For 14 August 2011, 20th Sunday, based on Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.†But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.†He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.†But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.†He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.†She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.†Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.†And her daughter was healed instantly.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Ms. Marlene Laurendeau, O.P.
Marlene Laurendeau grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, being taught by the Dominican sisters of San Rafael; lived many years raising a family in Indiana; and in semi-retirement she and her husband moved to Maine, where he died five years ago. After the loss of their spouses and through CatholicMatch.com., she and her current spouse were united, and they enjoy commuting between California, Maine, and New Hampshire! Marlene is currently working on a masters degree in theological studies through the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and she serves her Maine parish as a Eucharistic minister and group facilitator.
14 Aug 2011
Lord, help me!
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Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.†But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.†He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.†But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.†He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.†She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.†Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.†And her daughter was healed instantly.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Ms. Marlene Laurendeau, O.P.
Marlene Laurendeau grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, being taught by the Dominican sisters of San Rafael; lived many years raising a family in Indiana; and in semi-retirement she and her husband moved to Maine, where he died five years ago. After the loss of their spouses and through CatholicMatch.com., she and her current spouse were united, and they enjoy commuting between California, Maine, and New Hampshire! Marlene is currently working on a masters degree in theological studies through the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., and she serves her Maine parish as a Eucharistic minister and group facilitator.