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Discussion Questions
FIRST READING
God remains true to His covenant no matter how people may fail. What does that tell you about God’s character?
SECOND READING
We are saved with Christ; we are being saved day by day through Christ and we shall be saved in Christ at the
final judgement. Where do you hear those three words ?
GOSPEL
God was always the shepherd of Israel. When Jesus called the twelve, he formed the new Israel, a new ‘twelve tribes’ to make God’s Kingdom of mercy, healing, peace, love and care available to all. This is the mission of every Christian. God calls each of us by name. How open am I to responding to God’s call to serve those around me with care and courage in Jesus’ name?
SOURCE: Living the Word resources are created by Fr Frank Bird a Marist priest and Mrs Bev McDonald, ACSD, distributed by Marist Laity Auckland, NZ
1. Compassion is the characteristic of Jesus throughout the Gospels — a deep empathy and love, in the face of suffer- ing. In my world, who are the people who challenge me to compassionate living? When I find it difficult (for what- ever reason), how do I respond?
2. Jesus first called the disciples and then, after time with him, he chose and sent out the twelve apostles. As my disci- pleship deepens, is the Lord calling me to some ministry, a concrete commit- ment to service and the building up of the community of faith? How am I re- sponding?
3. Jesus wants his messengers to be fo- cussed on the mission — first of all to their fellow Jews. In the early church, this vision widens to making “disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28). Moving from maintenance to mission is the only way forward. How do I see myself as a disciple on a mission in our world today?
SOURCE: Hearers of the Word
FIRST READING
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The date of Easter, which is determined by the lunar calendar, shifts each year, causing some Sundays to be skipped in certain years. This affects the scheduling of the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, which does not occur every three years due to the variations in the Easter date.
SECOND READING
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GOSPEL
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SOURCE: Sunday Web Site at Saint Louis University
GOSPEL
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The date of Easter, which is determined by the lunar calendar, shifts each year, causing some Sundays to be skipped in certain years. This affects the scheduling of the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, which does not occur every three years due to the variations in the Easter date.
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SOURCE: Portland Diocese
FIRST READING
1. The first reading speaks beautifully of God’s affection for Israel. What helps you to believe that you too are the special object of God’s affection?
SECOND READING:
2. How easy or hard is it for you to believe that God’s unconditional love for us is in no way diminished by our sins, even terrible sins?
GOSPEL
3. What is the best way for the church to go about getting more laborers into the harvest?
SOURCE: Ascension Catholic Parish, Melbourne, FL
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Vimeo VIDEO PRESENTATION
1ST READING: A Kingdom of Priests
PSALM: How To Prepare For Worship
2ND READING: God’s Friends
GOSPEL: Receive as Gift, Give as a Gift
OUR SUNDAY READINGS 
GOSPEL
What is it about the crowds that were coming to Jesus that “moved his heart to pity”? To what are the crowds compared?
In Mt 9:37, what is the harvest? Who are the laborers? What need is Jesus perceiving that needs to be filled? What does he say is the first and most important way this should be addressed?
How does Jesus’ action in Mt 10::1 address the problem that he raised in Mt 9:37? How does the ministry that he assigns to the disciples (Mt 10:1, 7-8) mirror aspects of his own (see Mt 9:32-33, 35)? Why do you think he instructs them not to enter any pagan or Samaritan towns at this point?
What is my attitude toward those in the world who do not know Jesus and are “like sheep without a shepherd” Pity? Sympathy, but inaction? Indifference? How can I make Jesus’ concern for them my own?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that all of the Christian faithful—not just priests and religious—have an active apostolic role to in the work and ministry of the Church (CCC §§ 863-865). What role or roles in the apostolate am I currently filling? If I am not filling a role, how can I pray and discern that God show me what that might be?