catholic education week 20-26february 2011 thoughts for the day adapted from sces website

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Catholic Education Catholic Education Week Week 20-26February 2011 20-26February 2011 Thoughts for the Day Thoughts for the Day Adapted from SCES website Adapted from SCES website

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Catholic Education Week Catholic Education Week 20-26February 201120-26February 2011

Thoughts for the DayThoughts for the DayAdapted from SCES websiteAdapted from SCES website

IntroductionIntroduction

This week is Catholic Education Week. When the Pope visited This week is Catholic Education Week. When the Pope visited the UK in September, he had a special message. He says the the UK in September, he had a special message. He says the future of the Church belongs to young people. He also gives a future of the Church belongs to young people. He also gives a challenge that we live our faith openly:challenge that we live our faith openly:

““Grow in holiness: become saints of the 21st century.”Grow in holiness: become saints of the 21st century.”

MondayMonday This week we have 2 aims:This week we have 2 aims: first: to learn more about the first: to learn more about the

mission Jesus gives us and mission Jesus gives us and that Pope Benedict reminds us that Pope Benedict reminds us of: “to change the world”. of: “to change the world”.

second, to live our faith openly second, to live our faith openly and grow in holiness and grow in holiness

Today we pray that we change Today we pray that we change the world and that we live our the world and that we live our faith openly and grow in faith openly and grow in holiness by following the words holiness by following the words of Jesus:of Jesus:

““Love one another as I have Love one another as I have loved you.”loved you.”

TuesdayTuesday We remember Pope We remember Pope

Benedict’s words of Benedict’s words of encouragement: “lead lives encouragement: “lead lives worthy of the Lord”. He worthy of the Lord”. He reminds us that we are special reminds us that we are special because we are all children of because we are all children of God. Sometimes we forget we God. Sometimes we forget we have this dignity. Yet we know have this dignity. Yet we know God has an unending love for God has an unending love for each one of us. Today we pray each one of us. Today we pray that we allow Jesus to fill our that we allow Jesus to fill our heart, so that we are at home heart, so that we are at home in God’s love and we share in God’s love and we share that love with others, that love with others, especially with those in need.especially with those in need.

WednesdayWednesday

When Pope Benedict invited young people to become saints, he When Pope Benedict invited young people to become saints, he was asking us not to settle for “second best”. He was warning us of was asking us not to settle for “second best”. He was warning us of the danger of looking for happiness in the wrong places. He asks us the danger of looking for happiness in the wrong places. He asks us to have the courage to see that “true happiness is to be found in to have the courage to see that “true happiness is to be found in God alone”. Today we pray to recognise the gifts that God gives us God alone”. Today we pray to recognise the gifts that God gives us and to live out of those gifts. Then we can find our happiness in and to live out of those gifts. Then we can find our happiness in God.God.

ThursdayThursday Pope Benedict says:Pope Benedict says: ““Think of all the love that your Think of all the love that your

heart was made to receive, heart was made to receive, and all the love it is meant to and all the love it is meant to give. After all, we were made give. After all, we were made for love.” We are grateful for all for love.” We are grateful for all the love we have known, that the love we have known, that has made us who we are has made us who we are today. This love teaches us today. This love teaches us what is truly important. This what is truly important. This love lives in our hearts. Today love lives in our hearts. Today we ask God to help us to we ask God to help us to choose love so that we help choose love so that we help others and we build a better others and we build a better world. world.

FridayFriday Pope Benedict reminds us that Pope Benedict reminds us that

faith is in everything we do. faith is in everything we do. We can live our faith openly We can live our faith openly and be glad of the help it gives and be glad of the help it gives us. The Pope also tells us that us. The Pope also tells us that we need to spend time with we need to spend time with Jesus in prayer and in Jesus in prayer and in moments of silence “because it moments of silence “because it is in silence that we find God is in silence that we find God and discover our true self”. and discover our true self”. Today we make time to be Today we make time to be silent, to be still with Jesus and silent, to be still with Jesus and to hear his voice.to hear his voice.