Children’s Liturgy (Oratorial)
Seventeenth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sunday 30th July 2023
Preparing the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Treasure
Welcome: Today Jesus tells us some more about what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like. He talks about treasure. Let’s think about what we treasure today.
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Entrance Song
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
Some men
are barely fed
Begging
their crust of bread
From dawn
to setting sun
I tell
you God will give liberty
To those
in poverty
A feast
to everyone
Ask: What
was last week’s theme? < “Wheat and weeds….”>
< “We leant
not to let the unwanted behavior(Weeds), to take up our lives because on the
last day, God will burn the people that refused to listen to Him and all with
good behavior(Wheat) will go to Heaven”.>
//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
//Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
Jesus Christ, Son of God have mercy x2
//Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
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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 all, we give you
thanks for all the good things(The Treasures) you have given us. Help us to
share what we have with our neighbors. We ask this through Christ our
Lord, Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s reading is about a king named Solomon.
Has anyone ever heard of him? What can you tell me about Solomon?
<let the children discuss> Solomon was known as a very wise king.
He was very smart and very kind to people. We also hear about a time when
God offered Solomon anything that he wanted. Listen closely and see if
you can hear what Solomon asked for.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 (GNT)
5 That night the Lord appeared to him in a dream and asked him,
“What would you like me to give you?” 7 O Lord God, you have let me
succeed my father as king, even though I am very young and don't know
how to rule. 8 Here I am among the people you have chosen to be your own, a
people who are so many that they cannot be counted. 9 So give me the
wisdom I need to rule your people with justice and to know the
difference between good and evil. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule
this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this, 11 and so
he said to him, “Because you have asked for the wisdom to rule justly, instead
of long life for yourself or riches or the death of your enemies, 12 I will do
what you have asked. I will give you more wisdom and understanding than anyone
has ever had before or will ever have again
This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear what Solomon asked for? <Wisdom>
Why would he want that instead of gold or silver? <with wisdom, he
would know what to do when he was confused> If we are wise, we
know how to serve God and get all the things that we need.
Say: Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Lord, I love your commands.…> 3x
Introducing the Gospel
Say: Today’s
Gospel reading comes from the book of Matthew (Matt 13:44-46) What would
you do if you found a treasure in someone else’s yard? What might you do
to make sure that the treasure would be yours? <discuss> This
is what today’s reading is about. Jesus is teaching something with a
story. Let’s pretend that we are some of the people who are listening to
Jesus. Let’s see if we can figure out what the treasure is that He is
talking about.
....with
Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
You are welcome Lord of Lords,
You are welcome King of Kings
You are welcome Lord of Host
You are welcome Prince of Peace..
<You are welcome here, Alle-lluia,
Alle..lluia Might God!!!>x 2
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 13:44-46 (GNT)
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
The Parable of the Pearl
45 “Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man is looking for fine pearls, 46 and when he finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells everything he has, and buys that pearl.
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 is the treasure that Jesus is talking about?
<heaven> What should we do to gain the treasure of heaven?
<Is there something we can do?> Does this mean that we can
make a one-time decision and know that we will get into heaven?
<discuss>
Say: We have to wake up every day and bring Jesus into our lives. We need to live our lives thinking about heaven. All of our actions together, day in or day out, affect whether or not we gain salvation.
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew 13:44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone has found….”.
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 all precious treasure in the eyes of God and so we pray together:
Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: that they may help protect God’s world and make sure that all people have what they need to live free from poverty. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2. We pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world: that we may treasure each other and work together so that all people may have their fair share of the treasures God gives us. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may care for God’s world and all the treasures in it, so that all people can enjoy them, now and in the future. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 4. Generous God, we give you thanks for the treasures of creation. Help us to use them wisely and never to take more than we need so all your people can live free from poverty. 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....
