LISTENING

Our lives are very noisy.  Everyday we have different messages thrown at us from many directions.  We hear, friends, TV, family, teachers, advertising, social media and so many more.  These messages have the potential to change your life and how you view your place in this world.

Sometimes amongst all this ‘noise’ it’s hard to hear the life giving messages.
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The Eucharist strengthens us to tune into them.

Create a list of all the voices, messages or influences that you hear during your day .....

STOP

How many of these messages are from God?
How many of them are life giving?

During the Mass we are called to ‘tune’ into the many ‘life giving messages’ present. 
They may come from the people we celebrate with, the word of God read to us, from the priest, or from the receiving Holy Communion

By sharing in his Body and Blood, we become more deeply united with Christ. 
We become God's presence in the world. 
​We become the hands and the feet, the eyes, the ears and the heart of Jesus.

By choosing to be Catholic we agree to continuing the work Jesus begun here on earth.
At the end of the Eucharist the priest says to the people:
“Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.” ​

​The Mass is not over! We take it out into the world!

List different ways people can go into the world and show aroha for others, and continue the mission of the Church.
​Choose one to or two to do this week.