Preparation for Sunday mass: Luke 17:5-10

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”

“Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from ploughing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him,
‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”

Questions for adults:

- What answer does Jesus give to the disciples when they ask him to increase their faith?

- What should we learn from Jesus’s parable about the servant?

- When you have done all that God commands, do you expect a reward?

Questions for children:

- Have you ever seen a mustard seed? Ask your parents to show you picture of a mustard seed on the internet. Notice how small it is.

- Why would you ask Jesus to increase your faith? Do you have “enough” faith?

- What does Jesus reply to the request of the disciples to increase their faith? Does he increase their faith?