3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Poor Fig Tree
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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Mar 17, 20223 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Unless and Until
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 13:1-9 The Gospel...
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Feb 25, 20224 min read
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Specks and Logs
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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Jun 12, 20213 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Marvellous Growth
(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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Jun 12, 20213 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Grace of 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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Jun 12, 20215 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Blastano!
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 4.26-34 At long...
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Mar 18, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Grain of Wheat
(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 (for the 3-6 yr old, simply verse 24)...
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Mar 18, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Possibility of More
(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 For many weeks of Lent we have been...
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Mar 18, 20215 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Jesus' Vision
(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 We have been in the season of Lent...
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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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Nov 18, 20203 min read
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 6-9): Helping the Least, Serving the King
(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...
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Nov 18, 20203 min read
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Sheep and Goats
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 25.31-46...
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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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Nov 12, 20206 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Into the Heart of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 24.36;...
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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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Oct 7, 20203 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Wouldn't Come?
(Adults, here we are again with a difficult parable! For the 6-9 year old, who is beginning an exploration of the moral life, this...
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Oct 7, 20205 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
(Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one. Read it through first, or ask someone to read it to you....
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Sep 30, 20204 min read
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fruit for Joy
(A warning this week: the parable in the Gospel is a difficult one. Read it first, or ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to...
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Sep 23, 20203 min read
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying and Doing the Will
(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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Sep 16, 20203 min read
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who is this Landowner?
(Adults, the Gospel reading this week is a parable that I would not choose to share with 3-6 year olds who are not concerned with labour...
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