St Martin’s Bag

This prayer space inspired by St Martin of Tours encourages one to think of good fruitful deeds one can do every day.

Equipment: bag templates, pens, pencils, crayons, markers

Related to Liturgy: 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A

Related to Bible: Matthew 25: 14-30

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14For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. 16Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. 17In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. 18But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. 20And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. 21His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. 23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; 25and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. 26But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; 27thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. 28Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. 29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. 30And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Il-parabbola tat-talenti

(Lq 19,12-27)

14“Għax dan bħal wieħed li kien se jsiefer, u sejjaħ lill-qaddejja tiegħu u ħallielhom ġidu f’idejhom. 15Lil wieħed tah ħames talenti, lil ieħor tnejn, u lil ieħor wieħed, kull wieħed skont il-ħila tiegħu. U siefer. 16Dak li kien ħa l-ħames talenti mar minnufih iħaddimhom u qala’ ħamsa oħra. 17Hekk ukoll dak li kien ħa tnejn qala’ tnejn oħra. 18Iżda dak li ħa wieħed mar ħaffer fl-art u ħeba flus sidu. 19Wara ħafna, sid dawk il-qaddejja raġa’ lura u beda jagħmel il-kontijiet magħhom. 20Resaq quddiemu dak li kien ħa ħames talenti u ġieblu ħames talenti oħra. ‘Sinjur,’ qallu, ‘ħames talenti ħallejtli f’idejja; hawn, ara, qlajt ħamsa oħra.’ 21Qallu s-sinjur, ‘Sewwa, qaddej tajjeb u fidil; int kont fidil fil-ftit, u jien se nafdak fuq ħafna; idħol fl-hena ta’ sidek.’ 22Resaq ukoll dak li kien ħa żewġ talenti, u qallu, ‘Sinjur, żewġ talenti ħallejtli f’idejja; hawn, ara, qlajt tnejn oħra.’ 23Qallu s-sinjur, ‘Sewwa, qaddej tajjeb u fidil; int kont fidil fil-ftit, u jien se nafdak fuq ħafna; idħol fl-hena ta’ sidek.’ 24Iżda resaq ukoll dak li kien ħa talent wieħed, u qal, ‘Sinjur, lilek nafek bħala raġel aħrax, taħsad fejn ma żrajtx u tiġbor fejn ma xerridtx. 25Bżajt, u mort ħbejt it-talent tiegħek fl-art. ‘Hawn, ara, għandek dak li hu tiegħek.’ 26Qabeż is-sinjur u qallu, ‘Qaddej ħażin u għażżien, kont taf li jien naħsad fejn ma żrajtx u niġbor fejn ma xerridtx. 27Mela kien imissek mort qegħedt flusi l-bank biex, meta niġi, kont immur niġborhom bl-imgħax. 28Ħudulu mela t-talent u agħtuh lil dak li għandu l-għaxar talenti. 29Għax kull min għandu, jingħatalu, u jkollu ż-żejjed ukoll; iżda min ma għandux, jitteħidlu saħansitra dak li għandu. 30U lil dan il-qaddej bla fejda itfgħuh ’il barra fid-dlam; hemmhekk ikun hemm il-biki u t-tgħażżiż tas-snien.

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Il-borża ta’ San Martin hija tradizzjoni Maltija li tfakkarna fil-karità li kien juri San Martin ta’ Tours li l-festa tiegħu hi fil-11 ta’ Novembru. It-tfal jingħataw borża li jkun fiha tuffieħa, larinġa, mandolina, rummiena, diversi tipi ta’ lewż, tin u ħelu.

Aħseb f’għemejjel tajba li tista’ tagħmel fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum li jħallu frott bħal karità, ħlewwa, ġenerożità, paċenzja u għajnuna.
Fuq il-karta b’forma ta’ borża, ikteb 3 għemejjel tajba li bi ħsiebek tagħmel matul il-ġimgħat li ġejjin.
Itlob l’Alla jgħinek twettaq dawn l-għemejjel għall-oħrajn.

St Martin’s Bag is a tradition that reminds us of the charity shown by St Martin of Tours, whose feast is on November 11th. Children are given a colourful cloth bag containing an apple, an orange, a tangerine, a pomegranate, a variety of nuts, figs and some sweets.

Think of good, fruitful deeds you can do daily, such as being kind, charitable, generous, patient and helpful.
On the bag template, draw or write down 3 fruitful deeds you intend to do in the coming weeks.
Pray to God to help you do these deeds for others.