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Our Family Mass: Resources for the Family …. This is a comprehensive collection of ready-to-go Liturgies of the Word for every Sunday of Cycle B, as well as the major feast days. It is a companion volume to the one for Cycle A published by the same author last year. Whether setting up a Family Mass from scratch, or looking for fresh ideas ...
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Dec 29, 2011 · The Holy Family (year B) from Luke 2:39-40. An older child or parent lights the candle and reads Luke 2: 39-40. When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God’s favour was with him.
THE FAMILY MASS IN ADVENT. First Sunday. The Advent wreath can be the focus of attention this Sunday as the readings bring to mind the last things. That Advent wreath speaks of time and its passing. Each candle measuring another week gone, from the loneliness of that first candle through to the excitement when we get to four candles lighted.
- We dress up. Dressing up is difficult with children, but we find it indispensable. It makes a big impact, driving home everyone’s understanding that Mass is special.
- We train the leader. Usually one child, often the oldest (or the oldest “little one” with teens and small children), sets the tone for the others.
- We sit where you can see. Our logic is that kids can’t pay attention to what they can’t see, so we find the best angle possible. This requires coming early — and it means being willing to sit in the often unused front pew, where children truly have a “ringside” view.
- We review behavior rules. We remind the kids what our expectations are each time we go to Mass. We also give specific expectations for different ages.
Oct 27, 2013 · Saint Peter's Square Sunday, 27 October 2013. Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2. The readings this Sunday invite us to reflect on some basic features of the Christian family. 1. First: the family prays. The Gospel passage speaks about two ways of praying, one is false – that of the Pharisee – and the other is authentic – that of the tax ...
May 1, 2022 · Attending Mass is not about being entertained by the priest and the choir. It is an encounter between God and his family. It is important to “go to Mass,” as we say, because we are invited by Jesus himself to do this in his memory. He offers us something through the celebration of the Mass that requires our full, active, conscious ...
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Or: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Or: The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Penitential Act The Priest invites the faithful to the Penitential Act. Then one of the Penitential Acts follows:
