Set Free
Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Read this Gospel passage aloud to the family
Luke 13:10-17 – Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are set free of your infirmity." He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, "There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day." The Lord said to him in reply, "Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?" When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.
(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud
“Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, ‘Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.’”
(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family
Jesus sees a crippled woman in the synagogue and calls to her, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” She doesn’t approach Him or request anything before Jesus notices her. Jesus sees her problem first.
Jesus is well aware of our problems. Jesus is well aware of our needs. He knows them better than we do. Jesus wants to heal our brokenness. Where are you struggling or suffering or hurt? Jesus notices. Ask for His healing during prayer.
As a family, pray a portion of the Rosary together (very short if children are young) reflecting on the Scripture passage above. (Optional: allow a brief time for discussion or questions from children concerning their thoughts and prayer.)
Reminder for Parents: Pier is just meant to be a jumping off point. The real goal is that you pray & eventually use the fruits of your personal prayer as the content of your family’s prayer. Duc in altum.
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