QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Your talent is God’s gift to you,

what you do with it is your gift
back to God”
- Leo Buscaglia
 WE ALL HAVE
GIFTS TO SHARE
BY SUSAN KAY WYATTS
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Q AND A
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 How do you feel
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LET’S TRAVEL BACK IN TIME
JUGGLING
François-
Anatole
Thibault
ANATOLE
FRANCE
• pen name of François-
Anatole Thibault
• a French poet,
journalist, and novelist
ANATOLE FRANCE
• born on April 16, 1844
in Paris, France.
• died on October 12,
1924
• He won the Nobel Prize
in Literature in 1921
ANATOLE FRANCE
• Many of France's novels
served as a medium for
social commentary

• Advocate for social

justice and intellectual
freedom.
OUR LADY’S
JUGGLER
BY ANATOLE FRANCE
EXPOSITION
 In the days of King Louis,
there lived a poor Juggler
named Barnabas, a native of
Compiegne, who performs on
streets every day for a living
through his own talent in
juggling.
On fair days, he earned
coins on a worn carpet in public
squares.
 Barnabas, however,
was more than a mere
entertainer; he is a
simple man living with
a strong faith in the
Holy Virgin.
 BARNABAS’
FAITH TO THE
HOLY VIRGIN
• Unconcerned about wealth and inequality
• Believing in the potential goodness of the
next world, even if the world is evil now.
• Would never sell his soul to the devil.
• Never uttering God's name in vain
• Despite lacking a wife, he did not covet
his neighbor's
 • His mind was free from carnal desires.
• He never indulged to excess in drinking.
• God-fearing, devoutly adored the Holy
Virgin.
• He always kneeled before the image of
the Mother of God.
• Addresses the Holy Virgin with his prayers
RISING ACTION
Making a living was difficult
for Barnabas - he needed
the warmth of the day for
his shows. He suffered
during the bad season from
hunger and cold, but since
he had a simple heart, he
suffered in silence.
 One evening, after a day
of rain, Barnabas, feeling
tired with his juggling
tools, met a monk. They
started talking as they
walked together. He
shared his struggles as a
juggler.
Barnabas : It would be the
finest calling in the world if I
could eat everyday.

Monk: Friend Barnabas, be

careful what you say. There is
no finer calling than the
monastic.
 “Father, I confess I spoke like an
ignorant man…Father, I wish I might,
like you, sing the Office every day,
especially the Office of the Very Holy
Virgin, to whom I am specially and
piously devoted. I would willingly give
up the art by which I am known from
Soissons to Beauvais, in more than six
hundred cities and villages, to enter the
monastic life”
 Touched by Barnabas's simplicity
and devotion to the Very Holy
Virgin, the monk invited him to join
the monastery, seeing it as a path
to salvation.

Monk: “Come with me and I will see

that you enter the monastery of
which I am the Prior”
CLIMAX
The prior – authored books
Bro.Maurice-copied
treatises
Bro.Alexandre-decorates
manuscripts
Bro.Marbode- carved
stones
Monastery poets-
composed prose writings
and hymns in Latin
Barnabas felt sad about his
lack of knowledge
/ignorance and simplicity
when he saw intense
competition in praise and a
rich harvest of good deeds.
“I am so unhappy because I
cannot, like my brothers, give
worthy praise to the Holy Mother
of God to whom I have
consecrated all the love in my
heart. I am a stupid fellow,
without art, and for your service,
Madame… I have nothing.
FALLING ACTION
One evening, Barnabas
overheard the story of the
monk who could recite
anything but the Ave
Maria. He was scorned
for his ignorance, but after
he died there sprang from
his mouth five roses.
He was not consoled by the
happy miracle, for his heart was
full of zeal and he wanted to
celebrate the glory of the Virgin
Mary. Seeking a way to do so,
he spent hours alone in the
chapel, when the other monks
focus on liberal arts and
sciences.
RESOLUTION
One day, therefore, when
Barnabas was alone in
the chapel, the Prior
entered in company with
two of the oldest brothers,
in order to watch, through
the bars of the door, what
was going on within.
They saw Barnabas
before the image of the
Holy Virgin, his head on
the floor and his feet in
the air, juggling with six
copper balls and twelve
knives.
Misunderstood and
deemed to have lost his
wits, the aged brothers
cried out such sacrilege.
All three set about to
remove Barnabas from
the chapel, when ...
when they saw the
Virgin slowly descend
from the altar and, with a
fold of her blue mantle,
wipe the sweat that
streamed over the
juggler’s forehead
Then the Prior, bowing his
head down to the marble floor,
repeated these words:

“Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see God.”

“Amen,” echoed the brothers,

bowing down to the floor.
SETTING
AND
THEME
• The
SETTING
setting of a short story is the
environment in which the characters and
events occur.
• It includes the physical location, time period,
cultural surroundings, and the overall
atmosphere that shapes the story's mood.
 SETTING
The temporal setting:
• historical era of King Louis,
• late 19th century
• medieval France.
Christianity, particularly Catholicism, was the
dominant faith.
 SETTING
The physical setting:
• Public spaces (Soissons to Beauvais)
• Monastery
• Weather – Summer / Winter
 THEME
The theme of 'Our Lady's Juggler' revolves
around the transformative power of sincere
devotion and humble talents.
Genuine acts of faith, no matter how simple,
carry deep spiritual meaning.
 THEME
• The topic or main idea; this is the
lesson the readers will learn by the end
of the story.
• It is the broader topic or concept
explored in the narrative.
 WHAT DO YOU
THINK THE
STORY IS TRYING
TO TELL US?
 WHAT SPECIFIC INSIGHTS
DID YOU GAIN DURING THE
LESSON THAT HELPED YOU
RECOGNIZED AND
UNDERSTAND YOUR
UNIQUE TALENTS?
GROUP ACTIVITY :
ACT IT OUT
 OWN
ENDING!
Direction. The class will be grouped into
4 groups. Your task is to create your
own ending by creating a short
imaginative dialogue between Barnabas
and the Holy Virgin. Make sure to relate
it to the theme of the story.
 EVALUATION/REFLECTION
Write a reflective essay exploring how your
individual talents can be a means of expressing
and strengthening your religious beliefs.

Provide specific examples of your talents and

discuss how they relate to and enhance your faith.
RUBRICS
 ASSIGNMENT
Read the story
'The Lottery Ticket' by Anton
Chekhov.
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listening/participating!
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