SAINTS MARTHA and MARY of BETHANY

First Century A.D.

Feast Day: July 29

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Johannes Vermeer (c. 1655)

 To which sister can you most relate? Why?

 How can attentive listening improve your daily life?

Barabbas

First Century A.D.

Jesus and Barabbas

Giovanni Gasparro (2014)

 How do you daily choose Jesus – the true “Son of the Father”? What are some temptations or pressures that steer you away from making that choice?

 Have you ever been falsely accused of wrong-doing, or punished for something that was not your fault? How can those moments draw you closer to Jesus?

 How can you become more aware of Christ taking your place, and live more gratefully in that truth?

MARY, MOTHER of JESUS

First Century A.D.

 To what aspect of the Pietà are you most drawn, and why? What would you ask of Michelangelo about it if you could meet him?

 How can meditating on the subject matter of the Pietà help bring perspective to your own moments of suffering?

Saint Peter

d. c. 64 A.D.

Feast Days: June 29 (with St. Paul) and February 22 (Chair of St. Peter)

Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Caravaggio (1601)

 Who do you say that Jesus is?

 What specific “keys” of authority has Jesus entrusted to you?

 What lesson(s) can you learn from the life of St. Peter?

SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI

1181-1226 A.D.

Feast Days: October 4

Dream of Innocent III

Giotto (1295)

 In what area of your life could you more effectively embrace humility? With whom can you show humility?

 How can you help to build up the Church – the Body of Christ – in your little corner of the world?