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24th
Sunday in Ordinary Time - Week of September 11, 2011
Reading I:
Sirach 27:30-28:9
We need forgiveness, so forgive others.
First Reading Background
The Book of Sirach is concerned with anger and quarreling
If we refuse to forgive, then who will forgive us?
Refusal is a deliberate choice and it shapes a sinner's
life. God.
Reading II:
Romans 14:7-9
Judgment belongs to God alone. By God's mercy we are grated
the power to forgive.
Second Reading Background
We belong to God, not to ourselves
We live not be our own power, but by the creative power
of God and the mercy given us through Christ's Resurrection.
We have no right to judge one another
Judgment belongs to God alone. By God's mercy we have
been granted the power to forgive.
Gospel:
Matthew 18:21-35
God
will judge us by the measure we forgive others.
Gospel Background
Vengeance must not be multiplied, but instead
forgiveness should be multiplied.
God is forgiving; we are made in God's image.
God will judge us by the measure of our forgiveness of
one another.
Our mutual forgiveness will reveal how the image of God
lives in us.
Ideas for Using the Faith Sharing Question:
Remember: the faith sharing question asks for a personal
response, not a theological discourse.
Make faith sharing a way of life. The faith sharing
question helps us to see Christ in our world every day.
Don't forget the faith sharing question for children!
Do you keep a spiritual journal? Use the faith sharing
question for personal reflection.
Try your hand at writing faith sharing questions for your
own family.
Families can use the faith sharing question for their evening prayers.
Looking for an opening prayer for a meeting at church? Use
the faith sharing question!
Emmaus groups can use the question for an opening prayer.
Families can read the Gospel passage and discuss the faith sharing
question at mealtime.
These are not meant to be "yes" or "no"
questions, but ones that draw the users deeper into the
Gospel.
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