As we began a new school year my candy basket is in action
once more. Once a week I visit the
classrooms with my basket and if a student has memorized a verse, they get a
piece of candy.
At
the start of the year, some of our students wonder how they could memorize
parts of the Bible. Over time we
get into where to look for verses and how to remember them, but my first task
is to show them they already know a
lot of the Bible.
We
can see this first hand in our Gospel: “Lord,
do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you
enter under my roof…but say the word and let my servant be healed.” This is one of the many lines at Mass
that we Catholics know by heart—and it is in the Bible.
The
Scriptures play an essential role in the Mass. The first half of the Liturgy is devoted to the Liturgy of
the Word. Our greeting, Holy,
Holy, Holy, Our Father, Lamb of God and consecration all come from the Bible. These verses we do know well.
We
Catholics must daily read the Scriptures and strive to read, pray and
memorize. But we are very blessed
in that we do each of these each time we come to Mass. And when the kids figure this out, the
candy practically jumps out of my basket.
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