Scripture Readings and Quotes
Related to the Five Sub-Themes of
Catholic Education Week 2015
Path/s
You will show me the path of life. Ps. 16:11
My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped. Ps. 17:5
Make me know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Ps. 25:4
Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path… Ps. 27:11
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Ps. 119:105
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; Pr. 2:9
In the path of righteousness there is life, in walking its path there is no death. Pr. 12:28
The path of the upright is a level highway. Pr. 15:19
For the wise the path of life leads upward. Pr. 15:24
O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous. Is. 26:7b
Walking in a straight path before our God. Judith 13:20
We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own. Ben Sweetland
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joy
The joy of the Lord is your strength. Ne 8:10
You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; Ps 16:11
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous. Pr 21:15
For you shall go out in joy, and be led by in peace; Is 55:12
So that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. Jn15:11
Talk about the joys of the unexpected, can they compare with the joys of the expected, of finding everything delightful and completely what you knew what it was going to be? Elizabeth Bibesco
In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door. David Steindl-Rast
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge
Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter. St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Let us aim for joy, rather than respectability. Let us make fools of ourselves from time to time, and thus see ourselves, for a moment, as the all-wise God sees us. St. Philip Neri
Let anyone who comes to you go away feeling better and happier. Everyone should see goodness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile. Joy shows from the eyes. It appears when we speak and walk. It cannot be closed inside us. It reacts outside. Joy is very infectious. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Joy is a net of love by which we catch souls. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
A heart filled with joy is more easily made perfect than one that is sad. St. Philip Neri
Walking together and sharing
Lord your God and walk in his ways. Dt 28:9
Walk in the way of insight. Pr 9:6
Let us walk in the light of the Lord. Isa 2:5
This is the way; walk in it. Isa 30:21
We will walk in the name of the Lord. Mic 4:5
To walk humbly with your God. Mic 6:8
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness. Jn 8:12
For we walk by faith, and not by sight. 2Cor 5:7
I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ. Phm 1:6
For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. Rm 1:11
We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond. Gwendolyn Brooks
Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other. Lewis Thomas
Truth may walk through the world unarmed. Bedouin proverb
Life is too short to experience everything, but the human heart is big enough to resonate with everything that any other human heart has experienced. David Steindl-Rast
Opening the Scriptures
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. Lk 24:27
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. Lk 24:45
While he was opening the scriptures to us. Lk 24:32
Who is worthy to open the scroll. Rev 5:2
Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your presence. Lk 4:21
We are participants in a vast communion of being, and if we open ourselves to its guidance, we can learn anew how to live in this great and gracious community of truth. Parker Palmer
Welcoming others to the table
Do to others as you would have them do unto you. Mt. 7:12
Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. Mt. 18:5
But in humility regard others as better. Php. 2:3
Gratitude is twofold – love coming to visit us and love running out to greet a welcome guest. Henry van Dyke
One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. Jean Vanier
A smile is a universal welcome. Max Eastman
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, feel it when it comes to us. Let’s not be afraid to receive each day’s surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy. It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate our shared humanity. Henri Nouwen
Recognizing Jesus in the breaking of the bread
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. Lk. 24:16
“I have no ordinary bread at hand, only holy bread…” 1 Sam 21:4
Give us this day our daily bread… Mt. 6:11
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Mt. 26:26
Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” Lk. 22:19
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life.” Jn. 6:48
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42
On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Acts 20:7
The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 1Cor 10:16
Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place. Rabbi Elimelech
The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw God in all things and all things in God. Mechtild of Magdeburg
One must see God in everyone. St. Catherine Laboure
Proclaiming the Good News
Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming good news. Mk. 1:14
[Peter and John] were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is resurrection of the dead… Acts 4:2
[Paul was saying,] “This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.” Acts 17:3
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body. Prov. 15:30
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, Isa. 52:7
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. Isa 61:1-2
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom. Mt. 4:23
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, Mt. 9:35
As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Mt. 10:7
And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations. Mt. 24:14
I have fully proclaimed the good news of Christ. Rm.15:19
Thus I make it my ambition to proclaim the good news. Rm.15:20
Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you.1Cor.15:1
We were the first to come all the way to you with the good news of Christ. 2 Cor 10:14
For the purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thes. 2:14
In regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. 1Pet 1:12
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. St. Francis of Assisi
It is our responsibility to pass on what, by God’s grace, we ourselves have received. Pope Benedict XVI
Share the gospel at all time, and if necessary, use words. St. Francis of Assisi
As far as God shall grant you strength, continue to preach the word of salvation, so that the Christian faith may increase and multiply in the name of the Lord. Pope St. Gregory III