Children’s Liturgy (Oratorial)
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
10th March,
2024
Preparing the worship space
Theme: Love
Colour: Purple
A heart with rays showing love going everywhere.
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Entrance
Song
Jesus Loves me,
yes I know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV7XH2OgOTk
1 Jesus
loves me, this I know,
for the
Bible tells me so.
Little
ones to him belong;
they
are weak, but he is strong.
Refrain:
Yes,
Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus
loves me he who died
heaven's
gate to open wide.
He will
wash away my sin,
let his little child come in. [Refrain]
3 Jesus
loves me, this I know,
as he
loved so long ago,
taking
children on his knee,
saying,
"Let them come to me." [Refrain]
Welcome; Today we hear about just how much God loves the world and all
the people in it. Let’s think some more about that love.
//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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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS
TIME :-)
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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 ====
*NO 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
Generous
God, we give you thanks because you loved the world so much, you sent your only
Son to show us how to live and to grow in love. May we share your love with
others, Amen.
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7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy
of the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first
reading is from the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles 36:14-16. We hear how
God was too angry with all the people of Judah because they worshiped idols.
God punished them and they had no escape.
A prepared
child/children come and take the first reading or second reading.
First Reading
2 Chronicles 36:14-16
The Fall of Jerusalem
14 In addition, the leaders of Judah, the
priests, and the people followed the sinful example of the nations around them
in worshiping idols, and so they defiled the Temple, which the Lord himself had
made holy. 15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, had continued to send
prophets to warn his people, because he wanted to spare them and the Temple. 16
But they made fun of God's messengers, ignoring his words and laughing at his
prophets, until at last the Lord's anger against his people was so great that there
was no escape.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say
“Thanks be to God”.
Aky: How did the people of Judah annoy God? <discuss>They
even ignored God’s messengers and prophets! And this, made God so angry.
Let us focus on our
responsorial Psalm:
< O Let
my tongue cleave to my palate if I remember you not!.....>3x.
Introduce
the Gospel
Today’s
Gospel reading is taken from the book of John (John 3:16-17). Has
anyone here ever used darkness for hiding? Did you ever hide after
you did something wrong? In the Gospel reading today, we hear about
a man named Nicodemus. He really wanted to hear what Jesus had to say but he
was afraid that his friends would find out. He met with Jesus at
night. He used darkness to hide because he was
afraid. Jesus’ message to him <and to us!> was about how much
God loves all of us.
Now we will stand to get ready to
hear the Gospel
In lent period, we
shall not sing the hallelujah,
because it’s a time for us to
reflect on the
quality of our life style. But
another song without an hallelujah can be sang.
Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me,
Jesus loves me x2
Silently
the leader says:”
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. Matthew.
Glory
to You, O Lord
John 3:14-17
At that
time, Jesus said to Nicodemus,
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes
in Him should not perish but[a] have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
”The Gospel
of the Lord”
“Praise
to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell
your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of
understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: Did anyone hear why God
sent Jesus to earth? <not to condemn – but to save!> God
so loved the world that He sent us His only Son Jesus Christ so that we can be
saved.
Memory
Verse: “John 3:16 (...”16 For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life...!”)
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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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 below.
Leader: Let
us think about our brothers and sisters around the world as we pray\
Prayer 1. We pray for the Church around the world: that it may be a
place of welcome and love for all people no matter who they are or where they
come from.We pray to the Lord…
Prayer 2. We pray for all people who are finding life hard because they
are poor or sick: that they may find comfort in the love of those around
them. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 3. We pray for our own mothers, grandmas and aunties, and all
the mothers in our parish, may we always show them love and be helpful and
kind. We pray to
the Lord...
Prayer 4. Loving
God, show us how to reach out to others around the world in love and to support
them to build a better future, free from poverty
We pray to the Lord...
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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
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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