July 18. The elderly ladies knew their Bible quite well so Joan wanted to do a little quiz with them. “Who knows the 9 plagues that God sent to the Egyptians to try to persuade them to let the Israelites go?” Veronica knew but added what she thought was more relevant. “How important are the details of religious practices to people these days? I believe one should commemorate the spirit of an event and then try to relive it in a present-day setting?” Some agreed that rituals can lose their meaning, others did not. All accepted that the actual content of a celebration has important symbolic meaning but really only if people understand the meaning of the symbol.
Scripture: “Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of the month they shall take, every man, a lamb according their father’s house, a lamb for a household. Kill the lamb in the evening and eat the flesh that night, roasted with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. From Ex 11:10 to 12:14. Pope Francis. We must be bold enough to discover new signs and new symbols, new flesh to embody and communicate the word and forms of beauty which are valued in different cultural settings. EG167. Life for all its confrontations is the art of encounter. I have frequently called for the growth of a culture of encounter capable of transcending our differences and divisions. Each of us can learn something from others. No one is useless and no one is expendable. FT215. JUBILEE: I would mention grandparents, who represent the passing on of faith and wisdom to the younger generation. May they find support in the gratitude of their children and the love of their grandchildren, who discover in them their roots and a source of understanding and encouragement. Act and pray. For the needs of families, especially grandparents and the elderly.
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