This year at Sts Peter and Paul, we are all called to ‘Let Your Light Shine”

Grandparent’s Day 2022

Today we celebrated Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Sts Peter and Paul. It was a wonderful occasion, gathering with the Grandparents and Special Friends, who play such an important role in the lives of the children at our school.

It was so lovely to see our school busy and bubbling with excitement as we welcomed the Grandparents into our classrooms, and then the playground. Thank you to all who were able to join us, it was such a memorable day.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Gospel Reflection

In the gospel of Luke, widows represent the lowly of society. They also are a measure of how the society is travelling. In the Old Testament, God commanded the people to care for widows, orphans and strangers. Widows, in particular, were to be cared for by the whole community. From that point on, the level of compassion within the society could be measured by the care extended to the widows. A number of the prophets point to neglect of the widows as a sign that the community has turned its back on the covenant with God. The gospel of Luke picks up this prophetic tradition and on several occasions uses widows as the key figures in stories or parables.

In this parable, the widow is petitioning her local judge for justice against towards the widow, but the judge fobs her off repeatedly. The widow, knowing that her cause is just, persists and finally wears down the judge.

Another feature of the gospel of Luke is that the lowly and poor – represented here by the widow – are those who recognise their own condition and call on the mercy of God to lift them up. Jesus says that God will see justice done to those who cry out for God’s help. Jesus’ final comment about finding any faith on earth is a reminder that human beings have a tendency to think they can solve all their own problems and forget that they need God’s action in their lives. The faithful in the gospel of Luke are those who know that they are in need of God’s mercy and love and call out for it.

(Reflection by Greg Sunter)

Have a blessed week,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator