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Sunday Reading Reflections for Children

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Coming So Close

Feb 10, 20212 min read

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Coming So Close

Mark 1.40-45 Right at the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has something very wrong with his skin. The...

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Private Time With God

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Feb 3, 20212 min read

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Private Time With God

Mark 1.29-39 Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue on the Sabbath, the holy day of the week for the Jewish people. The Gospel...

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): God Astounds Us

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Jan 27, 20212 min read

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): God Astounds Us

Mark 1.21-28 Last week we thought about the voice of the Good Shepherd. We know that it is good to follow the voice of Jesus. In the...

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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Know His Voice

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Jan 20, 20213 min read

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Know His Voice

Mark 1.14-20 Last week we heard about people beginning to follow Jesus. We learned that a disciple is a person who follows someone. In...

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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Follow

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Jan 14, 20213 min read

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Follow

John 1.35-42 Last week, we heard about John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in the River Jordan. At the beginning of the Gospel for this...

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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Loved by God

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Jan 7, 20213 min read

Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Loved by God

Mark 1.7-11 We are still celebrating the feast of Christmas! This is the last of the 3 Sundays celebrating the light coming into the...

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Epiphany of the Lord (Ages 3-6): What do they know?

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Dec 31, 20203 min read

Epiphany of the Lord (Ages 3-6): What do they know?

Matthew 2.1-12 Most people in our world think that Christmas is over. Oh dear, they are so wrong! We spent many weeks preparing for the...

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Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 3-6): Revealing Jesus

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Dec 23, 20203 min read

Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 3-6): Revealing Jesus

(Adults, when reading this to the child, omit verses 34 and 35, the verses in red parentheses. Also, you may want to use this reflection...

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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Yes, Lord!

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Dec 17, 20203 min read

4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Yes, Lord!

Luke 1.26-38 We are coming close to the end of Advent, this time of preparing, this season of waiting. For so many years, people waited...

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3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): What then?

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Dec 9, 20202 min read

3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): What then?

John 1.6-8, 19-28 Have you been waiting to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath? This Sunday we get to light it! The pink candle...

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2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Good News!

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Dec 3, 20202 min read

2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Good News!

Mark 1.1-8 We are in the season of Advent, the time when we prepare for the feast of Christmas, the feast of the Light coming into the...

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1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Jesus the Light

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Nov 25, 20203 min read

1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Jesus the Light

Mark 13.33-37 This Sunday begins a new season in the Church. Each season has its own special colour, and the colour for this season is...

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Feast of Christ the King (Ages 3-6): The Shepherd Who is King

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Nov 18, 20203 min read

Feast of Christ the King (Ages 3-6): The Shepherd Who is King

(Adults, this reflection attempts to help the child answer the question "Who are you, God? It also tries to help them answer for...

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Into the Joy

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Nov 12, 20203 min read

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Into the Joy

(Adults, there are two versions of the Gospel for this Sunday. I have provided the shorter version here. You could begin by reading the...

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Chosen for Light

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Nov 4, 20203 min read

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Chosen for Light

(Adults, I think of the 3-6 year old as in a time of BEING. Being in love with God, being a child of God. This reflection will focus on...

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Feast of All Saints (Ages 3-6): Poor in Spirit

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Oct 28, 20203 min read

Feast of All Saints (Ages 3-6): Poor in Spirit

(Adults, you may have noticed that I keep converting "kingdom of heaven" to "kingdom of God." The phrase that is used in the Bible can be...

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Loves the Lord?

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Oct 21, 20201 min read

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Loves the Lord?

(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Praise God!

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Oct 14, 20203 min read

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Praise God!

(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Invited to the Celebration!

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Oct 7, 20202 min read

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Invited to the Celebration!

(Adults, once again, this is a difficult Gospel to share with little ones. There are frightening images. But if we strip the parable...

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Lord's Doing

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Sep 30, 20202 min read

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Lord's Doing

(Adults, I don't mind saying that it was EXTREMELY difficult for me to find in this Sunday's Gospel the face of God that the youngest...

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