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Dear Families,

In this Sunday’s Gospel, a blind man named Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus to cure him.  The people in the crowd tell him to stop calling out, but he calls out more loudly.  He won’t be silenced.  Jesus hears him and goes to him and asks him “What do you want me to do for you?”  He replies.  “Master, I want to see”.  Jesus tells Bartimaeus that his faith has saved him and he receives his sight.

Sometimes we can be blind too.  We don’t see the truth about God and are blind to our own faults.  Perhaps we are hurting or feeling alone or sad.  Like Bartimaeus, we should call out to Jesus to help us and not let anyone stop us.  Jesus wants us to believe that he can heal us.  He shows us that our persistence in prayer is a sign of our faith. 

As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions?

What do you want Jesus to heal for you?  Do you believe that he can heal you?

Family Prayer:  Lord, sometimes we don’t even recognize that we need healing.  Help us to see where we might be broken and humbly ask you to heal us.

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6/8/25 - Pentecost Sunday - Cycle C

Dear Families,

This Sunday is the feast of Pentecost and we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles ten days after his Ascension into heaven.

 

Let us celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit by remembering that this same Holy Spirit is with us today.  He helps us do what is right so that we may go out to share the words of Jesus and spread the message of God’s love and forgiveness.

 

As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other this question.
How are you sharing the love of the Holy Spirit with others?

 

Family Prayer:  Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with your love so that we can bring your peace and forgiveness to one another.  Amen.

 

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6/1/25 - What is the Ascension? - Cycle C

Dear Families,

Thursday, May 29th was the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, and the video for this week will reflect on the readings of that day.  Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus took his disciples up to a hill and they saw him disappear into a cloud.  It must have been hard for the apostles to watch Jesus leave them and ascend to Heaven.

 

As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions.
Where did He go?  What did he say?  What did he promise?

 

Family Prayer:  Lord, turn our minds and hearts toward heaven.  Give us a desire to live there someday with you.  Amen.

 

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