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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary Reflection October 27, 2019

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Barb Born
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October 27, 2019: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity

Read Bishop Seitz of El Paso’s letter on racism:

English  https://www.hopeborder.org/nightwillbenomore-eng

Spanish https://www.hopeborder.org/nightwillbenomore-spa

 

Readings 

First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18

Psalm: 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23

Second Reading: 2nd Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church

The first movement of the prayer of petition is asking forgiveness, like the tax collector in the parable: “God, be merciful to me a sinner!” It is a prerequisite for righteous and pure prayer. A trusting humility brings us back into the light of communion between the Father and his Son Jesus Christ and with one another, so that “we receive from him whatever we ask.”  Asking forgiveness is the prerequisite for both the Eucharistic liturgy and personal prayer. (2631) From the Daily Roman Missal, Introduction to the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

 

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church: No references this week

For complete text visit: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

 

Reflection 

A parable reverberating across the millenniums, resolute against the pharisees of Jesus’ day and stares starkly at the screens of religious programming, voices on airwaves and reports from conferences today.  Considerable content elevated on pedestals to escape the din of humanity, a lofty self-righteousness, proclaiming definite absolutes of human ideology disguised as religious truths.  A smothering hum of defining other’s failings as greater than their own self-infused holiness.  Jesus acknowledged not the pharisee, but the societally despised tax collector.  For the Lord could see through the self-righteousness, since the prayer lacked humility to focus on self-glorification.  Prayer reflecting on three attributes, greed, dishonesty and adultery, that the praise would never admit to in praise to himself.  Rooted in the Law, but not the fulfillment of the law, love of God and neighbor, not throwing stones, the call to service of Matthew 25.  Unlike the tax collector bowed in prayer, rooted in humility asking for mercy.  A posture Jesus affirms.

Will voices today harkening their holiness and righteous practices done on a routine schedule to check the boxes of robotic faithfulness pause this Sunday to reflect on Jesus’ words to grasp the relevance for their lives, grasp the divisiveness of their actions on the Church, see and hear people seeking for God and not dismiss them as throw away sinners, but embrace them as brothers and sisters?  A time to join hands in collective voices to see prayer does not start and end about us, but about our relationship to God and one another.  For the Lord hears the cry of the poor, poor in not just material goods, but those affirming the poverty of their spirit and deep need for God.  Those who in their poverty have praise in their mouths.  Such a contrary acclamation to prayers of verbal ballistics targeting issues on a list of piety, void of any boxes defining aspects of mercy.  Prayers on a trajectory to dehumanize another human being instead of piercing the clouds of heaven to reach the Most High like petitions of the oppressed which the Lord hears and affirms the right.  We are entrusted with the message of salvation, as proclaimed in the communion antiphon   ( 2nd Corinthians 5:19), but if our prayers, faith demeanor and witness only seek to revel in acclaiming our holiness, we have forgotten the essence of our salvation from God through His Son.  A position of being a servant, emulated in humility.

 

Individual Reflection:Luke 18:9-14

How will you be a witness and voice against divisiveness in the Church promoted by the pharisees of today?

 

Family Reflection: Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23

For Halloween, share Fair Trade candy and the importance of purchasing fair trade products.

https://equalexchange.coop/fairtradehalloween

https://equalexchange.coop/catholic-relief-services

https://equalexchange.coop/fair-trade

 

Prayer: Let song be a prayer ….

As we celebrate All Saints Day November 1st and All Souls Day November 2nd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Yxf0FC12E&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNlgG_-wjpM

 

Blogs to Visit:

http://marynow.wordpress.com/

As we reflect upon Mary’s presence in the mysteries of the Rosary, we are blessed to know her.  For her journey, a timeless trek, calls us to surrender, continuing conversion, humbleness and justice now.

https://peaceonjustice.wordpress.com/

Weekly lectionary reflections, for faith sharing groups, parish bulletins, newsletters or personal prayer, from the synergy of the Word we hear and the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.

https://cst74life.wordpress.com/

Catholic Social Teaching offers seven principles for upholding life in our thoughts, decisions and actions.

http://idocst.wordpress.com/

How we do Catholic Social Teaching.

https://csmresources.wordpress.com/

Creation sustainability ministry resources in the spirit of the St Francis Pledge.

https://smrep.wordpress.com/

Social Ministry Resources Engaging Parishes: Monthly and liturgical seasons resources for use with parish websites, bulletins and newsletters

 

Involvement Opportunities

List one or two upcoming events, legislative action alerts or social justice websites

 

By Barb  Born  October 24, 2019 The reflection maybe used in parish bulletins, newsletters or for faith sharing groups without copyright concern.

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary Reflection October 6, 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Barb Born
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October 6, 2019: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person

Racism is a form of violence. Read, reflect and act to be a voice of inclusion in your family, community, society and the Church.

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/open-wide-our-hearts.pdf

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/study-guide-open-hearts-2019-09.pdf

 

Readings 

First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3 and 2:2-4

Psalm: 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9

Second Reading: 2nd Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Gospel: Luke 17:5-10

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Since the initiative belongs to God in the order of grace, no one can merit the initial grace of forgiveness and justification, at the beginning of conversion. Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, we can then merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification, for the increase of grace and charity, and for the attainment of eternal life. Even temporal goods like health and friendship can be merited in accordance with God’s wisdom. These graces and goods are the object of Christian prayer. Prayer attends to the grace we need for meritorious actions. (2010) From the Daily Roman Missal, Introduction to the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

 

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church: No references

For complete text visit: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

 

Reflection 

Violence may surround us in verbal and physical reminders.  Disunity may rock the sensibility of the Church.  Misery and ruin can emulate from caustic actions, but we must express our concerns, voice our displeasure, propose positive remedies.  Not in rash utterances, but with pondered, prayerful resolve.  Working for justice, grounded in faith to live in the synergy of God’s love.  For in hearing God’s voice our hearts are not hardened but malleable to be formed with thanksgiving for the guidance from the Shepherd.  For seeing the Lord’s works, how can anyone tempt God by walking away in bewilderment from His decrees?  Sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, let the flame of faith ignite our actions to not wimp out as cowards when facing challenges in society and the Church, but trust in the Lord’s strength, in the richness we have been entrusted with.  For our faith need not be the size of boulders, as tall as the mountain top, but only the size of a mustard seed, one of the smallest seeds.  With that belief, that kernel of faith, that love, that hope enlivened by the Holy Spirit, God works through us. We give Him the glory knowing doing His will is not our doing, but doing what pleases him.  Things that may seem incomprehensible, unattainable, unrealistic to human intellect are fathomable with just a smidgeon of faith open to the wonder of God.  Let the wonders unfold, hope arise to address challenges lapping at human sensibilities, for despair is not from God.  Grounded in prayer, acclaImed in worship, we kneel before our creator to never again ignore His voice like we did traversing the deserts of our lives.  

 

Individual Reflection: Habakkuk 1:2-3 and 2:2-4

Reflect on the root causes of violence in your community.  Bring together people at your parish to dialogue on this issue and create initiatives to address these issues.

 

Family Reflection: Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9

October 11th is the International Day of the Girl.  A quarter of young people, most of them girls, are neither employed nor getting an education or training, to not participate in society.  Educate your family about these issues and support global efforts to improve opportunities for girls, the future women in society, to use and develop their gifts.

https://www.unicef.org/gender-equality/international-day-girl-2019

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/girl-child

https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—dgreports/—dcomm/—publ/documents/publication/wcms_598669.pdf

 

Prayer: October 7th is Our Lady of the Rosary. Reflecting on the just concluded Season of Creation, meditate on the Rosary on Caring for Creation

https://franciscanaction.org/sites/default/files/C4C%20Guided%20Rosary.pdf

 

Blogs to Visit:

http://marynow.wordpress.com/

As we reflect upon Mary’s presence in the mysteries of the Rosary, we are blessed to know her.  For her journey, a timeless trek, calls us to surrender, continuing conversion, humbleness and justice now.

https://peaceonjustice.wordpress.com/

Weekly lectionary reflections, for faith sharing groups, parish bulletins, newsletters or personal prayer, from the synergy of the Word we hear and the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.

https://cst74life.wordpress.com/

Catholic Social Teaching offers seven principles for upholding life in our thoughts, decisions and actions.

http://idocst.wordpress.com/

How we do Catholic Social Teaching.

https://csmresources.wordpress.com/

Creation sustainability ministry resources in the spirit of the St Francis Pledge.

https://smrep.wordpress.com/

Social Ministry Resources Engaging Parishes: Monthly and liturgical seasons resources for use with parish websites, bulletins and newsletters

 

Involvement Opportunities

List one or two upcoming events, legislative action alerts or social justice websites

 

By Barb  Born  September 23, 2019 The reflection maybe used in parish bulletins, newsletters or for faith sharing groups without copyright concern.

Posted in Bulletin Reflections, Catholic Social Teaching, Creation Sustainability Ministry Resource Guide, Earth Day Resource Guide, Family Reflection, Individual Reflection on Lectionary Readings, Lectionary Reflections, Lectionary Resources, Prayer, Religion, Social Justice, Social Justice Lectionary Reflections based on Catholic Social Teaching, Social Justice Lectionary Resources, Uncategorized, worship aid, worship materials | Tagged boulders, deserts, disunity, faith, Holy Spirit, life and dignity of the human person, mustard seed, Our Lady of the Rosary, racism, violence | Leave a reply

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary Reflection July 29, 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Barb Born
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July 29, 2018: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholic Social Teaching: Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

The common good’s inclusiveness can only be recognized when the most vulnerable and marginalized in our midst, locally and globally, are active participants.  When they lack the basic necessities of life, humanity denies their dignity.  From Catholic Social Teaching: Seven Principles for Life :  https://cst74life.wordpress.com/ 

Readings 

First Reading: 2nd Kings 4:42-44

Psalm: 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18

Second Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6

Gospel: John 6:1-15

Catechism of the Catholic Church

From the beginning, this one Church has been marked by a great diversity which comes from both the variety of God’s gifts and the diversity of those who receive them.  Within the unity of the People of God, a multiplicity of peoples and cultures is gathered together. Among the Church’s members, there are different gifts, offices, conditions, and ways of life. “Holding a rightful place in the communion of the Church there are also particular Churches that retain their own traditions.” The great richness of such diversity is not opposed to the Church’s unity.  Yet sin and the burden of its consequences constantly threaten the gift of unity.  And so the Apostle has to exhort Christians to “maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”(814)

From the Daily Roman Missal, Introduction to the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church: No references this week

For complete text visit: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

Reflection 

God is not stingy in the grace that satisfies our heart to protect us from spiritual famine.  Jesus personified that humility as he sat on the mountain and intently raised his eyes to the approaching crowd.  Like raising his eyes in a prayerful act of compassion for the needs of those in his midst.  When faced to address the needs of those amongst us do we shudder at the potential financial costs that could diminish our debt card account, sap our time from personal pursuits and stress our patience?  Or do we freely give from the basic necessities of our lives, especially giving the first fruits, not the residual scraps.  Our participation in creation with God comes as an act of thanksgiving from being a child of God.  The Divine model of pray/share/act produces spiritual satisfaction by the diverse gifts of all providing for the needs of all.  Unity woven from the diversity of humanity extolls peace.  But how many instances do we see people denied the opportunity to live in a manner worthy of the call they have received?  A narrow definition of ministry excludes many from using their gifts.  Racism, subtle and overt, excludes people based on skin tone.  Gender sanctions excludes women from fully using God given gifts in service to the Church to discourse the glory of the Kingdom and speak of Divine might.  Age phobia proclaiming the need for people with experience excludes the creative genius of new paradigms.  Life is an infinite web sustained by God, but by desire for self-defined purity, absolute truth, authentic thought, where do some people poke holes in the web to dismantle its structural integrity? We must work to repair the breaches in the web as we strive to preserve the unity of the Spirit of the one hope, the one call of our one faith and baptism in service of the one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all and in all.  For to deny that, we deny God, we deny our faith in favor of a faith of exclusion, separation and self-contrived truth.  

Individual Reflection: Ephesians 4:1-6

How do you personally or see others excluded from ministry?  What can you do to raise awareness of this issue?

Family Reflection: 2nd Kings 4:42-44

As you shop for back to school supplies, buy extra items to share with a community group assembling back to school backpacks for children.

Prayer: July 31st is the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola.  Practice his daily examen at the end of each day this week :  https://jesuits.org/spirituality?PAGE=DTN-20130520125910

Blogs to Visit:

http://marynow.wordpress.com/

As we reflect upon Mary’s presence in the mysteries of the Rosary, we are blessed to know her.  For her journey, a timeless trek, calls us to surrender, continuing conversion, humbleness and justice now.

https://peaceonjustice.wordpress.com/

Weekly lectionary reflections, for faith sharing groups, parish bulletins, newsletters or personal prayer, from the synergy of the Word we hear and the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.

https://cst74life.wordpress.com/

Catholic Social Teaching offers seven principles for upholding life in our thoughts, decisions and actions.

http://idocst.wordpress.com/

How we do Catholic Social Teaching.

https://csmresources.wordpress.com/

Creation sustainability ministry resources in the spirit of the St Francis Pledge.

https://smrep.wordpress.com/

Social Ministry Resources Engaging Parishes: Monthly and liturgical seasons resources for use with parish websites, bulletins and newsletters

Involvement Opportunities

List one or two upcoming events, legislative action alerts or social justice websites

By Barb  Born  July 26, 2018 The reflection maybe used in parish bulletins, newsletters or for faith sharing groups without copyright concern.

Posted in Bulletin Reflections, Catholic Social Teaching, Family Reflection, Individual Reflection on Lectionary Readings, Lectionary Reflections, Lectionary Resources, Prayer, Religion, Social Justice, Social Justice Lectionary Reflections based on Catholic Social Teaching, Social Justice Lectionary Resources, Uncategorized, worship aid, worship materials | Tagged baptism, daily examen, diversity, option for the poor and vulnerable, phobia, racism, St Ignatius, unity | Leave a reply

Fifth Sunday of Lent Lectionary Reflection March 18, 2018

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Barb Born
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March 18, 2018: Fifth Sunday of Lent

Catholic Social Teaching: Care for Creation
The principle of the universal destination of goods also applies naturally to water, considered in the Sacred Scriptures as a symbol of purification (cf. Ps 51:4; Jn 13:8) and of life (cf. Jn 3:5; Gal 3:27). “As a gift from God, water is a vital element essential to survival; thus, everyone has a right to it”. Satisfying the needs of all, especially of those who live in poverty, must guide the use of water and the services connected with it. Inadequate access to safe drinking water affects the well-being of a huge number of people and is often the cause of disease, suffering, conflicts, poverty and even death. For a suitable solution to this problem, it “must be set in context in order to establish moral criteria based precisely on the value of life and the respect for the rights and dignity of all human beings”. (484) Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church

Readings Cycle B
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm: 51: 3-4, 12-13, 134-15
Second Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9
Gospel: John 12:20-33

Cycle A readings may replace the Cycle B readings for this Sunday. Cycle A readings are used at liturgies with the third scrutiny for those preparing for baptism at the Easter Vigil.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

The desire to embrace his Father’s plan of redeeming love inspired Jesus’ whole life, for his redemptive passion was the very reason for his Incarnation. And so he asked, “And what shallI say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour.” And again, “Shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me?” From the cross, just before “It is finished”, he said, “I thirst.” (607) From the Daily Roman Missal, Introduction to the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle B

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church:

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Those who recognize their own poverty before God, regardless of their situation in life, receive particular attention from him: when the poor man seeks, the Lord answers; when he cries out, the Lord listens. The divine promises are addressed to the poor: they will be heirs to the Covenant between God and his people. God’s saving intervention will come about through a new David (cf. Ezek 34:22-31), who like King David — only more so — will be defender of the poor and promoter of justice; he will establish a new covenant and will write a new law in the hearts of believers (cf. Jer 31:31-34).

When sought or accepted with a religious attitude, poverty opens one to recognizing and accepting the order of creation. In this perspective, the “rich man” is the one who places his trust in his possessions rather than in God, he is the man who makes himself strong by the works of his own hands and trusts only in his own strength. Poverty takes on the status of a moral value when it becomes an attitude of humble availability and openness to God, of trust in him. This attitude makes it possible for people to recognize the relativity of economic goods and to treat them as divine gifts to be administered and shared, because God is the first owner of all goods. (324)

 

Jeremiah 31:33

The precepts of the sabbatical and jubilee years constitute a kind of social doctrine in miniature. They show how the principles of justice and social solidarity are inspired by the gratuitousness of the salvific event wrought by God, and that they do not have a merely corrective value for practices dominated by selfish interests and objectives, but must rather become, as a prophecy of the future, the normative points of reference to which every generation in Israel must conform if it wishes to be faithful to its God.

These principles become the focus of the Prophets’ preaching, which seeks to internalize them. God’s Spirit, poured into the human heart — the Prophets proclaim — will make these same sentiments of justice and solidarity, which reside in the Lord’s heart, take root in you (cf. Jer 31:33 and Ezek 36:26-27). Then God’s will, articulated in the Decalogue given on Sinai, will be able to take root creatively in man’s innermost being. This process of internalization gives rise to greater depth and realism in social action, making possible the progressive universalization of attitudes of justice and solidarity, which the people of the Covenant are called to have towards all men and women of every people and nation. (25)

 

Psalm 51:4

See Catholic Social Teaching theme for the week and Family Reflection action

John 12:24

When — concerning areas or realities that involve fundamental ethical duties — legislative or political choices contrary to Christian principles and values are proposed or made, the Magisterium teaches that “a well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political programme or an individual law which contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals. In cases where it is not possible to avoid the implementation of such political programmes or to block or abrogate such laws, the Magisterium teaches that a parliamentary representative, whose personal absolute opposition to these programmes or laws is clear and known to all, may legitimately support proposals aimed at limiting the damage caused by such programmes or laws and at diminishing their negative effects on the level of culture and public morality. In this regard, a typical example of such a case would be a law permitting abortion. The representative’s vote, in any case, cannot be interpreted as support of an unjust law but only as a contribution to reducing the negative consequences of a legislative provision, the responsibility for which lies entirely with those who have brought it into being.

Faced with the many situations involving fundamental and indispensable moral duties, it must be remembered that Christian witness is to be considered a fundamental obligation that can even lead to the sacrificing of one’s life, to martyrdom in the name of love and human dignity The history of the past twenty centuries, as well as that of the last century, is filled with martyrs for Christian truth, witnesses to the faith, hope and love founded on the Gospel. Martyrdom is the witness of one who has been personally conformed to Jesus crucified, expressed in the supreme form of shedding one’s blood according to the teaching of the Gospel: if “a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies … it bears much fruit” (Jn 12:24). (570)

For complete text visit: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

 

Reflection
Covenants written on paper, etched in stone may appear as impressive documents, articulating decrees, signifying stipulations and rights. But how easily they can become nullified, torn into shreds, cracked with the blow of a hammer into unintelligible phrases. God gave it a try with stone tablets after graciously leading the chosen people out of the land of Egypt, but the people did not respect the covenant. Instead they mocked the Divine design with whining, preoccupation with personal needs. To counter the lacking bonds of a written covenant, God transformed the covenant experience to a personal heartfelt expression. Something that could not be taught to the letter of the law rendering only light or dark dichotomies, but expressing the tenderness of mercy opening hearts to see God’s desire of accompaniment for His people. A covenant not based on intellectual philosophizing grasped by the learned few, but open to all people from the least to the greatest to know the Lord. A covenant manifest in Jesus to move beyond the baptism of repentance harkened by John to the baptism of forgiveness where sin is remembered no more to render a clean heart. What will we do with the compassion shown to us by God? How will we express the joy of salvation that can only be written upon our heart? No longer are we slaves to the covenant of the law, unattainable in the foibles of human weakness, but servants. Dyeing to selfish desires, leaving behind temporary pleasure in understanding the eternal design rooted in a loving Creator who asks us to produce much fruit in believing the purpose of life is greater than our finite action. A realization of understanding God harkens us to engage in the world by the spirit of multiplication. For as we give what God has written on our hearts that blessing flows to others which they share exponentially. Following Jesus means not just in rhetorical exclamations but serving by acting on what has been written on our hearts, for He desire to draw not just a few or the pious, but everyone to Himself.

Individual Reflection: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Plan on hosting the Catholic Climate Covenant video on plastic pollution at your parish. What steps can you take personally and at your parish to minimize plastic pollution?
http://www.catholicclimatecovenant.org/earthday

Family Reflection: Psalm 52:3-4, 12-13, 14-15
Learn about World Water Day on March 22nd. How can you share this information with your parish and take steps to address some of these concerns?
http://worldwaterday.org

Prayer:
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/prayer-to-address-the-sin-of-racism.cfm

Prayer to Address the Sin of Racism from USCCB

We pray for healing to address
The persistent sin of racism
Which rejects the full humanity
Of some of your children,
And the talents and potential You have given.
We pray for the grace to recognize
The systems that do not support
The dignity of every person,
That do not promote respect
For those who are seen as other,
Who bear the legacy of centuries
Of discrimination, fear, and violence.
We pray for graced structures
So children of color in Flint, and all children,
Have access to clean water and health care.
We pray for graced structures
So children of color in Mississippi, and all children,
Have quality education that will allow them to develop their gifts.
We pray for graced structures
So children of color in Camden, and all children,
Have homes where families can live in dignity and security.
We pray for graced structures
So children of color in Chicago, and all children,
Can grow up without fear, without the sound of gunshots.
Lord of all, we ask you to hear and answer our prayers.
Give us eyes to see how the past
Has shaped the complex present,
And to perceive how we must create
A new way forward,
With a new sense of community
That embraces and celebrates
The rich diversity of all,
That helps us live out your call to reject
The sin of racism, the stain of hate,
And to seek a compassionate solidarity
Supported by Your grace and Your love.
We ask this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Blogs to Visit:
http://marynow.wordpress.com/
As we reflect upon Mary’s presence in the mysteries of the Rosary, we are blessed to know her. For her journey, a timeless trek, calls us to surrender, continuing conversion, humbleness and justice now.
https://peaceonjustice.wordpress.com/
Weekly lectionary reflections, for faith sharing groups, parish bulletins, newsletters or personal prayer, from the synergy of the Word we hear and the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.
https://cst74life.wordpress.com/
Catholic Social Teaching offers seven principles for upholding life in our thoughts, decisions and actions.
http://idocst.wordpress.com/
How we do Catholic Social Teaching.
https://csmresources.wordpress.com/
Creation sustainability ministry resources in the spirit of the St Francis Pledge.
https://smrep.wordpress.com/
Social Ministry Resources Engaging Parishes: Monthly and liturgical seasons resources for use with parish websites, bulletins and newsletters

Involvement Opportunities
List one or two upcoming events, legislative action alerts or social justice websites

By Barb Born March 13, 2018 The reflection maybe used in parish bulletins, newsletters or for faith sharing groups without copyright concern.

 

Posted in Bulletin Reflections, Family Reflection, Individual Reflection on Lectionary Readings, Lectionary Reflections, Lectionary Resources, Lenten Resources, Prayer, Religion, Social Justice, Social Justice Lectionary Reflections based on Catholic Social Teaching, Social Justice Lectionary Resources, Uncategorized, worship aid, worship materials | Tagged care for creation, covenant, joy, law, multiplication, racism | Leave a reply

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