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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): While Jesus Prays
Luke 9.28b-36 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus needs time to pray. He wants to...
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Mar 11, 20253 min read
Presentation of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Guided By The Spirit
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n For three Sundays now, we listened to Gospel accounts of Jesus' life as a...
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Jan 31, 20253 min read
Presentation of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Salvation and Light
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n Today, it seems we move back in time! We thought we left the Christmas...
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Jan 31, 20254 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Preparing to Know Him
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 (full reading) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday involves images that...
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Nov 29, 20242 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Dazzling Light
Mark 9.2-10 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and three of his closest friends go for a walk...
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Feb 23, 20243 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 3-6): Revealing Jesus
Luke 2.22-33, 36-40 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For so long we prepared for the feast of Christmas, for the...
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Dec 29, 20233 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Jesus the Light
Mark 13.33-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday begins a new season in the Church. Each season has its own special...
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Dec 1, 20233 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Jesus Is.
John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know things about Jesus. We know that he...
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Mar 17, 20233 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Light of the World
(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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Feb 2, 20232 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): A City Built On A Hill
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5:13-16 In the Gospel...
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Feb 2, 20233 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 31, 20224 min read
Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): We Know Truth
(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 11, 20222 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Our Joy
(Adults, in the Gospel for this Sunday the people ask John what they must do to prepare. For the youngest children, it is not important...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Preparing to Know Him
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday again involves images that are incomprehensible for little people. This reflection focuses on only a...
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Nov 24, 20212 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Proper Order
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday could be a little upsetting for your child(ren). It is certainly thought-provoking for adults! It...
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Nov 11, 20213 min read
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