Our Gospel today reminds us to have strength in adversity especially in the face of suffering and death.

1. Faithful Servant Award
READINGS
First Reading: 1 COR 1:1-9 Responsorial Psalm: PS 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gospel: MT 24:42-51
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2. • A faithful
servant award
• not tangible
• not earthly
• it is lasting
• and eternal
• decay nor rust can
destroy
• not even death.
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3. • Jesus told His
disciples
• a parable
– about the Second
Coming of the Son of
Man
– about servanthood.
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4. • Here, Jesus
commended
– the faithful servant
• condemned
– the wicked servant
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5. What are the qualities of a servant
who is faithful?
• always sober and
awake
• would not let the
house of the master
be broken into by
thieves
• One who is found
doing what the
master wants him to
do even he was away.
• takes care of his
fellow servants
• give them their food
at the proper time
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6. The wicked servant is one:
• who plays around
while the master of
the house is away;
• who beats his fellow
servants unjustly;
• who eats and drinks
with drunkards.
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7. • The servant
• – found doing
faithful to his tasks
even if the master is
away is awarded
master’s trust.
• Jesus said, “Blessed
is that servant whom
his master on his
arrival finds doing
so. Amen, I say to
you, he will put him
in charge of all his
property. Trust of the
master is the award.
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8. • wicked servant
whom the master
finds at his coming
unfaithful and
disobedient
• punished severely
• Jesus said, “the
servant’s master…
will punish him
severely and assign
him a place with the
hypocrites, where
there will be wailing
and grinding of
teeth.”
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9. • Jesus wants his
disciples to be the
faithful servant.
• The disciples are
Jesus’ faithful
servants and even
gave up their lives
serving God.
• Their motivation was
not the award that
awaits them but on
their love for Jesus.
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10. • Here, Jesus
entrusted to him the
care of the flock.
• He was faithful to it
until he gave up his
life loving Jesus and
his sheepfold.
• This was Peter’s
motivation as He
confessed his love
for Jesus in John
21:15-19.
• He and the other disciples were faithful
servants.
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11. • We are reminded to
be God’s faithful
servants not because
of the award but
because of our love
of God.
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