Reflection: From the beginning the Church has been
persecuted and told what she should or should not be doing, yet she continues
to speak out for the truth and for the faith.
We see Jesus travel to a city where those who wanted to skill Him were,
and we see Him openly speak out for the faith amongst their inhabitants. Though He was threatened with arrest and
death, and they sought to put Him to the test “with revilement and torture,” He
still did His Father’s will in an attempt to convert souls. The Church today continues this mission of evangelization. The Church continues to “profess to have
knowledge of God.” Some see the Church’s
traditions as “a hardship,” while others say the Church must conform to modern
society “because his life is not like that of ours.” Just as Christ held strong and held His
ground to follow the will of “the one who sent me,” the Church and its
followers continue to follow and live out the first teachings of Christ from
many years ago.
Reflection
for younger saints:
Even in Jesus’ time people treated Him poorly because He did not fit
in. The Catholic Church continues to
stand out and follow the teachings of Jesus.
Others may tell the Church it has to change to be like them, but the
Church continues to follow the path laid out by Jesus.
Big
Picture: Jesus
reached out to evangelization in spite of great threats
Discussion
Starters:
Younger saints: Did Jesus try to fit in with the teachings and laws of His time? Did Jesus follow His will or did He follow God’s will? What was Jesus’ mission in His time here? What is the Church’s mission?
Older saints: Did Jesus try to fit in with the teachings and laws of His time? Did Jesus follow His will or did He follow God’s will? What was Jesus’ mission in His time here? What is the Church’s mission? How are you helping to live out the Church’s mission?
Younger saints: Did Jesus try to fit in with the teachings and laws of His time? Did Jesus follow His will or did He follow God’s will? What was Jesus’ mission in His time here? What is the Church’s mission?
Older saints: Did Jesus try to fit in with the teachings and laws of His time? Did Jesus follow His will or did He follow God’s will? What was Jesus’ mission in His time here? What is the Church’s mission? How are you helping to live out the Church’s mission?
Fun
Fact: The First
Reading is always taken from the Old Testament, except during the Easter
season, when it is taken from the Acts of the Apostles.
Saint
of the day:
Name: Saint Louise de Marillac
What they are remembered for: St. Louise de Marillac was orphaned by the age of 15 and despite her desire to become a nun, a marriage was arranged for her by her confessor. She later lost her husband to a long illness. St. Louise had a desire on her heart to serve and care for the poor, which would later bring her to serve under St. Vincent de Paul and later built up “The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul” under the guidance of St. Vincent de Paul.
Feast day: March 15
Patron Saint of: Social Workers
Daily Notes:
Name: Saint Louise de Marillac
What they are remembered for: St. Louise de Marillac was orphaned by the age of 15 and despite her desire to become a nun, a marriage was arranged for her by her confessor. She later lost her husband to a long illness. St. Louise had a desire on her heart to serve and care for the poor, which would later bring her to serve under St. Vincent de Paul and later built up “The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul” under the guidance of St. Vincent de Paul.
Feast day: March 15
Patron Saint of: Social Workers
Daily Notes:
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