Sections to read for the weeks of December 10 and December 17

How to Respond to the Responsorial Psalm Pgs. 101-107
How to Listen to the Second Reading Pgs. 109-113
 
Questions to think about:

• What part of the Bible do the Psalms come from and who wrote them? What does the Hebrew word for psalm mean? (see pg. 102)
• What did the early Church believe about the Psalms and Jesus? (see pgs. 103-105)
• What is the name of the prayer of the Church that is made up of Psalms? When is it prayed? (pg 106)
• To what part of the Mass is the Psalm connected? To what part of the Mass is the Second Reading connected? (see pgs. 106-107, 110-11)
• How can we grow in our faith through the Second Reading? (see pgs 112-113)

We hope you will find creative ways to discuss this book with your family, friends, or small groups!

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