Children’s Liturgy (Oratorial)
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A) 26th Mar, 2023
Preparing
the worship space
Theme: Stone/Rock
Theme Colour: Purple
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Entrance Song
God of mercy and compassion, look with
pity upon me, Father let me call Thee Father 'tis this child returns to
Thee
Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy, let me not
implore in vain
All my sins I now detest them; never
will I sin again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc_JfqzdS2U
Ask: Last week’s theme was <“Sight.”>
We talked
about different kinds of blindness and the miracles Jesus performed. We learned how hard we need to work to continually ‘see’ God’s goodness all around us.
Welcome; : Today we
hear about an amazing thing that Jesus does when his friend Lazarus
becomes sick and dies. Let’s think a bit more about this today. We also know it will be Palm Sunday next week it
is the day when we get new palms for next year.
//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
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*
In lent period, we shall not sing
the Gloria because it’s a time for us to reflect on the quality of our
life style.
Opening Prayer:
God of light and power, we
give thanks to you for the gift of life. Help us to do what we can
so all people throughout this world can enjoy this gift....Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the
Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of the prophet Ezekiel. In this reading, God is talking to prophet Ezekiel. He is talking about people living again. Listen closely and see if you can understand what He really means. A prepared child/children
come and take the first reading or second reading.
First Reading is from the book of
Ezekiel 37:12-14 (NRSVCE)
12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them,
thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up
from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the
land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I
open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14
I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will
place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord,
have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”
“This is the word of the Lord” All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Do you think a lot of
people are really going to be brought out of graves? <do we really know?> Its clear, God said, we shall all receive God’s spirit and make new lives... Say: Let us focus on our
responsorial Psalm:
< With
the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption....>3x
Introduce the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes
from the book of John. St. John uses this reading to tell
us about a time when Jesus actually did raise a good friend of His from the dead. Jesus had a
friend named Lazarus, the
brother of two other friends that you have probably heard of – Martha and Mary. Lazarus got sick and died. He had already been buried for four days before Jesus arrived.
....
Now we will stand to get ready to
hear the Gospel
..with No Alleluia!! –☺ ☺
IN LENT PERIOD, WE SHALL NOT SING THE ALLELUIA, BECAUSE IT’S A TIME
FOR US TO REFLECT TO BE EXTRA SILENT IN OUR LIFE STYLE.
SING A SONG WITHOUT ALLELUIA.
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. John.
Glory to You, O Lord
John 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 31-45. (NRSVCE)
3 So the sisters sent a message to
Jesus,[a] “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it, he
said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s
glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5 Accordingly,
though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, 6 after having
heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where
he was.
7 Then after this he said to the
disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
Jesus
the Resurrection and the Life 17 When Jesus arrived,
he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21 Martha said to Jesus,
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But
even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” 23 Jesus
said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him,
“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last
day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those
who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26 and everyone
who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the
Son of God, the one coming into the world.” 31 The Jews who were
with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and
go out. They followed her
because they thought
that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 When Mary came
where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him,
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When
Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping,
he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said,
“Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the
blind man have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus
Raises Lazarus to Life
38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed,
came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead
man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has
been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if
you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away
the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you
for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have
said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may
believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried with
a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his
hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a
cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus. 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and
had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus
Christ”
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(*) Tell your prepared
reflecting story to motivate the children, but according to the Gospel
and children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions
below…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What happened? <let the children
retell what they heard> What does this mean? <it means that Jesus
is stronger than death, it reminds us Easter, that He will
soon die and rise again Himself> This story reminds us one more time
to place our trust in Jesus!
Memory Verse: “John 11:25(“ Jesus said to her, “I am the
resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die,
will live.”)
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: God gives life to us all
and so we pray together:...
Prayer 1. We
pray for world leaders: that the Holy Spirit will inspire them to do all
that they can so that all people can live life to the full.. We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer2.
We pray for all our brothers and sisters throughout the world: that God
may give them the opportunity to Change their life for the better. We pray
to the Lord...
Prayer
3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that
Jesus may bring hope to all as we try to make a change and help other members
around us. We pray to the
Lord....
Prayer
4. For all people who have died, especially for whom we
remember in a special way at this Mass, Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them. 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
==== 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
