Children’s Liturgy (Oratorial)
Twentieth Sunday in the
Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sunday 20th August, 2023
Preparing the worship
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Colour: Green
Theme: Globe God loves everyone
Welcome: Today,
we hear that God does not belong to the Jews alone, but God's People Include
All Nations and Tribes. And we celebrated our Beauty onTuesday on Assumption
Day.
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ===
Entrance Song
Seek first the kingdom of heaven…
Seek first the kingdom of heaven…
And all the rest will fall in line
Give God his due, and God will give back
to you, Turn your water into wine.
Some men are money mad
Go about richly clad
Seeking the rainbow’s end
I tell you God He will surely ditch
All those among the rich
Who have no poor man friend
Ask: What was last week’s
theme? <“Jesus & Water…..”> < “Jesus came to the disciples, walking on
the water.”>Peter’s faith was tested.
//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 God
of love, help us to not discriminate people around us but love them the way You
love us. 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 Isaiah
56:1, 6-
7.. Traditionally the Jewish
people felt that God would ignore the prayers and problems of people who were
not Jewish. The reading from Isaiah
gives us a different thought. Let’s hear
what the prophet Isaiah proclaimed.
A prepared child/children
come and take the reading.
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 GNT
God's People Will Include All Nations
56 The LORD says to
his people, “Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you. 6 And the LORD says to
those foreigners who become part of his people, who love him and serve him, who
observe the Sabbath and faithfully keep his covenant: 7 “I will
bring you to Zion, my sacred hill,[a] give you
joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My
Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.” This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”. Ask: What did you hear? <let the children discuss> Who does God call to worship? <everyone, including me you, foreigners and those from other countries>
Say: Let us
now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< O God, let all the nations praise
you!.…> 3x
Introducing the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel
reading comes from the book of Matthew 15:21-28 It tells us about a woman who
wanted Jesus to help her daughter. Jesus was of the line of David, He was the
messiah, and the messiah came to save the Jewish people. Now imagine that you
are part of the crowd following Jesus.
You are a Jew and you are feeling pretty special about this wonderful
new teacher named Jesus. A woman from
Cana comes up to him asking him to help her sick daughter. This woman is a stranger, not Jewish. Let'’ listen now and find out what happens.
....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
Matthew 15:21-28(GNT)
A Woman's Faith
21
Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and
Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. “Son of
David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is
in
a terrible condition.”
23 But Jesus did not say a word to her. His
disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us
and
making all this noise!”
24 Then Jesus replied, “I have been sent
only
to the lost sheep of the people of
Israel.”
25 At this the woman came and fell at his
feet. “Help me, sir!” she said.
26 Jesus answered, “It isn't right to take
the children's food and throw it to the dogs.”
27 “That's true, sir,” she answered, “but
even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table.”
28 So Jesus answered her, “You are a woman
of great faith! What you want will be done for you.” And at that very moment
her daughter was healed.
“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 children’s level of
understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel
reflection:
Ask:
What was Jesus’ first response to the woman?
<He said that He was sent to the people of Israel> Did that mean he wouldn’t help her? <no>
Say: Jesus helps everyone who believes in Him. Our God is the God of everyone, a God of the whole GLOBE.
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew 15:27“27 “That's true, sir,” she answered,
“but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table.”…..”.
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: Sometime the things that we must do to follow Jesus are much harder than what we think we can do. We must truly believe that God will take care of us Let us reflect on His goodness as we pray together:
Prayer 1. Let us pray for the church leaders, especially our Pope Francis, our Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga, and all the clergy, that they may see the importance of all their people, especially foreigners and the poor, not tp just the rich and powerful. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2 . We pray for our leaders all over the world, that they may see
the importance of all their people, especially those in need to make them feel
they belong to the community. Father, help our leaders to be servants to others
as Jesus did.. We
pray to the Lord..
Prayer 4 God of hope, , hear our prayers for all people
who have lost their loved ones, who are sad and afraid: may they know that they
are not alone or forgotten, and find the support that they need from others and
for the souls of the departed, Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let
perpetual light shine upon them... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
5 And for all of us gathered here today, Loving
and self-giving God, teach us to follow the example of your Son, Jesus, who was
like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. Lead us to be submissive to you, and
kind and considerate to others. 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....
Prayer 3.
Let us pray for our parish, families and
friends: that we may welcome all people. We know that all people are important,
because they are loved by you no matter who they are, help us to do all that we
can to help others to move forward with hope and in peace... We pray to the Lord...
Bring up A child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he
will not turn from it. Proverbs
22:6
