For 5 August 2009, Wednesday of 18th week, 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 Mary Jean Traeger, O.P.
Mary Jean is a Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.
She has been promoter of preaching, national convener of the U.S. Dominican Promoters of Preaching, and vice-president of the Catholic Coalition on Preaching. She sits on the board of the Parable Conference.
Having completed two terms as Prioress General of the Springfield Dominicans, she now ministers as parish life coordinator at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Springfield, Illinois.
5 Aug 2009
A place at the table
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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 Mary Jean Traeger, O.P.
Mary Jean is a Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.
She has been promoter of preaching, national convener of the U.S. Dominican Promoters of Preaching, and vice-president of the Catholic Coalition on Preaching. She sits on the board of the Parable Conference.
Having completed two terms as Prioress General of the Springfield Dominicans, she now ministers as parish life coordinator at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Springfield, Illinois.