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Introduction

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Programme

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segment NO 7

theme:        “growth in faith”

call to prayer & opening prayer:

As for the Order Prayers

focus:

      “To encourage Social and Intellectual Activities amongst its members.”

Objects of the Order 4)

word of reflection

Reflect on the reading of the following words taken from the documents of the Church:

We believe it is God’s plan, then, that succeeding generations have access to the Word of God through an unending succession of preaching and witnessing until the end of time. The message passed along in this way contains everything needed to live a holy life, and calls us to respond: we refer to our response as “Faith”…Our Faith is not a static reality, lifeless and dead. Rather, over time, there is a growth in understanding and development in doctrine. This growth and development occur through contemplation, study, and putting belief into action.                                                                                                    Vatican II, Constitution on Divine Revelation – paraphrase # 8

Through these ecclesial movements, many Catholics are discovering Christ at a new depth, and this experience helps them to remain faithful in the cultural context of the day, whatever the difficulties. As these movements help people to grow in their Christian life, they bring to the Church many gifts of holiness and service.                                                                 John Paul II, Ecclesia in Oceania – The Church in Oceania # 47

            Allow a few moments reflective silence, then proclaim the Word of God

word of god

& The Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-16

The Word of God is now read aloud slowly and prayerfully

Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

"Listen! A sower went out to sow.

And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil.

And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away.

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."

And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"

When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.

And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables;

in order that 'they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.'"

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?

The sower sows the word.

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.

But they have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.

And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."

$ For the next five minutes silently read and reflect on the readings.

       Underline what you consider to be key words and/or phrases for you.

the sharing

” Now bring your insights and reflection around the theme and the Readings into discussion of the following:                                                                                                       (10 mins)

v     How often do I join with others in sharing of aspects of faith and life?

v     What impedes us from sharing our life and faith experiences together?

v     How can we encourage social and intellectual activities together?

conclusion

Leader:         As we conclude this time of reflection, let us give praise to God as we say:

All:                  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

                        as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen.

The meeting proceeds

closing prayers: As for the Order Prayers at the Closing of the Meeting.

Last updated: 12/02/2006