Children’s Liturgy(ORATORiO)
Twenty-third Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A)
Sunday 6th September, 2020
Preparing the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Talk in Private.
Welcome: 3
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ===
Entrance Song
I have decided, to follow Jesus.
I have decided, to follow Jesus. Oh no turning back, no turning back…
The world behind me, The CROSS before me x 3
Oh, no turning back, no turning back…
Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“A cross....”> <“We learnt to carry our crosses though sometimes its difficult to do God’s work. Even prophet Jeremiah one time complained to God...”>
//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 ====
NEWS TIME :-)
==== 7:08 - 7:11 ====
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…
Oh Lord Have Mercy
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.3
Lord have mercy.
May the almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to life everlasting?
AMEN
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
With a loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
GLORIA – Eco Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Father...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Son...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to the Spirit...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Opening Prayer
Christ Jesus, be with us now as we gather together in your name. Guide us in all that we say and all that we do, as we try to follow you ... Amen
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=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
The first reading today is from the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. In this reading, the Lord tells Ezekiel that being good is not enough. We have to do more. Listen closely and see if you can hear what else the Lord asks Ezekiel to do...
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
Ezekiel 33:7-9 GNT
7 “Now, mortal man, I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You must pass on to them the warnings I give you. 8 If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death. 9 If you do warn an evil person and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared.”
This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear what else God asked? <God asked Ezekiel to help others to be good> When someone else does wrong, can that ever be your fault? <NO – discuss>
Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts..!.…> 3x
Introducing the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes from the New Testament book written by St. Matthew. This reading is about a time when Jesus was telling some people how to treat someone who sins, someone who did something wrong. Think about that for a minute. What do you do when you see someone do something wrong? <let the children answer, etc.> okay now listen to hear what Jesus told his friends to do.
....with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and welcome the gospel!!
Chorus: Halleluiah, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
1. Eyende mbele, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
2. Moto, moto, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah
The leader reading the gospel, silently says: “Cleanse our hearts and our lips almighty God, that we 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
Matt 18:15-17 (GNT)
When Someone Sins
15 “If your brother sins against you,[a] go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back.
16 But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other persons with you, so that ‘every accusation may be upheld by the testimony of two or more witnesses,’ as the scripture says. 17 And if he will not listen to them, then tell the whole thing to the church. Finally, if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan or a tax collector.
“The Gospel of the Lord”
Glory and Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell your prepared reflecting story to motivate the children, but according to the Gospel and at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What did Jesus tell his friends to do? <to tell the person what they did wrong> This is important – did Jesus say to talk to other people about it? <no> How are we supposed to tell the person who did something wrong? <in private – just the two of you> Why do you think he said to tell them privately? <to give them a chance to do better, to fix the problem, so that no one else needed to know about the sin>
Say: Jesus loves us. He wants us all to do the right thing. But we all make mistakes and do things that are not right. Jesus asks us to help each other to be good.
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew 18:17 “…. if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan....”
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.
==== 7:24 - 7:26 ====
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 here.
Leader: We are gathered here in Jesus’ name today and so we pray together….
Prayer 1. We pray for the Church throughout the world: that everyone may know that she works in Jesus’ name, who came to bring good news to the poor.
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2 We pray for our brothers and sisters around the world that are suffering from COVID-19 that they may all receive the help they need. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may invite Jesus to be with us in all we do, and that we may treat all people as they would wish to be treated. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Christ Jesus, we thank you for being with us. Watch over us. Help us to work together in peace and unity, so that we do not feel discriminated in anyway. We pray to the Lord...
==== 7:26 - 7:28 ====
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
==== 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....
