June Questions of the Week

Consider reviewing the week’s Gospel and going over the question of the week with your family.

ORDINARY TIME

JUN 7 • Holy Trinity A God of Love

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. (John 3:16)

▶▶ Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 - Renewal of the tablets

▶▶ 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 - Farewell

▶▶ John 3:16-18 - Belief in the Son sent by the Father

▶▶ Adults: We live within the Trinity whenever we live in love. How does this mystery connect to your daily life?

▶▶ Kids: How do you choose to live as a more loving person?

JUN 14 • Body and Blood of Christ Bread for Others

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. (John 6:51)

▶▶Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 - God’s care

▶▶ 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 - The Eucharist vs. pagan sacrifices

▶▶ John 6:51-58 - The living bread

▶▶ Adults: What does it mean for you right now to be bread for others as Jesus was?

▶▶ Kids: In what ways can Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist help you do good things for others?

JUN 21 • 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Reassurance of Faith

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. (Matthew 10:28a)

▶▶ Jeremiah 20:10–13 - Jeremiah’s faith in crisis

▶▶ Romans 5:12–15 - Mankind’s sin through Adam

▶▶Matthew 10:26–33 - Reassurance to the Twelve

▶▶ Adults: When has your faith in Jesus been most seriously tested?

▶▶ Kids: What could you do to encourage someone who is feeling hurt?

Father's Day

▶▶ Resources for fathers: http://pastoral.center/dads

▶▶ Resources for men: http://pastoral.center/men

JUN 28 • 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Showing Christ to Others

Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. (Matthew 10:39)

▶▶ 2 Kings 4:8–11, 14–16 - Elisha and the Shunammite woman

▶▶ Romans 6:3–4, 8–11 - Death to sin, life in God

▶▶Matthew 10:37–42 - Conditions and rewards of discipleship

▶▶ Adults: When have you felt more fully alive by giving of yourself to another?

▶▶ Kids: When have you been able to put what someone else needs ahead of what you want for yourself?