Services
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Dear Families,
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus loves teaching others about God the Father! Jesus’ power is shown when He sends away a bad spirit. Jesus has authority over all things, including us.
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other this question. Do we recognize Jesus’ authority over us and his ability to teach us?
Family Prayer: Jesus, please help us to listen to you in all things. Amen
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(La versión en español sigue al inglés)
Dear Parents,
This Sunday is called Good Shepherd Sunday because Jesus tells His friends that He is the Good Shepherd who will lay down His life for His sheep. He explains that a hired shepherd runs away when a wolf comes. A hired shepherd only wants to be paid. Jesus says, “I know my sheep, and they know me.” He tells us that we belong to Him and He will lay down His life for us. Jesus reminds us how important we are to Him, so important that He died and rose so we can go to Heaven someday.
This week our video is a reflection on the First Reading and the Gospel. As a family, watch video in its entirety and ask each other these questions: How is Jesus like a good shepherd? How are you like a good shepherd?
Family Prayer: Teach us Lord, to hear your voice and answer you. Amen
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Read more: Fourth Sunday of Easter Cycle B / Cuarto Domingo de Pascua Ciclo B (Faith Formation)
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Dear Parents,
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus meets a man who is sick with leprosy and people stay far, far away from him. When the man pleads with Jesus to heal him so he can be with other people. Jesus sees and hears the man and feels compassion for him. He heals the man. In this Gospel story, we learn that God loves every one of us, even outsiders, even those no one else seems to like. When people found out Jesus could heal, they constantly asked him to do so. He tried to find rest and quiet in the desert, but people followed him there too. Still, he helped many people who needed healing.
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions. How do you reach out to people in your area that need help? How can you find the strength to help them?
Family Prayer: Jesus, teach us to see when people are in need, and give us the strength to reach out to them. Amen
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(La versión en español sigue al inglés)
Dear Families,
In this Sunday’s Gospel Jesus tells the parable of the landowner who leases his vineyard to tenants and sends his servants to collect the portion of the harvest that the tenants owe him. The tenants’ rebel against him and kill his messengers and son. This parable points to the failure of Jesus’ own people to accept him. The parable teaches us that God sent prophets, or messengers to teach us how to live as God calls us to live. He sent his son Jesus.
As a family watch video in its entirety than ask each other this question. How is God the owner of the vineyard? God sends people to help us love and obey Him. How do you respond to them?
Family Prayer: God our creator, thank you for making us and sharing your wonderful world with us. Amen
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(La versión en español sigue al inglés)
Dear Families,
The request of John and James in this Sunday’s Gospel brings to light how even Jesus’ followers had the desire to be approved and rewarded in worldly terms. Whenever human beings gather, we ask who is best, number 1, champion, leader. As a family, we also struggle with disagreements and power struggles. Listen to the Gospel and learn how Jesus teaches us the importance of service and sacrifice in the life of a disciple. Jesus wants his followers to imitate him by being humble and becoming servants of all.
Jesus came to serve, not to be served and gave his life as a sacrifice to save us. Each time you go to Mass, know that the Lamb of God is offering himself for you in the sacrifice of the Eucharist. See the glory of his life being poured out for you, then let it inspire you to go and pour yourself out for others.
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions.
In your family, how do you struggle with authority? How do you put each other’s needs before your own?
Family Prayer: Open our eyes Lord to see the needs of others and grow in our desire to serve them. Amen
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