MAY
May 5, 2024 | Sixth Sunday of Easter
Questions to Ponder:
• How do I deepen my friendship with Christ daily?
• What does it mean for you to sing a new song to the Lord?
• If God shows no partiality, what does that mean for me?
May 12, 2024 | Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Questions to Ponder:
• Do I have time for prayer vigils amid pastoral responsibilities?
• Can I incorporate a vigil for the Holy Spirit as we wait for Pentecost?
• Am I eager to see the Lord on the Last Day?
May 19, 2024 | Pentecost Sunday
Questions to Ponder:
• Do I regularly invoke the Spirit in prayer?
• How does my priestly ministry witness the presence of the Holy Spirit? Be specific.
• Can I spend some time meditating on the sequence for Pentecost?
May 26, 2024 | The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Questions to Ponder:
• Do I take moments of silence throughout the week to consider God’s work in me?
• How do I preach about the grace of the Trinity to the parish?
• When have I seen the Holy Spirit crying “Abba, Father!” in my life of prayer?
JUNE
June 2, 2024 | The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Questions to Ponder:
• What is the sacrifice within the Mass?
• What does each Mass you attend remind you of?
• How does Mass help prepare us for our suffering?
• What is the great price Mass reminds us of?
June 9, 2024 | Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• What does it mean that Satan can drive out Satan?
• Have you ever betrayed God?
• What is our understanding of Jesus’ brothers and sisters?
• What is the enmity God put upon the serpent?
June 16, 2024 | Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• Do you ever feel you want to be in heaven right now? What makes that thought appear?
• When does the Church make you angry?
• Can you do your best to make changes and then let God do the rest?
June 23, 2024 | Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• Do you always trust Jesus, especially when flood waters rise quickly?
• History details much of the Church’s bitter side. When you read these terrible things, does your faith wane?
• What difference would be made if we spent time on our own shortcomings rather than the Church’s?
June 30, 2024 | Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• Do you dwell too much on food and where you are going to sleep?
• Do you realize that offering someone food and shelter is offering them basic hospitality, which is sacred?
• Do you realize that preaching is consoling the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable? Can you do that?
JULY
July 7, 2024 | Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• What does it feel like when someone takes offense at my preaching?
• Do I experience a struggle with my independence and God’s will? How?
• Do I get occasionally discouraged with a lack of faith? Why?
July 14, 2024 | Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• When did I first hear the call to preach?
• Has my preaching changed over the years? How?
• Do I sense a particular mission that God has called me to at this moment?
July 21, 2024 | Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• What are some primary emotions I bring to prayer when it comes to scandal in Church leadership?
• Can I pray, deeply, Psalm 23 as a way toward compassion and trust?
• What happens in this “deserted place” of prayer and rest with the Lord?
July 28, 2024 | Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Questions to Ponder:
• Is my parish a place of abundant mercy? How so?
• Does my celebration of the sacraments reflect God’s exceeding love?
• Do people feel welcomed at my parish by me and parishioners?
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