 2017 THE GOOD SAMARITAN (LK 10:25-37)
Prayer – Give me a loving heart, O Lord, like your own. Imagination (Picture Jesus with His disciples) Context The lawyer’s question was common in Judaism, ‘How far must my charity extend? Who is within that circle?” Jesus’ parable uses the usual set of three persons. Logically, after the priest and Levite, the third person …
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WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – SUNDAY – A – OCTOBER 8, 2017 TAKING AWAY THEIR VINEYARD (MT 21:33-43)
Prayer – O Lord, you have given me everything. Make me a faithful tenant. Imagination – (Picture Jesus with his disciples and his opponents.) Context: Jesus spoke this parable in Jerusalem when the chief priests and elders questioned his authority. The examples fitted the situation. The tenants are the Jewish religious leaders. The vineyard is …
OCTOBER 8, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN – SATURDAY – THE GREATER BLESSING
(Luke 11:27-28) Prayer – O Lord, help me to hear your word and keep it. Imagination: (Picture Jesus speaking to the crowds when a woman shouts out). Context This spontaneous cry of a woman praises motherhood. Jesus uses this to reveal true holiness, which comes when the mature disciple hears and keeps God’s word. Gospel …
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WEEK TWENTY SIX – SATURDAY – OCTOBER 7, 2017 Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary THE JOYFUL RETURN (LK 10:17-24)
(Luke 11:15-26) Prayer – O Jesus, you always use your great power to bless us. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with the disciples and the crowds). Context: All agree that Jesus worked these miracles and cast out Satan. In this gospel, some question the source of his power. Their reasoning is contradictory. Jesus wants only to save …
OCTOBER 6, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN – THURSDAY – SEEKING HELP FROM A FRIEND
(Luke 11:5-8) Prayer: Come Holy Spirit. Teach me the overwhelming kindness of God. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Because the family went to bed early and would sleep in the same room, this request for bread disturbs the whole family. They are in the middle of their sleep and with the door bolted. …
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OCTOBER 5, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN – WEDNESDAY – TEACH US TO PRAY
(Luke 11:1-4) Prayer – O Lord, engrave these petitions in my heart. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples to pray) Context: Understanding the Our Father will surprise you. It is a heavenly prayer which opens our eyes to Jesus’ Second Coming and prepares us for the end of the world. Luke’s version is somewhat …
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OCTOBER 4, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – TUESDAY – MARY & MARTHA
(Luke 10:38-42) Prayer – Come, Holy Spirit. Make Jesus the center of my attention. Imagination: (Picture Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet.) Context: Luke places this story right after the Good Samaritan to emphasize that the disciple must first love Jesus. Serving others is important (like the Good Samaritan) but not enough to be a disciple. …
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OCTOBER 3, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN – MONDAY – THE GOOD SAMARITAN
(Luke 10:25-37) Prayer – Give me a loving heart, O Lord, like your own. Imagination (Picture Jesus with His disciples) Context The lawyer’s question was common in Judaism, ‘How far must my charity extend? Who is within that circle?” Jesus’ parable uses the usual set of three persons. Logically, after the priest and Levite, …
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OCTOBER 2, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – SUNDAY (C) – THE HUMBLE SERVANT
(Luke 17:7-10) Prayer – O Lord, let me serve you faithfully with a humble heart. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Jesus sees deeply into his disciples’ heart. He demands that they serve faithfully without any self-righteous feelings. Gospel Text: (Read slowly, possibly aloud) If a man has a servant who ploughs the field …
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OCTOBER 10, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – SATURDAY – THE GREATER BLESSING
(Luke 11:27-28) Prayer – O Lord, help me to hear your word and keep it. Imagination: (Picture Jesus speaking to the crowds when a woman shouts out). Context This spontaneous cry of a woman praises motherhood. Jesus uses this to reveal true holiness, which comes when the mature disciple hears and keeps God’s word. Gospel …
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OCTOBER 9, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – FRIDAY – CASTING OUT DEVILS BY GOD’S FINGER
(Luke 11:15-26) Prayer – O Jesus, you always use your great power to bless us. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with the disciples and the crowds). Context: All agree that Jesus worked these miracles and cast out Satan. In this gospel, some question the source of his power. Their reasoning is contradictory. Jesus wants only to save …
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OCTOBER 8, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – THURSDAY – SEEKING HELP FROM A FRIEND
(Luke 11:5-8) Prayer: Come Holy Spirit. Teach me the overwhelming kindness of God. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with His disciples.) Context: Because the family went to bed early and would sleep in the same room, this request for bread disturbs the whole family. They are in the middle of their sleep and with the door bolted. …
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OCTOBER 7, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – WEDNESDAY – TEACH US TO PRAY
(Luke 11:1-4) Prayer – O Lord, engrave these petitions in my heart. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching his disciples to pray) Context: Understanding the Our Father will surprise you. It is a heavenly prayer which opens our eyes to Jesus’ Second Coming and prepares us for the end of the world. Luke’s version is somewhat …
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OCTOBER 6, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – TUESDAY – MARY & MARTHA
(Luke 10:38-42) Prayer – Come, Holy Spirit. Make Jesus the center of my attention. Imagination: (Picture Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet.) Context: Luke places this story right after the Good Samaritan to emphasize that the disciple must first love Jesus. Serving others is important (like the Good Samaritan) but not enough to be a disciple. …
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OCTOBER 5, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SEVEN – MONDAY – THE GOOD SAMARITAN
(Luke 10:25-37) Prayer – Give me a loving heart, O Lord, like your own. Imagination (Picture Jesus with His disciples) Context The lawyer’s question was common in Judaism, ‘How far must my charity extend? Who is within that circle?” Jesus’ parable uses the usual set of three persons. Logically, after the priest and Levite, the …
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