Children’s
liturgy Instructions - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 31/01/2016
Colour: Green
Theme: The Rock.
Props: A
Rock/ A Stone
==== 7:00 - 7:03
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Entrance
Song:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
All other ground is sinking sand.
Welcome;
Does
anyone remember what we learned last Sunday?
We talked about how important it is to read the sacred Scripture just
like Jesus did.
Today’s readings and all the readings until Lent are about
when Jesus started teaching people about love, when He began His public
ministry. Jesus is all about LOVE!!
In the gospel, we hear how the people of Jesus’ own town, Nazareth,
became very angry with him. Listen to find out why…
Our theme is a ROCK. What could a rock have to do with love? <discuss>
Explain: A ROCK is used often in
Scripture as a symbol of strength. God’s
love is strong, so strong it can protect us from anything. Today’s readings are about the strength
of God’s love for us.
//V// In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit.
//R// Amen.
//V// May The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And the love of God,
And the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit,
be with you all.
//R// And with Your Spirit.
==== 7:03 - 7:08
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NEWS TIME :-)
==== 7:08 - 7:11
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Penitential Rite
Dear little children, let us
acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Confession of our sins
I confess to the Almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have
greatly sinned
in my thoughts
and in my words
in what I have
done and In what I have failed to do
-strike
the breast 3 times as you say-
through my fault
through my fault
through my most
grievous fault
THEREFORE I ask
Blessed Mary Ever Virgin
all the Angels
and Saints
and you, my
brothers and sisters
to pray for me to
the Lord our God
Have Mercy on us oh Lord
For we have
sinned against you.
Show us, Oh Lord, your
mercy
And grant us your
salvation.
You were sent to heal the
contrite of heart.
Lord have Mercy
Lord have Mercy
You came to sinners
Christ have mercy
Christ have mercy
You are seated at the right
hand of the father to intercede for us.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
May the
almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to life
everlasting? AMEN
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7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA - Eco
Opening
Prayer
Saving God, you sent your
Son to show us how to live our lives. Help us to do all that we can to follow
this example, and open our hearts to see that even the most ordinary-seeming
person is capable of doing special things. We ask this through Christ our Lord,.
Amen.
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7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First
Reading, Introduce the reading.
Today’s
first reading is from the Old Testament, the book of the prophet Jeremiah. (Jer
1:4-5,17ab,18-19) This reading is about God’s promises to Jeremiah
and to us. He promises to always take care of the people He chooses
to do His work.
A
prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
The
Call of Jeremiah
4 The
word of the Lord came
to me, saying,5 “Before
I formed you in the womb I
knew[a] you, before
you were born I
set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to
the nations.”
17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do
not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and
a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its
officials, its priests and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Let us focus on our
responsorial Psalm:
< I will sing of
your salvation.>3x.
Introduce the Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of
Luke. (Lk 4:20b-24, 28-30) Do you
remember last week we were pretending to be listening in the Temple in Nazareth
as Jesus read the Scriptures? Does
anyone remember what happened? Jesus
read a passage from the prophet Isaiah.
He read that “the Lord’s Spirit has come to me because he has chosen me
to tell the good news”. When he
finished, he closed the book and told everyone that this was true *Today we will
finish the story and hear how the men in the temple reacted when Jesus said
this.. Let
us welcome the Gospel:
..with Alleluia!! - OR
Welcome the Gospel through a song.
Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the Lord,
Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the Lord,
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord
Alle..lluia Lets praise the Lord!!!
Silently say: ”Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I
may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel.
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit.
The Gospel Reading was written by (Lk 4:20b-24, 28-30) Let Lord’s Word be in my
mind <make a cross on
forehead>, and on my lips <make a cross on lips>, and in my heart <make a cross on the
left side of the chest>
OR
Glory to You Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 4:20-24
20 Jesus closed the book, gave it back, and sat down. Everyone in the
synagogue was watching Jesus closely. 21 He began to speak to them. He said, “While you heard these words just
now, they were coming true!”
22 All the people praised Jesus. They were amazed at the beautiful
words he spoke. They asked, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
23 Jesus said to them, “I know that you will tell me the old
saying: ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You want to say, ‘We heard about the things
you did in Capernaum. Do those things here in your own town!’” 24 Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. A prophet is not accepted in his own town. 4:28-30
28 When all the people in the synagogue heard these things, they
became very angry.29 They got up and forced Jesus out of town. The town was built on a
hill. They took Jesus to the edge of the hill and wanted to throw him off. 30 But Jesus walked through the crowd and went on his way.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus
Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*)Tell an
interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of
understanding.
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What
actually happened? <the people thought He was
crazy. They felt that He was making fun of God and they drove Him
out of town.> Why do you think it was so hard for the people of
Nazareth to accept that Jesus might be the Son of God? <They knew
him as a child and watched him grow up> It was confusing for them
because they were all waiting for a king to come save them and it turned out to
be little Jesus from next door. The strength of God’s love and
commitment was right in front of them and they could not recognize
Let
us stand up and we profess our faith.
Profession of our faith
I believe in God the Father,
Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only
begotten Son, our Lord:
--bow down--
Who was conceived by the power of
the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, died and was buried:
He descended into hell:
The third day, He rose again from
the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty:
From there He will come to judge the
leaving and the
dead:
I believe in the Holy Spirit:
the holy catholic church:
the communion of saints:
The forgiveness of sins:
The resurrection of the body:
And the life everlasting.
Amen.
==== 7:24 - 7:26
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Prayers of the Faithful
Now is the time to pray for our
stuff :-)Intercessions.
You may want to ask the children to
offer their own prayers or you can use the suggestions below.
Say,
God is always with us, giving us the strength and courage to take action and make
a difference and so we pray together::
Prayer 1. Let us pray for world leaders: that they
may listen to their own people when they speak the truth and take action to
make people’s lives better.. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2. Let us pray for our churches: that they may
continue to follow the example of Jesus and work to make the world a fairer
place. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. Let
us pray for our communities, families and friends: that each of us may realise
we are
called to serve God and do
extraordinary things, each in our own way.. We
pray to the Lord..
Prayer 4. Let us pray to God to open our hearts to the truth of the
good news taught to us by His Son, Jesus.
We
pray to the Lord...
==== 7:26 - 7:28
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Silently, each one tell God your
petition.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus
Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
Amen
==== 7:28 - 7:30 ====
Song Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light, .........
Sing as we give in our offertory and
we walk to the big church... NOTE-- after the song, is being sung, we pick the children
that will perform next Sunday....
