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Sunday Reading Reflections for Children

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Why Do They Follow?

Jan 20, 20232 min read

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Why Do They Follow?

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Knowing That Can Only Come From God

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Jan 13, 20233 min read

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Knowing That Can Only Come From God

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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

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Jan 5, 20233 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. Not yet! Still we celebrate our joy! We know that when Jesus is...

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Mary, Mother of God (Ages 3-6): Treasure

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Dec 31, 20224 min read

Mary, Mother of God (Ages 3-6): Treasure

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the reflection to your child. The quotations you could read directly from...

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Dec 24, 20222 min read

Christmas (Ages 3-6): In A Manger

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the reflection to your child. The quotations you could read directly from...

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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): From the Holy Spirit

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Dec 16, 20222 min read

4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): From the Holy Spirit

(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the reflection to your child. The quotations you could read directly from...

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3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): The Least in the Kingdom

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Dec 9, 20222 min read

3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): The Least in the Kingdom

(Adults, this reflection focuses on the last line of the Gospel.) Matthew 11.2-11 This Sunday we light the third candle of the Advent...

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2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): The Hidden Kingdom

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Dec 2, 20222 min read

2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): The Hidden Kingdom

(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday talks about repentance in the sense of turning from sin which our 3-6-year olds are not needing yet....

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1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Come, Lord Jesus!

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Nov 25, 20222 min read

1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Come, Lord Jesus!

(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday involves images that are incomprehensible for little people. This reflection focuses on only the last...

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Christ The King (Ages 3-6): Jesus Is King!

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Nov 17, 20222 min read

Christ The King (Ages 3-6): Jesus Is King!

(Adults, with 3-6 year olds we never mention Jesus' death without in the same breath proclaiming the Resurrection. Young children are not...

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Our Best Gift

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Nov 11, 20223 min read

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Our Best Gift

(Adults, this Gospel speaks of end-times and the cost of discipleship-—two topics that are beyond the needs and questions of the 3-6 year...

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Children of the Resurrection

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Nov 4, 20222 min read

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Children of the Resurrection

(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage to your child but it is a little confusing. Alternatively, read through the...

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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Seeing Jesus

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Oct 28, 20223 min read

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Seeing Jesus

(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage to your child. Alternatively, read the intro to the reflection, then the...

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Making Ourselves Small

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Oct 22, 20222 min read

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Making Ourselves Small

(Adults, this week we hear another moral parable. Our 3-6 year olds do not need to hear this yet. But as small little people, they know...

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Pray Always

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Oct 14, 20222 min read

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Pray Always

(Adults, petitionary prayer is not natural to 3-6 year olds. Their prayer is characterized by thanksgiving and praise. This post focuses...

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Praise God!

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Oct 6, 20222 min read

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Praise God!

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

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed

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Oct 1, 20222 min read

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed

(Adults, you could begin by listening to verses 5 and 6 with your child.) Luke 17.5-10 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus' friends want...

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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): A Man Who Lost His Name

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Sep 21, 20222 min read

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): A Man Who Lost His Name

(Adults, the parable in the Gospel for this Sunday does not have much to say to 3-6 year olds who are asking, "Who are you, God?" and,...

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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Faithful in the Very Little

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Sep 16, 20222 min read

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Faithful in the Very Little

(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday contains a difficult moral parable that really does not apply to our 3-6-year-olds! But then Jesus...

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Good Shepherd Finds

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Sep 10, 20222 min read

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Good Shepherd Finds

(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday includes all three lost and found parables. This reflection looks at only the first. Because the...

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