For Parents To Teach To Their Children
“God is love…”
“Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.”
Source: USCCB.org 1 John, chapter 4
“A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.”
Source: YourCatholicGuide.com
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Our Reading–From USCCB.org Luke, Chapter 19:45-48
“Then Jesus entered the temple area-and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things,
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’”
“And every day he was teaching in the temple area.The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death,
but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.”
Excerpt from CatholicMom.com
Mark 9:38-43; 45; 47-48
“Reflection” by Meggie K. Daly.
“Today’s Gospel has two topics that may seem unrelated. In the first four verses the Apostle John is upset because another man, not a disciple of Jesus, is casting our demons, in Jesus’s name. Jesus tells John not to worry because performing a “mighty deed” is His name is always a good thing. The last two, quite famous, verses concern the serious nature of leading others into sin. Christ says that when leading others into sin, “it would be better […] if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.'”
“We have many opportunities to pray for unity and to hold up, in love, other non-Catholic Christian brother and sisters. That good example is powerful. In 6th grade Sister Mary Madonna spoke about the evil of gossip, but her lesson extends to the bad example of any sin. She said that gossip is like throwing the contents of a feather pillow from a mountaintop and then trying to gather them back up.”
Ask Your Children:
“Do I think before I speak and act considering the consequences to those who witness my actions?”
Pray:
“Lord Jesus, help me to look for the good in others that I can build up with kind words. Give me your eyes to see where I have failed and can do better.”
Avoiding Sin–Tools To Help Us
The Great Commandment ~ “The Double Love Commandment”
Jesus Taught Us–Matthew 22:37
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
And,
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Love God. Love Others.
The Ten Commandments
Given to Moses By God
1. I AM THE LORD THY GOD: THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME.
2. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN.
3. KEEP THE SABBATH HOLY.
4. HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.
5. THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
6. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.
7. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.
8. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR.
9. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR’S WIFE.
10. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR’S GOODS.
Source: Michael Hains, “The Ten Commandments” EWTN
“The Golden Rule”
“Do unto others as you would have then do unto you.”
Our Art Project–Art for the Story of “The Money Changers”
The four coins below are actually photos cut from the National Geographic magazine, “The Story of Jesus.” They are coins found through archeology in Israel of coins and other fascinating objects from the time of Christ. The background is a small 6″ by 6″ pre-fab canvas panel, covered with acrylic paint. When the paint dried, I used a brush to make the cross. The idea for the coins came later. I cut them out of the magazine and glued them on with Mod Podge glue.
The Story of the Money Changers
“Cleansing of the Temple” USCCB.org
John 2:13-25
“Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
‘Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.’
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
‘What sign can you show us for doing this?’
Jesus answered and said to them,
‘Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.’
The Jews said,
‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?’
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
many began to believe in his name
when they saw the signs he was doing.
But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all,
and did not need anyone to testify about human nature.
He himself understood it well.”
Week Twenty Nine –Suggested Homework Activities
Please help your child understand the meaning of the seven Sacraments.
“A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.”
Source: YourCatholicGuide.com
The Seven Sacraments
Have a discussion with your child or children about what Sacraments they have seen or been a part of.
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Reconciliation
Anointing of the Sick
Matrimony
Holy Orders