THE FAMILY ZONE
Equipping the Domestic Church/ISSUE 121/9.17.23
How have the first few days of school gone in your house?
As we head back to our normal routines, it's a good time for us to get back to basics! We've changed the name of "Making the Most of Mass" to Mass class and will focus this school year on the basics of understanding the Mass. Last issue, we shared there are 4 parts to the Mass. Each edition, you will learn or be reminded of a little more that you can share with your kids as they become more comfortable with their active participation in our Catholic Mass!
We are also going to be focusing on some of the basics of our Catholic Faith. In this issue, we look a little more closely at some of the virtues that can counteract those sins that separate us from God!
Mass Class
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SUNDAY READINGS:
Click on the link below for the readings that you will hear at the Sunday Mass for the coming two weeks. This will give you a chance to prepare your heart and mind for full and active participation in Mass this weekend!
Sunday Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092423.cfm
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100123.cfm
Dinner Chat: The Second Reading from Philippians we will hear on October 1, discusses humility. Humility can be a difficult thing to master in a culture that promotes focus on oneself. It shares: "Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory;
rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,each looking out not for his own interests,
but also for those of others." At dinner, talk about the value of the virtue of humility. It is the opposite of pride, which is one of seven deadly sins that can separate us from God. What ways can each family member display humility within the family and be more humble out in the world?
LISTEN/WATCH!
PRAY!
O Lord, with your help, I want to practice gentleness in daily encounters and annoyances. As soon as I realize that anger is kindled in me, I will collect myself, not with violence, but gently, and I will seek to restore my heart to peace.
Knowing that I can do nothing alone, I will take care to call on You for help, as the Apostles did when they were tossed by the raging sea.
Teach me to be gentle with all, even with those who offend me or are opposed to me, and even with myself, not burdening myself because of my faults.
When I fall, in spite of my efforts, I will gently pick myself up and say: “Come on, my poor heart, let’s get up and leave this pit forever. Let’s have recourse to the Mercy of God, and He will help us.” Amen.
CREATE/PLAY!
STUDY (BIBLE 101)!
SHARE!
- Which sin are you tempted by again and again?
- Which of the virtues would you like to work at?
- How can you help one another fight the vices in life?
- Is there a virtue you would like to commit to practicing this month in your household?
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
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Location: Diocese of Rochester, Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-328-3210