Sunday Mass Preparation: January 5 The Epiphany of the Lord

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Matthew 2:1-12

The Wisemen from the East followed the star to Bethlehem where a new king would be born. They found Jesus.

CHILDREN: Read the featured Story: Jesus' Birth Was Special in the Catholic's Children Bible: pages 1448-1449 in English and pages 1414-1415 in Spanish. Ponder the Understand it and Live it sections. Joyfully share the story with someone as soon as possible!!!

Children's Video.

https://youtu.be/KvfyI3tXoXc

Online Mass

https://www.youtube.com/live/zTF6teSltL0?si=cF1XF_LuhEHw4zSy

Coloring page:

January 7 Coloring Page for Epiphany

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Lectio Divina for Epiphany: Older Children and Adults

Lectio Divina for Epiphany

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REFLECTION:

Pope Francis encourages us to demonstrate how the Sunday Gospel makes us be like the wisemen who seek Jesus to worship him:

“ ADORATION is a gesture of love that changes lives.

It is acting like the Magi: it is bringing gold to the Lord, to tell Him that nothing is more precious than Him;

It is to offer him incense, to tell him that only with Him can our lives rise;

It is to present myrrh, with which the broken wounded bodies were anointed,

to ask Jesus to help our neighbor who is marginalized and suffering, because He is there. "

Happy New Year, let us be a guiding star, let us be a living Gospel!

REVIEW: RECEIVING JESUS: My Guide to the Mass

Questions to Guide your note taking at MASS. Be sure to DATE your notes and add them to your Family Catechesis portfolio, showing how you are learning and growing in your relationship with Jesus.

1. Whisper a prayer from your heart: "jesus, Please help me listen to you today at Mass.

2. What do you notice?

   1. What color cloth is on the altar today, and what color is the priest waring.

   2. What do those colors mean? (See pages 10-11.)

   3. Describe or draw what else you notice that might be different or new from last Sunday.

3. LITURGY OF THE WORD

   1. What was OUR response in the Psalm? Write it out.

   2. What was the Gospel Reading

   3. What word or words seemed important to you?

      1. In the Gospel Reading?

      2. In the HOMILY?

      3. In the Nicene Creed?

4. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

   1. Watch closely as they prepare the Altar for the Eucharist.

   2. Draw the Missal, the Chalice, the Paton that you see (page35)

5. What is a blessing you received as you honored God by attending and actively participating in Mass?

DRAW what comes to your mind or heart: