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Reflections for 6-9 year olds
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19 hours ago3 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Mother of Jesus Knows
John 2.1-12 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The reading for this Sunday comes from the Gospel of St. John. We...
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7 days ago4 min read
Baptism of the Lord (Ages 6-9): The Power of Prayer
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Soon we will come to the end of the Christmas season, but...
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Jan 34 min read
Feast of the Epiphany (Ages 6-9): Is This Epiphany?
Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call the second Sunday of the Christmas season the Feast of the...
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Dec 27, 20244 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 6-9): Feeding a Need
Luke 2.41-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The feast arrived! We waited for so long and now we celebrate! For three...
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Dec 19, 20243 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): She Says Yes
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light all four candles on the Advent wreath. The feast arrives...
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Dec 12, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): The One Who Comes
Luke 3.10-18  Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light the pink  candle on the Advent wreath for the third Sunday...
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Dec 6, 20243 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Proclaim
Luke 3.1-6 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent. We remember that in Advent we prepare...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Lift Us Up
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . Advent  is a time of preparing...
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Nov 22, 20243 min read
Christ the King (Ages 6-9): What Kind of King?
John 18.33b-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we celebrate a feast called Christ the King. Both "Christ" and...
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Nov 14, 20244 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Shake the Universe
Mark 13.24-32 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends sit just outside the city...
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Nov 9, 20243 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Math With Jesus
Mark 12.41-44 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends are at the Temple in...
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Oct 25, 20244 min read
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Mercy and Faith
Mark 10.46-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear something about following. Sheep...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Dream of God
Mark 10.35-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For several weeks now, we listened to Jesus teach his disciples as they walk...
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Oct 12, 20243 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Empty Hands
Mark 10.17-30 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a man wants to know something. He comes to Jesus...
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Oct 4, 20244 min read
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Healing From God
Mark 10.2-16 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus leaves Galilee and moves into Judea, much...
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Sep 27, 20244 min read
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): It Is Better
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, one of Jesus' followers, John, is...
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Sep 21, 20243 min read
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focus
Mark 9.30-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples have a hard time. They cannot...
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Sep 13, 20244 min read
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On Divine Things
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel last Sunday, we heard about Jesus healing the man who was deaf....
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Sep 7, 20244 min read
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We often notice how people are fascinated by Jesus. They like to listen to him;...
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Aug 30, 20243 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sanctifying
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n People feel curious about Jesus. Wherever he goes, people gather...
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Aug 23, 20244 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Spirit and Life
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For weeks now, we have listened to Jesus speak about himself as the...
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Aug 16, 20243 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Family Time
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus tell us again that he is the Bread of Life. Living...
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Aug 9, 20244 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Bread Like No Other
John 6.48-51 Â (abbreviated) [ John 6.41-51 Â (full)] Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For the last few weeks, we listened to the...
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Aug 2, 20243 min read
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Life For The World
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about a few loaves of barley bread placed in Jesus’ hands to...
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Jul 26, 20244 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Encounter With God
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel reading last week ended with Jesus beginning to teach a great crowd of...
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Jul 19, 20244 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Word That Shepherds
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus call twelve of his friends to be apostles—people who get...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Called To Be Sent
Mark 6.7-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We are used to hearing about all the marvellous things that Jesus says and does. We...
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Jul 5, 20244 min read
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Take Delight in God
Mark 6.1-6 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For several Sundays, we listened while Jesus and his friends travelled about the land...
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Jun 28, 20244 min read
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sleep-Training
Mark 5.21-24, 35-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, when Jesus and his friends return from their...
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Jun 21, 20244 min read
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Then Is This?
Mark 4.35-41 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We have a short Gospel this Sunday. After a long day of teaching people about the...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Grace of God
Mark 4.26-34 Â (focusing on verses 30-32) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus spends a lot of time telling parables about the...
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Jun 8, 20243 min read
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Opposite of Evil
Mark 3.20-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus returns home after spending a long time...
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Jun 1, 20244 min read
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 6-9): The Gift of the Eucharist
Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Two Sundays after Pentecost, the Gospel reading returns to the moment of the...
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May 25, 20243 min read
Trinity Sunday (Ages 6-9): Sure of Love
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection For fifty days, we celebrated the great feast of Easter—Jesus rising from the dead...
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May 17, 20244 min read
Pentecost Sunday (Ages 6-9): Tongues As of Fire
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus ascending into heaven to oversee the building of the...
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May 10, 20243 min read
Ascension (Ages 6-9): Signs of the Kingdom
Mark 16.15-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Easter season. We know that for forty days...
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May 3, 20242 min read
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): That Same Love
John 15.9-17 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus continues the parable of the True Vine. Last week,...
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Apr 26, 20243 min read
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Meno in Me
John 15.1-8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus tell part of the parable of the True Vine....
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Apr 19, 20243 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 6-9): The Gift That Gathers
John 10.11-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection For many of us, the parable of the Good Shepherd is one of our favourites. When the...
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Apr 12, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Heaven and Earth Meet
Luke 24.35-48 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that Easter is not just one day, but a whole season—seven Sundays long! We have...
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Apr 5, 20242 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Contagious
John 20:19-23 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday actually begins on the evening of the day that Jesus rises...
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Mar 30, 20243 min read
Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Truth and Understanding
John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that when Jesus is born, a new moment begins in the History of the Kingdom of...
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Mar 23, 20243 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Come Down!
Mark 15.25-39 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week...
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Mar 15, 20243 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Possibility of More
John 12.20-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For many weeks of Lent, we prepare for the feast of Easter. When Easter arrives,...
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Mar 9, 20243 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Filling Us With Eternal Life
John 3.14-21 (for the 6-9 yr old, just verses 14-16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks...
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Mar 1, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): A Home For God
John 2.13-25 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, the most holy city in...
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Feb 23, 20243 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Holy Time
Mark 9.2-10 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus chooses three of his closest friends to go for...
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Feb 17, 20243 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): What Will We See?
Mark 1.12-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We have entered a new season in the church called Lent, a time of preparation for...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Jesus Chooses
Mark 1.40-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has leprosy. This means he...
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Feb 3, 20244 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Hunting or Seeking?
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath day....
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