Car Chat! for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: July 21, 2024
Gospel Reading for the Week:
The apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.
They hastened there on foot from all the towns
and arrived at the place before them.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
–Mark 6:30-34
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear that people are flocking to hear from Jesus and the apostles. They literally had no time to even eat. Jesus tells the apostles to go away and be by themselves so they have time to rest. The crowds even follow them to rest!
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, think about one way this week that you can rest.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
Park and Pray:
Sweet Jesus, you are our shepherd. Help us to never stray from you.We love you Lord. Amen.
Gospel Reading for the Week:
The apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.
They hastened there on foot from all the towns
and arrived at the place before them.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
–Mark 6:30-34
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear that people are flocking to hear from Jesus and the apostles. They literally had no time to even eat. Jesus tells the apostles to go away and be by themselves so they have time to rest. The crowds even follow them to rest!
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, think about one way this week that you can rest.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
- What does it mean for sheep to be without a shepherd?
- Why was Jesus moved with pity for them?
- How can we pray for each other as a family this week?
Park and Pray:
Sweet Jesus, you are our shepherd. Help us to never stray from you.We love you Lord. Amen.
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