20th Sunday A

A God of justice
Observe what is right, do what is
just;
for my salvation is about to
come,
my justice, about to be revealed.

Why so much injustice around?

Prayer and listening to God is the
first act of justice. If there is no
authentic prayer there is no real
CCC 1807Justiceis the moral virtue that
consists in the constant and firm will to give
their due to God and neighbor. Justice
toward God is called the "virtue of religion."
Justice toward men disposes one to respect
the rights of each and to establish in human
relationships the harmony that promotes
equity with regard to persons and to the
common good.
The just man, often mentioned in the Sacred
Scriptures, is distinguished by habitual right
thinking and the uprightness of his conduct
toward his neighbor.
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The foreigners who join
themselves to the LORD,
ministering to him,
loving the name of the LORD,
and becoming his servants

formy house shall be called

a house of prayer for all peoples.
Second Vatican Council

Those also can attain to

salvation who through no fault of
their own do not know the
Gospel of Christ or His Church,
yet sincerely seek God and
moved by grace strive by their
deeds to do His will as it is
known to them through the
dictates of conscience.
 Did him homage
A gesture of humility
Humility is virtuous mean
Excesses are
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 Modern day demons

And I tell her this: thank you. For

showing the reality ofmental illness.
The wailing, ranting, desperate
demon that secretly tortures
Why does Jesus say
dogs?
Quitea strong word
Word used is little dogs
Puppies
Pet dogs?
Take care not to always sugar coat
the gospel
Jesus was in a house at the time
(Mark 7:24). Maybe there kids there
and their mom told them off for
feeding the puppies
Jesus was affected by
encounter
How do we know? Follow the
gospel story a few verses later

Jesus summoned his disciples
and said, My heart is moved
with pity for the crowd, for they
have been with me now for three
days and have nothing to eat. I
do not want to send them away
hungry, for fear they may
collapse on the way.
Reflection
1. Read 1st reading.
As a house of prayer spend a
moment to pray for justice in a
specific reality around us
2. What strikes you in the Gospel?
What modern day demons are
there? What can we learn from the
Canaanite woman? From Jesus?