Decorate Placemats
In the Bible, meals are an important time for relationship and faith sharing.
Use large paper (such as 11 x 17) and decorate the placemat with fun pictures, a shout-out to other family members or prayers before and after the meal. Use them for your family meal today. Consider making extra so that you can donate them to your local Meals on Wheels, nursing home, or other organizations that serve meals. For these placemats, consider offering words of hope, encouragement, and love.
Prayer for Vocations
In today's Gospel, Jesus ministered to a great multitude. He needs people today to continue the work he started on earth. As a family, pray his prayer for vocations to call forth more people to serve God.
Father, we are your people, the work of your hands.
So precious are we in your sight that you sent your Son, Jesus.
Jesus calls us to heal the broken-hearted,
to dry the tears of those who mourn, to give hope to those who despair,
and to rejoice in your steadfast love.
We, the baptized, realize our call to serve.
Help us to know how.
Call forth from among us priests, deacons, lay ministers, and religious sisters and brothers.
With our hearts you continue to love your people.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
Adapted from Prayer #8 from http://www.usccb.org/prayer-an...
In today's Gospel, large crowds gathered to encounter Jesus. The same thing happens at Mass today. The people in the pews are called the "congregation," and they gather each week to encounter Jesus in the readings and the Eucharist. Count the number of people in the congregation at Mass today.
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