The Over Look
Wednesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Read this Gospel passage aloud to the family
Luke 11:42-46 – The Lord said: "Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces. Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.”
Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, "Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too." And he said, "Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them."
(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud
“You pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others.”
(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family
The Pharisees and the Sadducees were two groups of religious leaders in Jesus’ day. They were seen as great moral leaders, and they were very concerned with the Law of God. But as a group, they were hypocrites. In our day, we have a problem with hypocrisy as well. In fact, what non-Catholics often dislike about the Catholic Church has little to do with the Church itself, but with how Catholics behave.
We must make sure that we are living our Faith authentically—not as the world presents it, but as the Church presents it. Drinking too much beer on St. Patrick’s Day, for instance, isn’t Catholic; it’s hypocritical. And there are one hundred examples like this. Whatever little things we do (dressing up for Mass, wearing a cross around our neck, etc.), let’s make sure that the reasons we do these things are because we love God and because we want the salvation of souls.
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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