Children’s Liturgy
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 25th September, 2022
Colour: Green
Theme: The Holy Bible.
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Entrance Song:
Let there be love shared among us.
Let there be love that is real,
Let all this love sweep this nation;
Cause us oh Lord, to arise!
Give us afresh understanding of
brotherly love, that is real,
Let there be love shared among us,
Let there be Love..
Welcome;
Today we hear the story of two men, one of whom is rich and feasts every day on good food. The other man, Lazarus, is poor and he longs for something to eat. This story helps us to see how we should treat one another. Let’s think a bit more about this today..
Memory Verse:
Luke 16:31(‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.’ …)
//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 :-)
==== 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
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
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA – Glory to God in the highest….
Opening
Prayer
Loving God, every one of us is special and loved by you. Help us
to treat each other as we would like to be treated and to do all that we can so
that everyone throughout the world has enough to eat. Amen.
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Liturgy
of the Word
First
Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s
first reading is from the Old Testament, the book of Amos.
Explain: First
of all, does anybody know what the word Distraction means? <Spoil,
being unable to understand> Let’s see if we can understand what that
might mean.
A prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.
The
first reading today is taken from the letter of Amos 6:1,4-7(GNT)
The Destruction of
Israel
6 How terrible it will
be for you that have such an easy life in Zion and for you that feel safe in
Samaria—you great leaders of this great nation Israel, you to whom the people
go for help!
4 How terrible it will
be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and
lamb! 5 You like to compose songs, as David did, and play
them on harps. 6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the
finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel. 7 So
you will be the first to go into exile. Your feasts and banquets will come to an
end.
This
is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Praise the Lord oh my soul….>3x.
Introduce
the Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of
Luke. (Luke 16:19-31) It is a teaching story that Jesus told the
people who were listening to him. Do you remember the name of the
stories that Jesus taught with? <parables> It is a
story about a man who didn’t pay attention to the people around
him. He did not take the time to listen to God’s
message. Pretend that you are one of Jesus’ disciples and hearing
this story for the first time. Think about what Jesus is saying to
you.
Or, if you can, instead of reading the gospel for children, please show this video below to them, its illustrations are good.(copy and paste in browser)
Welcoming 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 Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit.
The Gospel Reading was
written by Luke 16:19-31
(GNT)
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 O Lord
Luke 16:19-24 (GNT)
The Rich Man and
Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise
to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*)Tell an interesting story according to
the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the
Gospel reflection:
Say: What happened? <let the children re-tell the
story> Why didn’t Abraham let Lazarus go back and tell the others
about what happened? <because he said that no one would
listen> What do you think? Do you think that we have enough
information about how we need to act toward others? Where do we learn
about showing love toward other people?
The Bible, Parents, teachers and other responsible persons.
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.
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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.
We are all God’s children and so we pray together:
Prayer 1. Let us pray for the Holy Catholic Church, and her leaders, to always bring hope in all God’s people no matter who they are. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2 . Let us pray for the
leaders of nations: that they may make wise decisions for the good of all
people, so that everyone may have enough to eat.
We pray to the Lord..
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, families and friends: that we may be moved to share what we have with our brothers and sisters throughout the world. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Let us to pray our Lord helps us, love our neighbor as we love ourselves. We pray to the Lord...
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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…
Bring up A child in a
way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
