St. Ann parishioners can spiritually prepare themselves for Sunday's Mass by making the readings part of their personal prayer and reflection. If you come to Mass with a good understanding of the readings and their meaning, you can enter more deeply into the celebration of Mass.
Take a few moments to read and reflect on the following:
Discussion Questions
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time C
August 29, 2010
First Reading
Book of Sirach, Chapter 3, Verses 17-18, 20, 28-29
1. The Latin word humus meant “earth.” Use this meaning as a springboard and make up your own definition of humility.
2. Name someone you think as a truly great person. Is that person humble? What does humility look like in them?
Second Reading
Letter to the Hebrews, Chapter 12, Verses 18-19, 22-24
1. Aren't you glad we are not coming to gloomy darkness, a storm , or a blazing fire ? But what is this city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering ? What is the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven ? What do you feel in these words?
2. What does it mean to say that Jesus is the mediator of a new covenant? What is the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel?
Gospel
According to Luke, Chapter 14, Verses 1, 7-14
1. Do the poor, crippled, lame and blind have a “right” to enter the banquet? Who do they represent in this parable? Does anything cripple you or make you blind?
2. Discuss the fact that Jesus experienced all our human pain along with us in order to help us get to the banquet. Do you feel any responsibility to help other people get there?
