On Wednesday we almost finished page 81 in our workbooks. The only question we did not get to was number 20. If you would like, look over the chart on pages 76 & 77 and choose a council or two that you find most interesting for discussion on the 14th.
Today's message from the Pope:
In our continuing catechesis on Christian prayer, we are considering the
teaching and example given us by Jesus himself. In the “cry of exultation”
recorded for us by the evangelists Matthew and Luke, Jesus gives thanks to the
Father because he has willed to reveal the mystery of salvation not to the wise
and learned, but to the “little ones” (cf. Mt 11:25-30; Lk
10:21-22). This magnificent prayer has its source in Jesus’ profound
communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit; as the eternal Son, Jesus alone
“knows” the Father and rejoices in complete openness to his will. Indeed,
“no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him” (Lk 10:22). In this prayer, then, the Lord expresses
his desire to share his knowledge of the Father with the “little ones”, the pure
of heart and those open to the divine will. In Saint Matthew’s Gospel,
Jesus’ cry of exultation is followed by his words: “Come to me, all who labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest … for my yoke is easy and my
burden is light” (11:28). Jesus is the source and model of our prayer;
through him, in the Holy Spirit, we can turn with trust to God our Father,
confident that, in doing his will, we shall find true freedom and peace.
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