Newsletter – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C.

REFLECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart

The key to the house is a symbol of trust and responsibility.

Do you have your own house key? If so, how often do you use it?

Are there any house rules about the key or about what is to happen when you are home alone?

If you don’t have your own key, would you like to have one? Do you need one? Why or why not?

This talk of servants being ready for masters and thieves to catch them off their guard can be easily translated to teenagers being ready for parents and teachers to catch them off their guard.

If you could stay at home for a week with no parental supervision, what would you do in the house?

If your parents suddenly returned home several days early, do you think they would be pleased with the state of your house, or angry with the way they found things?

If your teachers decided to give you no tests and no homework until the end of each term, would you keep up with your studies on your own?

Why or why not? What do you think the rest of your friends would do?

What do you think it means to have God return to your house expecting things to be in proper order?

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