Children's Liturgy (Oratorio)
Twenty-Seventh
Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A)
Sunday
8th October, 2023
Preparing
the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Globe
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Welcome: In today’s gospel Jesus talks to us
about a man who has real trouble with the tenants who are looking after his vineyard.
Let’s find out some more about this now.
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7:00 - 7:03 ===
Entrance Song
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
He's got my brothers
and my sisters in His hands,
He's got my brothers
and my sisters in His hands,
He's got my brothers
and my sisters in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
He's got the sun and
the rain in His hands,
He's got the moon and
the stars in His hands,
He's got the wind and
the clouds in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
Ask: What
was last week’s theme? <“Question mark....”>
We talked about how difficult it sometimes is to decide what is right and what
is wrong.
//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
Song of Glory Sing to
God,
Glory, glory sing
glory to God x2
God’s own son has come
to earth,
Glory, glory sing
glory to God
Celebrate his
wonderful birth, ,,
Glory, glory sing
glory to God
Hear the good news of
his word, ,,
Glory, glory sing
glory to God
Share the sound of
hope we’ve heard. ,,
Glory, glory sing
glory to God
God of love, Glory to
God
God of splendor, Glory
to God
God of life, Glory to
God. Let us sing “Glory,
glory sing glory to God x2”
Opening Prayer
Loving God, you sent your son Jesus to
show us how to live. Help us to listen to your word and care for the world that
you have given us.... Amen
.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduction of the first reading.
Today’s
first reading is from the Old Testament book of the prophet Isaiah. In this
reading, the prophet Isaiah tells a story like Jesus did. He tells about a
friend of his and his vineyard. Pretend that you are hearing the prophet Isaiah
for the first time.
A prepared child/children come and take the
reading.
Isaiah
5:1-7 (GNT)
The
Song of the Vineyard
5
Listen while I sing you this song,
a
song of my friend and his vineyard:
My
friend had a vineyard
on
a very fertile hill.
2
He dug the soil and cleared it of stones;
he
planted the finest vines.
He
built a tower to guard them,
dug
a pit for treading the grapes.
He
waited for the grapes to ripen,
but
every grape was sour.
3
So now my friend says, “You people who live in Jerusalem and Judah, judge
between my vineyard and me. 4 Is there anything I failed to do for it? Then why
did it produce sour grapes and not the good grapes I expected? 5
“Here is what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge
around it, break down the wall that protects it, and let wild animals eat it
and trample it down. 6 I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim
the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I
will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”7 Israel is the vineyard of
the Lord Almighty;
the
people of Judah are the vines he planted.
He
expected them to do what was good,
but
instead they committed murder.
He
expected them to do what was right,
but
their victims cried out for justice.
This
is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear what
happened? <let the children re-tell the story> What
do you think it means? <that the Lord was not pleased with the
behavior of the Jewish people> It sounds like he was thinking of a
punishment for the people who were sinning against God.
Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The vineyard of the Lord is the
house of Israel...…> 3x
Introducing the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading is from
Matthew. In Matthew’s Gospel today, we hear Jesus tell another
parable. This one is about a man who owned a
vineyard. This man rented it out to some people. Can
anyone tell me what the word “RENT” means? <that the people
were to farm it and use it like it was their own BUT they had to pay the owner
in order to use it> Listen to what happened to the vineyard and to the
owner. Think about what you think you might have done if you had
been the owner....
....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 21:33-43 (GNT)
The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
33 “Listen to another parable,” Jesus said. “There was once a
landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the
wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and
left home on a trip. 34 When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent his
slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the harvest. 35 The tenants
grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again the
man sent other slaves, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them
the same way. 37 Last of all he sent his son to them. ‘Surely they will respect
my son,’ he said. 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves,
‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his
property!’ 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed
him.
40 “Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he
do to those tenants?” Jesus asked.
41 “He will certainly kill those evil men,” they answered, “and
rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the
harvest at the right time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Haven't you ever read what the
Scriptures say?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless.turned
out to be the most important of all.
This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’
43 “And so I tell you,” added Jesus, “the Kingdom of God will
be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the proper
fruits.”
“The Gospel of the Lord”
All say “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 at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What
happened? <let the children discuss> Jesus tells us that the
kingdom of heaven (or eternal life) belongs to those who do God’s
will. If we want to be part of that kingdom, we need to behave the
way God tells us to. The church can want to maintain her so called important
things but if they are not what God LOVE we just need to change.
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew
21:43 “…. < “And so I tell you,” added Jesus, “the Kingdom of
God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the
proper fruits.”.>....”
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.
We
believe that God is generous and fair and so we pray together:
Leader: Let’s give thanks to
God for the earth and all the wonders in it as we pray together:
Prayer
1. We pray for world
leaders: that they may do all that they can to protect the earth so that all
people now and in the future can enjoy the wonders of God’s creation.…We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2 We
pray for our brothers and sisters around the world: that they may have the
chance to enjoy God’s creation and to grow and produce the food that they need
to live....
We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
3.
We
pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may treat the earth and all
that is in it with respect, never taking more than we need.…
We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer
4.
Creator
God, as we listen to your word. Teach us to care for each other and for all
creation so that all people may have what they need.... 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....
Bring up A child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
