Liturgical Color: Green

Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28

Theme: The faith of a Gentile woman.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor began this way: After welcoming the people to celebrate the Good News, he continued to build the invitation around this idea (taken from Frederick Speakman's book, Love is Something You Do.) Faith is something we do, not something we talk about doing. Faith is the willingness to take risks.

You may want to follow with this responsive litany between pastor and ministers:

Pastor: Jesus, called the Christ, has offered us a way of being fully human.
Ministers: He has presented a new style of life based on love and peace and justice for all persons.
Pastor: He has invited us, the church, to declare this way of life.
Ministers: Let us be the church at worsh…