Luke 10:1-9

Let us all remember that we are in the Holy presence of God.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Luke 10:1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

Reflection
Why Jesus sent the seventy disciples in pairs? Jesus could have sent them one by one so that they could cover more ground thus the spread of the gospel would be much faster. But Jesus chose them to go in pairs to make it easier and faster for them. He wanted them to help each other for their mission. Jesus knows that doing the mission is not easy that is why He send them in pairs to work together and help each other as they face the different challenges of their missions. In our life sometimes we ask ourselves, why do we exist on this world? Is it only by myself only? Of course not! We exists because there is a reason and that reason is to help our fellowmen. We need to extend or spread to them the good news about Jesus. Feed those who are hungry, clothe those who do not have clothes and give hope to those who are losing hopes. That is one of the reasons why Jesus creates us to give to others.

Lasallian Guiding Principle
As stated in the LGP, “…the Spirit of Faith is a spirit that allows one to trust in God’s loving presence and providence when acting God’s will.” On today’s gospel, God wants us to have faith in him especially when we’re having a hard times in doing our mission and challenges in our life. Like the life of our founder, St. John Baptist De La Salle, he gave his wealth for the poor in France to provide them foods and he gave them proper education in educating the children. Because of his trust to the will of God and strong faith, SJBDLS succeeds to save those children and up to now lots of De La Salle schools was build helping lots of children all over the world who cannot afford to go to the schools.

One Life Prayer
Holy Spirit
You love us and offer us the gift of association.
You call us to live with joy
You invite us to be people with a creative inner life
Lord, grant us your strength for a life full of meaning
Fill us with your grace so that we will live the values of the gospel.
Our inner life will grow
And that we will be credible witnesses
Together with the entire Lasallian Family
In the midst of our world.
We make this prayer through the intercession of Mary
Queen and Mother of the Christian Schools, and through
The intercession of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, patron of teachers. Amen.
Our Lady of the Star, pray for us.
St. John Baptist De La Salle, pray for us.
St. Miguel Febres Cordero, pray for us.
Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Value: Spirit of Faith (Nurturing Faith)
Culture Theme: We Nurture our Relationship to God
Productivity Theme: Norms of Piety
Institutional Common Virtues (ICV) Week 3: ​​ We find solutions with fortitude.

Sources:
Schwager, D. (2015). Daily scripture readings and meditations. Retrieved from
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/2019/oct14.htm
Guiding principles of the Philippine Lasallian family (2nd ed.). Retrieved from
http://xsite.dlsu.edu.ph/inside/_pdf/guiding-principles-2nd-edition.pdf
DLRAP Themes from DLSMHSI Lasallian Values and Culture – Productivity Manifestations –
Who is a Lasallian?
 

Prepared: Cep Loreine G. Gendrano from BSN 2-4 through the DLSMHSI Lasallian Mission and Linkages, Lasallian Formation and Social Action

Our Daily Lasallian Reflection and Prayer is DLSMHSI gift to the Lasallian family for the 2019 Celebration of the Year of Vocation and Tercentenary celebration of the death of our founder SJBDLS.