Services
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6/19/22 - Body and Blood of Christ - Cycle C
Dear Families,
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (the Eucharist, Holy Communion). Just as our bodies are in need of proper nourishment for energy, we also need to feed our spiritual needs. In the Eucharist, God’s grace makes us strong and feeds us with God’s love.
Today’s Gospel tells us about Jesus’ miracle and how He provided food to a very large crowd, five thousand with only five loaves of bread and two fish. They even had leftovers, twelve baskets!
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions regarding the Gospel.
What does Jesus tell the disciples to do? What do we learn about Jesus from this story?
Family Prayer: Dear Jesus, you feed us with your Body and Blood. You fed the hungry crowds. Open our eyes and hearts to the needs of others. Amen
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Read more: Body and Blood of Christ Cycle C / Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo Ciclo C
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Dear Families,
In this Sunday’s Gospel the people follow Jesus because He had given them bread. Jesus teaches them that what they really needed was not just food, but the food that God would give them. That food is Jesus Himself, the Bread of Life! When we celebrate Holy Communion, we receive Jesus Himself. Let’s remember that He is the Bread of Life. God provides for all our physical and spiritual needs.
As a family watch video in its entirety and ask each other these questions.
Why does Jesus tell us that if we eat the bread he gives us, we will never be hungry? What does this mean?
Family Prayer: Lord, you gave us everything you had: Your life, your Body and your Blood. Teach us to give everything we have to you. Amen
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2/13/22 - Jesus teaches the Beatitudes - Cycle C
Dear Families,
Jesus tells us, blessed are the poor, hungry, sad, and excluded, but woe to those who are rich, fed, laugh, and are famous. This Sunday’s Gospel turns people’s ideas about being happy upside down, it disrupts our ideas of success. We may think that being rich and full are signs of happiness and success, but they are not. Happiness comes from sharing what we have, comforting people who are sad and laughing with people not at them.
Jesus gives us a list of attitudes and actions that help people find real happiness, called the Beatitudes. He teaches us we are all God’s children, called to belong to God’s family and to care for each other. We are called to welcome and care for the poor, share what we have with them, and comfort people who are sad. These actions that bring people together are important in God’s kingdom.
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other these questions.
What is Idolatry? How is the way Jesus teaches us to live different from the way the world often tells us to live?
Family Prayer: Lord, help us to desire things that are holy and good. Help us to resist valuing things only because our culture tells us they are important. Amen
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Read more: Jesus Teaches the Beatitudes Cycle C / Jesús Enseña las Bienaventuranzas Ciclo C
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Dear Families,
The rich man in this Sunday’s Gospel wants to follow Jesus, but when Jesus tells him he must give up all he owns, he feels sad. It is hard to give up the things we have. Jesus doesn’t want us to hold too tightly to things of the world, but rather desire eternal life with Him in Heaven.
As a family watch video in its entirety and then ask each other this question.
What things do you hold onto that might keep you from following Jesus?
Family Prayer: Jesus, help us to follow you no matter what we must leave behind.
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12/5/21 - Second Sunday of Advent - Cycle C
Dear Families,
In this Sunday’s Gospel, John the Baptist (Jesus’ cousin) goes all over the country around the Jordan River and tells everyone to prepare for the coming of the Messiah. John was not afraid to talk about Jesus and to encourage people to repent and turn away from sin. John gave hope to people. He shared the Good News of Jesus, that he was coming to save them, and we should share this too.
When we light one more candle this Sunday, hopefully it will continue to remind us of how we are called to make changes in our lives and make a straight path to the Lord.
As a family, watch video in its entirety and then ask each other this question.
What changes must I make within me that is standing in the way of growing closer to Jesus?
Family Prayer: Lord, help us to recognize what hurts your heart and have the courage to work to change it. Amen
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Read more: Second Sunday of Advent Year C / Segundo Domingo de Adviento Ciclo C
