OPENING PRAYER SERIES
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The Opening Prayer of the Mass for
the 15th Sunday of the Year reads as follows:
Let us pray
(that the Gospel
may be our rule of life)
God our Father,
Your light of truth
guides us to the way of Christ.
May all who follow him
reject what is contrary to the gospel.
May all who follow him
reject what is contrary to the gospel.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
In making this prayer tangible for my life during this week, the
following reflection questions emerged:
1.Why would I want the Gospel to be my rule of life?
2. What does it mean to be guided to the way of Christ?
3. How does God's light of truth guide my life?
4. What do I need to reject in my life that is contrary to the Gospel?
5. What does it mean for me to follow Christ?
6. What does it mean to me to bear the name Christian?
GOSPEL REFLECTION.
In the Gospel, we are reminded not
only to love God with all our heart and mind and soul and with all our strength
but also to love your neighbour as yourself. This is a total commitment as
demonstrated by the story of the Good Samaritan who assisted his neighbour with
his compassion and love, time and his resources.
During the homily, our priest commented 'The Lawyer at the beginning of
the story asks Jesus 'who is my neighbour', but Jesus wants us to ask the
question 'To whom am I a neighbour'?
May we live the words of the Gospel
during this week as ' the precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart'.
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