Sunday, February 16, 2025 The readings for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C are all about being blessed, which might also be translated happy or lucky. The gospel reading is from the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke. The Beatitudes given in this
gospel include both blessings and woes. In the first reading we hear that those who trust in God are blessed and will bear fruit. In the second reading Paul reminds us that our hope is in the risen Christ. In the gospel Jesus turns upside down the notion of what it means to be blessed by giving us the Beatitudes. See some more extended themes and
reflection questions for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C at the bottom of this post.
This lesson plan on the Beatitudes will help youth understand the good and bad things which Jesus warns people about in the Sermon on
the Plain from the Gospel of Luke.
Litany of the Beatitudes is a prayer which helps us remember the beatitudes. It also asks for our Lord’s grace so we can live these values in our daily lives.
This printable beatitudes puzzle gives the eight beatitudes in random order. Children can figure out the key and substitute the letters to solve the puzzle and complete the beatitudes.
Sometimes the things we think will make us happy are not so great after all. Youth will be asked to volunteer to eat a Happy Meal. But they don’t realize it will be blended up!
This prayer is based on Psalm 1, which is the responsorial psalm for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. This prayer asks God to bless us with good friends and to help us make good choices about relationships. We live in a world which is obsessed with consumerism. We invest time, energy, and money on our gadgets, fancy food and drink, clothes, home decor, etc. We chase wealth, fame, and the admiration or notice of others. So why do so many people seem dissatisfied? The teachings of the Catholic Church can explain.
Homilies and Reflections for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year CRich in PovertyThe gospel is upside-down. Our material state symbolizes our spiritual state. And in this context, being poor brings us treasure. Blessed DetachmentBishop Robert Barron explains that we can experience spiritual freedom by detaching ourselves from created goods.
More Themes for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year CIn some ways our society is not that dissimilar to Jewish society at the time of Jesus. The world values power, wealth, fame, the esteem of others, and such. But if those things get in the way of loving and serving God and his people, then they are a curse rather than a blessing. We may think that we can purchase products which will increase our happiness and give us satisfaction. But despite rampant consumerism, many are still empty. So we continue to try to fill ourselves with comfort and wealth. But that leads to the danger of being so focused on ourselves that we forget about the needs of other. The blessings in the beatitudes show us how to grow closer to God. They tell us not to focus on our own comfort and our own abilities. This is the warning in the reading from Jeremiah also. Instead of believing in our own strength and power we need to understand our dependence on God and trust in him to care for us. Reflection Questions
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