Your Eyes and Ears
Saturday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Read this Gospel passage aloud to the family
Luke 10:17-24 - The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
(Parent) Reread this part a few times aloud
“The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing…”
(Parent) Read this meditation aloud to the family
It is a wonderful feeling to lie down in bed or to sit down on the couch after a day of good hard work. It is wonderful to end a day satisfied. In this Gospel, the seventy-two disciples about whom we have been reading return home after doing the Lord’s work. As we’ve seen, they have had good times and bad times, but they are satisfied—even joyful—in the end with the work they have done.
The Lord doesn’t call us to an easy task, but it is a joyful task. Would we rather have easy, passing pleasure, or deep, lasting joy? This is the choice presented to us. Our world is obsessed with ease and comfort. Because of this there are few truly joyful people. What great things do we have that have come to us easily? The Lord doesn’t want to give us passing happiness; He wants to give us something precious and lasting. Laziness is a great enemy of joy. God wants to us to be joyful. Doing His work alongside Him will bring us this lasting joy.
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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