Summer Holiday Special - Magazine - Page 9
Wednesday
27th August 2025
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Enjoy reading the Gospe
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While he was eating at the house of a leading Pharisee, Jesus
noticed how some of the guests picked the best seats at the table.
So he said this: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do
not take the best seats. A more deserving person than you may
have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come
and say, ‘Give up your place to this person.’ And then, to your
embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place.
No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place
and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, ‘My
friend, move up higher to the best seat.’ In that way, everyone
with you at the table will see you honoured. For all those who
try to make themselves great will be humbled. But if you humble
yourself, you will be made great.”
Taken from the Gospel of Sunday 31st August - Luke 14:1. 7-14 (the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C)
Which words stood out for you in this Gospel, and why? What does the picture make
you think about? Enjoy exploring this Wednesday’s word, which is HUMILITY
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“The
The world tells us to seek success, power and money;
God tells us to seek humility, service and love.”
love. Pope Francis
What did Jesus say would happen to those who humble themselves? This Sunday’s
Gospel reminds us that God will reward those who are humble. Look at the
Wednesday Word Sunday Gospel picture. If you were at the feast, would you have
tried to sit in the best seat or the lowest place? Ask your child what the word
‘humility’ means to them. Who do they know who is a humble person? Who do they
know who is talented but does not boast? It may help your child if you give an
example of a humble person that you know.
God is pleased with those who are humble. A humble person knows that all good
comes from God and that any talents we have are gifts from God. Humble people
do not think that they are better or more important than others; they do not brag
or show off. How can we grow in humility in the coming weeks? Perhaps we can:
avoid boasting; recognise and praise other people’s strengths; be happy about
other people’s successes; avoid criticising others; apologise to each other when we
know we’re wrong; admit our faults to God and ask for God’s forgiveness and help
(especially if we come before God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation – Confession).
Dear Lord Jesus, may we
always remember how much
we need you and need others.
Help us to be your loving and
humble children in all that
we do and say. Amen.
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