Children’s Liturgy (Oratorial)
4th Sunday of
Lent (Year A) 19th March, 2023
Preparing
the worship space Theme: Eyes/Sight/See.
Is it the Eyes? When we look, do we
see? What is the first
thing you see on this Picture? One of you draw
it J
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.
By my sins I have deserved death, and endless
misery. Hell with all its pains and torments, for all eternity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc_JfqzdS2U
Ask: Last week’s theme was <“Water”> We talked
about how Jesus helps us start over again if we just listen and believe in Him..
Welcome; Today we are going to talk about different
kinds of blindness and sight.
Ask: Tell me what you know about blindness. <Being in the
dark, not being able to see things around you, etc.>
What might it mean if I were to say that a
person whose eyes work well are really blind? <discuss> It means
that this person who can see really doesn’t understand.??
When we look, do we see? We have leant
in previous weeks about not ‘hardening your hearts’. And we compared
it with being open, and with listening. Today we will look at the same
idea, only comparing it with ‘seeing’.
//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
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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 power and glory, we give thanks to
you for the wonderful gift of sight. Open our eyes to the good things in
this world and help us also to see when things are wrong and what
we can do to change them. ……. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
The first reading today is taken from the Old
Testament book of Samuel. Do you remember hearing about the great
king David? This is the story of how David was chosen to be king...…
A prepared child/children come and take the first
reading or second reading.
First Reading: 1
Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a David Anointed as King 16 The LORD said to
Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him
from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I
will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for
I have provided for myself a king among his
sons.”
6 When they came, he looked on
Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the
Lord.”[a] 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his
appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected
him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
10
Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to
Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” 11 Samuel said to
Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet
the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse,
“Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
12 He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful
eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for
this is the one.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in
the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came
mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and
went to Ramah.
“This is the word of the Lord” All say
“Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Was there anything
unusual about the way that David was chosen? <let the children answer> Why did the Lord choose David the way he did? What was he looking for? <He
was looking for qualities that would make a good king, things that are not visible to the eye> It didn’t
matter what David looked like, it
mattered what he was like inside.
Say: Let us focus on our
responsorial Psalm:
< The Lord is my
shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.........>3x.
Introduce the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading is taken
from the book of John. Today we hear about one of Jesus’ miracles. We will hear about two kinds of blindness – the kind where a person can’t see with their eyes and the kind where a person doesn’t understand. Listen and see if you can hear about what Jesus says about people who don’t believe in Him.
....
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 9:1, 6-12, 35-38. (NRSVCE)
A Man Born Blind Receives Sight
9 As he walked along, he
saw a man blind from birth.
6When he had said this, he spat
on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man’s eyes, 7 saying
to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able
to see. 8 The neighbors and those who had seen
him before as a beggar began to
ask, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some
were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10But
they kept asking him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11He
answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do
not know.” Spiritual Blindness 35 Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” 38 He said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped 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 miracle did Jesus perform?
<healed a blind man> What did Jesus say about people who don’t
believe in him? <He said that they are blind> Can these
people see with their eyes? <maybe – but more importantly, they
liaising didn’t know Jesus – they didn’t understand about the love He brings
to us>.
Memory Verse: “John 9:37(“ Jesus said to him, “You
have seen him, and the one speaking
with you is He.”)
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 here.
Leader: We ask
God to help us open our senses to the world as we pray together:…
Prayer 1. Let us pray for world leaders: that the Holy Spirit will open their eyes to see the problems that face them and find ways to help all people, especially
those who are poor. We pray to the
Lord...
Prayer2. Let us pray for people who are blind physically: that they may not be ignored and for those that do not understand God’s will, continue to seek the love of God. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray
for our parish, family and friends: that the Lord will guide us to notice the problems of others and together we may do all that we can to make a difference. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. For all
our relatives and friends 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....
