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Matthew 5.38-48 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds Jesus continues his talk to the disciples who have gathered to listen. He gives them a gl...

Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28, 33-34, 37++ full reading: Matthew 5.17-37 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds The Gospel reading for this Sunday ...

Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 9-12 year olds At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret years of Jesus' childhood behind and jo...

Matthew 1:18-24 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds In Advent, we usually spend a lot of time thinking about the Annunciation to Mary--when the angel...

Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds "Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good f...

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Begin by reading this reflection. We know, because Jesus tells us, that our prayer ought to be like the tax...

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about how we should be when we pray. In the parable, two m...

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus talking about people praying. One of the people, would not even lo...

Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about prayer. We know that parables are stories, little mysterie...

Luke 17.11-19 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C A strange thing happens in the Gospel we hear today. Ten people who are sick ask Jesus for mercy. (That's...

Luke 14:1, 7-14 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C When I listened to this reading, I noticed these words: "the guests chose the places of honour" That see...