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1. A LIGHT FOR OTHERS Pre-Graduation Retreat Perpetual Help College

2. Who are You? How are You?

3. What are your expectations for today?

4. House Rules Silence Respect for Others (Especially to those who are sharing) Openness

5. I AM MY BROTHER’S KEEPER. Cain and Abel

6. Cain and Abel 4 Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions.

7. Cain and Abel And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

8. Cain and Abel 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

9. Cain and Abel 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear! 14 Today you have driven me away from the soil, and I shall be hidden from your face; I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and anyone who meets me may kill me.”

10. Cain and Abel 15 Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! Whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, so that no one who came upon him would kill him. 16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

11. Group Activity Think of the times that you have been envious of what the others have. Why were you envious? On the other side, what do you have which others might be envious of?

12. I am my brother’s keeper. Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground .

13. I am my brother’s keeper. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard.

14. I am my brother’s keeper. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.

15. I am my brother’s keeper. “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”

16. I am my brother’s keeper. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth .

17. Reflection (Individual silence) How many times have you killed your own brother? Are you happy with what you’ve done ? Moments of jealousy and envy makes us lose our light and life. What concrete ways can you do to lessen envy, and thus become a light for others?

18. Go and feed them yourselves. Feeding of the Five Thousand

19. Feeding of the Five Thousand 6 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias . 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

20. Feeding of the Five Thousand 5 W hen he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”

21. Feeding of the Five Thousand 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” 10 Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all.

22. Feeding of the Five Thousand 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets.

23. Introductory Activity (Individual) Blasphemy

24. Go and feed them yourselves. Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?”

25. Go and feed them yourselves. “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”

26. Go and feed them yourselves. “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?”

27. Go and feed them yourselves. “Make the people sit down.”

28. Go and feed them yourselves. So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets.

29. Reflection (Individual) What can I offer to the world? What are my five loaves and two fish? Am I willing to give that up so that many may benefit ? What are the concrete ways that I can be a “Light for Others” through generosity?

30. Let him who has no sin cast the first stone. Woman Caught in Adultery

31. Woman Caught in Adultery 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them,

32. Woman Caught in Adultery 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground

33. Woman Caught in Adultery 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders;

34. Woman Caught in Adultery and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, sir.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.”

35. Introductory Activity (Individual) Woman Caught in Adultery

36. Woman Caught in Adultery The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them .

37. Woman Caught in Adultery Now what do you say? They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him.

38. Woman Caught in Adultery “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

39. Woman Caught in Adultery Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again .

40. Reflection (Individual) Have I judged others? When did I show mercy towards others? Have I forgiven myself and those who have hurt me?