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Dear Families,

This Sunday’s Gospel is often misunderstood.  Jesus is not saying the woman is a dog.  He is trying to explain that she is not a person who was raised in faith

and yet she shows great faith.  To some, she was invisible.  The woman is persistent and faithful, two things we are reminded to be.

As a family, watch video in its entirety and then ask each other this question.

Who is invisible to you?  Who do you ignore?  Why do you choose to do this?

Family Prayer:  Jesus, sometimes it can feel as though you cannot hear us.  Help us to keep asking for help and to be patient,

waiting with trust, knowing you will answer our prayers at the right time.  Amen

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Dear Families,

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus message is to love God above all else and love your neighbor as yourself. He teaches us that the greatest commandment to love God with all our hearts is to love others and

ourselves with His love.

As a family watch video in its entirety than ask each other this question. Which person do you know needs love the most?

Family Prayer:  Dear Lord, show us how to love you, others, and ourselves.  Amen

 

love your neighbor

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Dear Families,

May the peace of the Lord be always with you.

 

This Sunday Jesus tells us a parable.  Parables are stories that teach a lesson.  He speaks about a sower, a person who plants seeds.  This sower throws seeds all over and they land on paths, in rocks and thorn bushes, and on good soil.  Jesus teaches that the kingdom of  heaven is like  seed that has been planted on good soil.

 

As a family, watch video in its entirety, then ask each other.  What type of soil do you think your faith is growing in?  Do you need to change it?  If so, how might you?

parable of the sower

The Parable of the Sower

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Dear Families,

If you were invited to a party, would you go?  In this Sunday’s Gospel, the guests who were invited did not come, so the host invited strangers.  Every Sunday, we are invited to come to God’s house.  Sometimes we may not feel like going, but God is always waiting for our arrival.

As a family watch video in its entirety than ask each other this question. Why is Sunday Mass such an important and special celebration?

Family Prayer:  Thank you, Lord, for sending us an invitation to be a part of your family and come to your celebration every Sunday!  Amen

 

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Dear Families,

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus says Heaven is like a rare pearl and so precious we would want to give up everything to have it! 

This parable also helps us to realize that to God, we are that pearl.  Jesus gave up his very life because he thinks we are precious too.

As a family watch video in its entirety. 

The goal of family life is to help each other get to Heaven. 

How can you help your family get to Heaven?

heaven is like a rare pearl

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