1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Time of the Kingdom
Mark 13.33-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. In Advent we prepare for the feast of...
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Reflections for 9-12 year olds
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- Nov 24
- 3 min
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Sheep and Goats
Matthew 25.31-46 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of God that...
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- Nov 18
- 6 min
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Into the Heart of God
Matthew 24.36; 25.14-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us another parable. It is...
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- Nov 10
- 4 min
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Taking The Time
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In another parable this Sunday, Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom of God is like...
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- Nov 4
- 4 min
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): How To Love Our Neighbours As Ourselves
Matthew 23.1-12 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week in the Gospel, we heard Jesus name the two greatest commandments in...
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- Oct 27
- 3 min
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): You Shall
Matthew 22.34-40 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, some Pharisees come once again to test Jesus. They...
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- Oct 20
- 5 min
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Offering Ourselves
Matthew 22.15-21 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Often in the Gospel readings we hear about Pharisees. Many of them are good and...
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- Oct 13
- 5 min
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
Matthew 22.1-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one....
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- Oct 6
- 4 min
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fruit For Joy
Matthew 21.33-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (A warning this week: the parable in the Gospel is a difficult one. Read it...
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- Sep 22
- 5 min
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): An Abundance of Joy
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a parable to help them...
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- Sep 15
- 5 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): A Colossal Shift
Matthew 18.21-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We know that the Plan of God involves all people enjoying the full Risen Life...
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- Sep 8
- 4 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Community
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, as Jesus and the disciples continue towards...
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- Sep 1
- 4 min
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): What Will They Give In Return For Their Life
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we listened as Peter—a man with little faith—proclaims boldly that...
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- Aug 25
- 4 min
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Working Through Our Faith
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus asks the disciples two...
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- Aug 18
- 5 min
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Surprised By Faith
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus and Peter walk on water....
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- Aug 12
- 4 min
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Faith and Fear
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Much of the time, Jesus tells us something of the Kingdom of God in parables....
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- Aug 4
- 5 min
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 9-12): True Identity
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church pauses to celebrate the Feast of the...
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- Jul 29
- 4 min
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Living
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again gives us three parables. Three...
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- Jul 21
- 4 min
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Three Measures
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For the third Sunday in a row, Jesus talks about farming and sowing. Two weeks...
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- Jul 14
- 3 min
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Preparing the Soil
Matthew 13.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday has some great visuals. As we listen, we can imagine...
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- Jul 7
- 2 min
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ploughing Together
Matthew 11.25-30 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks of carrying burdens. He knows people...
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- Jul 1
- 2 min
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Welcoming and Being Welcomed
Matthew 10.37-42 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, when we heard Jesus preparing his disciples to go out to teach, we...
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- Jun 24
- 3 min
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Acknowledged
Matthew 10.26-33 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday, we hear Jesus preparing his disciples to go out into the world to...
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- Jun 17
- 3 min
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Gifts for Kingdom Work
Matthew 9.36 - 10.8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection During Jesus' time on earth, he speaks often about the Kingdom of God. He shows...
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- Jun 10
- 4 min
The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 9-12): God Feeds
John 6.51-59 and the first reading: Deuteronomy 8.2-3, 14-16 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the SOLEMNITY OF THE...
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- Jun 3
- 4 min
Trinity Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Syrup of God
John 3.16-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is Trinity Sunday and our Church asks us to stop and think for a while about...
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- May 27
- 3 min
Pentecost Sunday (Ages 9-12): Each of Us
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the...
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- May 20
- 3 min
Ascension Sunday (Ages 9-12): I-With You-Am
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Ascension Sunday, or the Feast of the Ascension, we celebrate the moment in...
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- May 13
- 4 min
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): On That Day
John 14.15-21 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Gospel for this Sunday picks up where we left off last Sunday in the long...
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- May 6
- 3 min
5th Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Sacrament
John 14:1-12 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Unlike the other Gospels, St. John's Gospel records a great long conversation Jesus has...
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Smell of the Shepherd at the Gate
John 10:1-10 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Many of us are very familiar with the image of the Good Shepherd. The Gospel for this...
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- Apr 21
- 4 min
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Retreat
Luke 24.13-35 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On this third Sunday of Easter, we hear an account of people meeting Jesus, raised from...
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- Apr 15
- 3 min
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): A New Creation of Community
John 20:19-31 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel reading for this second Sunday of Easter has two parts. It begins on the...
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- Apr 1
- 5 min
Passion Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Prayer of Jesus
Matthew 27:24-54 (full reading: Matthew 26.14 - 27.66) (Begin by reading the portion of the Gospel provided. Sometimes it is good to have...
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- Mar 25
- 4 min
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The One Coming Into The World
John 11.3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (full reading: John 11.1-45) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, the fifth...
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- Mar 17
- 4 min
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Signs and Siloam
John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus...
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- Mar 11
- 5 min
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Word, Worship, Witness
John 4.5-15, 19-26, 39-42 (full reading: John 4.5-42) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection When we read the Bible, we can ask ourselves,...
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- Mar 3
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): A Moment For Them
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent always features the Transfiguration. This...
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- Feb 25
- 4 min
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The Way of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 4.1-11 Listen...
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- Feb 18
- 3 min
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Be Perfect?
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5.38-48 In the Gospel...
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- Feb 9
- 4 min
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Fullness of the Law
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28,...
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- Feb 2
- 3 min
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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- Jan 27
- 5 min
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Eighth Day
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5:1-12 The most...
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- Jan 20
- 3 min
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The People Who—?—In Darkness
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 4:12-23 The Gospel this...
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- Jan 13
- 3 min
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Lamb of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) John 1:29-34 After weeks of...
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- Jan 5
- 5 min
Epiphany of the Lord (Ages 9-12): God Leads Us
Matthew 2.1-12 This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany refers to a moment when God makes God's very self known in...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
Mary, Mother of God (Ages 9-12): At The Threshold
(You could begin by reading the scripture passage. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word of God is meant to be heard.) Luke...
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- Dec 24, 2022
- 4 min
Christmas (Ages 9-12): Beyond Our Control
(You could begin by reading the scripture passage. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word of God is meant to be heard.) Luke...
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- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): What Did You Go Out to See?
(You could begin by reading the scripture passage. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word of God is meant to be heard.)...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Axes and Fire?
(You could begin by reading the scripture passage. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word of God is meant to be heard.)...
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