BASIC

ECCLESIAL
COMMUNITY
MARCH 1, 2019
 Inviting
everyone to sit
in a circle…
OPENING
SONG
 OPENING
PRAYER
In the name of the
Father….
 All: Lord, you call your
friends “salt of the earth.”
We are your friends. Our
lives are seasoned with
your presence.
 All: We share our love
of you with others. We
help heal the world with
friendship, and we light
the world with your love.
All: We pray that in this
season of Lent, we will
grow in your friendship
and be salt-of-the-earth
people, happy in your
love.
Leader: During the
coming Lent, we
focus on becoming
the salt of the earth
by following Jesus.
 Leader: We pray,
fast, and give alms.
Let us ask God to
help us make good
choices.
Leader: When we
feed the hungry
and give water to
the thirsty,
All: we are
the salt of
the earth
Leader: When we
smile and give
kindness and
cheer to others,
All: we are
the light of
the world
 Leader: When we
pray in our hearts to
God the Father, God
the Son, and God the
Holy Spirit,
All: we are
the salt of
the earth
 Leader: When we
read Scripture, learn
about the lives of
saints, and pray at
Mass,
All: we are
the light of
the world.
 Leader: When we
pay attention to
leaders, do our
responsibilities, and
make choices in life,
All: we are
the salt of
the earth
Leader: When we
help our parents,
neighbors, and
friends,
All: we are
the light of
the world
Leader: When we
see needs around
us and pitch in to
help,
All: we are
the salt of
the earth
Leader: When we
think loving
thoughts and see
the good in others,
All: we are the
light of the
world
 ALL: Lord, help us to
serve with love, according
to our gifts, so that we
will be salt of the earth
and your light in the
world.
 ALL: May we
preserve our faith
and shine brightly as
your children. Amen.
Glory be…
 GOSPEL
READING
 READING:
“You are the salt of the
earth. . .” [Matthew 5:13]
“Salt is good, but if the salt
has lost its saltiness, how
will you make it salty again?
 Have salt in
yourselves, and be at
peace with one
another."
[Mark 9:50]
REFLECTION
 To people in Jesus’ time,
making food last and
keeping it from spoiling was
a reminder of God’s lasting
covenant with them. God
keeps promises.
If we have the salt of faith
in us and if we keep the
promises of our Baptism,
our love of God and
others will last our whole
lives.
 Our relationships with
others will be
respectful and friendly.
In many cultures, salt is
a sign of friendship.
 Jesus tells us to keep the
commitments of our faith
the way salt keeps food
from spoiling.
Salt is healing and
purifying.
 Certain salts heal pain
and skin problems. If we
have the salt of faith in
us, we turn to God for his
healing grace.
In biblical times, salt
not only went into
food to flavor it or to
preserve it.
 Salt also went into
outdoor ovens made of
clay. A slab of salt rested
on the floor of each earth
oven to make the fire
burn well.
 also went into the fuel
that fired up the ovens.
Salt helped the fire
burn brighter, giving
light and warmth.
Several times Jesus
linked salt, fire,
and light together
Once, right after he told
his followers they were
the salt of the earth, he
told them they were the
light of the world.
REFLECTION
 GUIDE
QUESTIONS:
GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR SHARING:
How can you be like salt to our
ministry?
How can you give light to those
who are in darkness?
How can you preserve your faith
to maintain its saltiness?
 GROUP
SHARING:
CLOSING PRAYER
By individual
saying his/her
prayer

Conclude with
OUR FATHER
CLOSING
SONG:
 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus…
Immaculate Heart of Mary…
Saint Joseph…
Saint Ignatius of Loyola…
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and his companion martyrs…
Saint Pedro Calungsod…
Ven. Mo. Ignacia del Espiritu Santo…