Second Sunday of Advent (Year A) – 8th
December 2019
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: A Scallop
Theme: Colour: Purple
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Entrance Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Come
O Come Emmanuel,
Come
O Come on earth to dwell
Come
deliver Israel,
Come
to Set free!
All
the angels in the Sky,
Sing
their praise to God high,
Soon
he come on Christmas night,
Come
to set us
Halle
Hallelujah
Halle
Hallelujah
Halle
Hallelujah
Hallelujah!
x2
Ask: Does anyone remember the theme for last week? <A House! representing our HEARTS. We have to make our hearts ready for
when Jesus comes, because we don’t know when that will be.>
Welcome; Does anyone remember what season this
is? <Advent> On the wreath today, we have two
purple candles lit. Purple means
seriousness and … We are spending this
time of Advent seriously thinking about getting ready for the coming of baby Jesus.
Say: Today
we are going to look at our lives and try to change them for the better. What
can we do to change our lives? Let children discuss.
Explain: The Scallop is our theme this week. A
scallop symbolizes Baptism, the sacrament where we are received into the
church. We also use the Scallop to symbolize a person, John the Baptist.
Who was John the Baptist?
<a prophet, Jesus’ cousin> What did he do? <He
told about the coming of the Messiah—who was Jesus> Are ready for
Christ? <Yes>
//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.
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NEWS TIME :-)
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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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GLORIA –We do not sing the Gloria in
Advent time.
Opening
Prayer
God
of love, help us always to try to do the right thing, even when we find it
hard, so that we are ready when Jesus comes. Amen.
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7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the old testament
book of Isaiah
11:1-4a, 5-6, 9b
Explain: One of the big questions is: how do we know
that Jesus is coming? One clue is in Scripture.
God left us Scripture to help us know the truth. Isaiah is an Old Testament prophet who told
us all about Jesus many years before he was actually born.
A prepared
child/children come and take\ the first reading or second reading.
The first reading is from the old book of Isaiah
11:1-4a, 5-6, 9b
The Peaceful Kingdom
11 1 A shoot
shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by
what His eyes see,
or decide by what his ears hear;
4 but with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
and with the breath of His lips He shall kill the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt around His waist, and faithfulness the belt around His loins.
or decide by what his ears hear;
4 but with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
and with the breath of His lips He shall kill the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt around His waist, and faithfulness the belt around His loins.
6 The wolf shall live
with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion
and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.
They will not hurt or
destroy
on all my holy mountain;
for the earth will be
full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What
were some of the things that struck you about this reading? <let
the children discuss> One of the most striking images is the one
of wolves and lambs lying down together. What do you think that might
mean? <that enemies will make peace with one another>
Let us focus on
our responsorial Psalm:
< Justice
shall flourish in His time and fullness of peace....>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
St.
Mathew tells us about John the Baptist.
Think about the Jews at that time: they had a lot of rules and different
classes of people. There were Pharisees
and Sadducees, who did their best to follow all the practices of their religion
and worship God. Many of the religious
practices had to do with cleanliness or what to eat or how to conduct business.
Also Jews like the Samaritans and tax collectors for the Romans, that also did
their best to live their lives—but that were not always able to follow some of
the strict religious practices of the time.
Choosing what to eat or how to earn money is not always possible unless
you already HAVE money. Listen for two
things in this gospel reading: the description of what John the Baptist looked
like and who it was that came to him to be baptized.
Now we will stand
to get ready to hear the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! – OR
Welcome the
Gospel through a song.
Chorus:
Halle,
halle, halle-lu-jah!
Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!
Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
!!
Silently say: ”Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may
worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel.
The
Leader starts: The Lord be with
You,
And with your Spirit.
A reading is from the Holy Gospel according to
St. Matthew.
Glory to
You, O Lord
Matthew 3:1-9 (NRSVCE)
The Proclamation of John the Baptist
3 In
those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2 “Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near.”[a] 3 This is the one of whom
the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,
“The voice of one
crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.’”
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now
John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and
his food was locusts and wild honey.5 Then the people of
Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the
Jordan, 6 and they were baptized
by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But
when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them,
“You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit worthy of
repentance. 9 Do not presume to say
to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able
from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
The Gospel
of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*)Tell your prepared interesting story according to
the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the
Gospel
reflection:
Ask: What were some characteristics of
John the Baptist? < he was a wild man
who lived in the desert, animal clothes, ate grasshoppers, probably dirty,
etc.> Do you think this was someone
who would probably be invited to speak in the Temple?
Ask: Who came to John the Baptist to be baptized? <Pharisees and Sadducees> What did John tell them? <to go do something to show that they were
sorry for their sins> Do you think
that the Pharisees and Sadducees understood what John meant? <it would be hard for them to
understand—they felt like they were a special group who were already pretty
close to what God wanted them to be>
They needed to learn that their actions toward others would determine
their worthiness, their goodness. When
John told them that someone was coming who was more powerful than he was, who
did he mean? <Jesus>
Memory Verse:
“Matthew 3:9 ( “Do not
presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell
you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham...”)
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 living 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.
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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.
Leader: John the Baptist warned people that they needed to
change their lives to be ready for when Jesus came. Together we ask for God’s
help as we prepare this Advent:…
Prayer 1.
We pray for all world leaders: that they may use their power
wisely and to make life better for their people.. We pray to
the Lord...
Prayer
2.
We pray for the work of Children’s
Liturgy: that it may be of use to all children of God that hear it and it may make
a better life for them and their families.. We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish,
family and friends: that we may take a look at our lives and change them for
the better so that the world is a happier and fairer place for all people. We pray to the Lord....
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Silently, each one tells 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
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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....
