24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Christ in Our Neighborhood is an evangelization program of the Diocese of Phoenix.
Prayer
Loving Father, You gave Your Son as a sacrifice for our sins. How can we be unforgiving when we consider what He has done for us? Help us to gaze upon the cross whenever we fail to be loving and forgiving. Amen.
Commentary
1st Reading: Sirach 27:30-28:7
Questions
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- How do you manage your anger?
2nd Reading: Romans 14:7-9
Questions
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- Do you know someone who lives in isolation?
- What can you do to let them live in communion with God and with others
Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
Questions
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- Have I given up forgiving a certain person in my life?
- Am I able to offer a prayer of forgiveness for those who threaten to do harm to me, my community, or country?
This Week’s Task
Group Prayer
The group says together the following from the prologue of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Artice 25:
The whole concern of doctrine and its teaching must be directed to the love that never ends. Whether something is proposed for belief, for hope or for action, the love of our Lord must always be made accessible, so that anyone can see that all the works of perfect Christian virtue spring from love and have no other objective than to arrive at love. Amen
The leader will guide the group in praying Psalm
Psalm 103
Response: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
R: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.
R: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.
Conclude with an Our Father
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