Blessing of the Children.*
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f Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them,
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g but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
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After he placed his hands on them, he went away.”
The Act of Penitence
“Have mercy on us, O Lord. / For we have sinned against you.
Show us, O Lord, your mercy. / And grant us your salvation”
“May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life” (Priest’s concluding
prayer, nos. 4-6).
The Confiteor
“I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done
and in what I have failed to do,
through my fault,
through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.”
From: Brian W. MacMichael “The New Translation of the Holy Mass: The Confiteor”
Kyrie eleison
“Lord, have mercy. / Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. / Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. / Christ, have mercy.”
or
“Kyrie, eleison. / Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison. / Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison. / Kyrie, eleison” (no. 7).
From USCCB.Com “Show Us o God Your Mercy”: Invoking the Mercy of God in the Order of the Mass
We Sing
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
All:
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
2
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
All:
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
3
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
grant us your peace.
Grant us your peace. Grant us your peace.
All:
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
grant us your peace.
Grant us your peace. Grant us your peace.
Source: Hymnary.org “Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #822”
“Eye Has Not Seen” 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2 from USCCB.org
The True Wisdom
“What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard,
and what has not entered the human heart,
what God has prepared for those who love him,
this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.”
We Practice First Reconciliation
The children will practice saying the appropriate phrases for their first confession. We will be using a “child-friendly” version from Catholic Icing.com.
We Read About Jesus
From The Catholic Bible for Children
“Jesus in the Synagogue of Nazareth” pages 120-121 “The Call of Peter and Andrew” page 122 “The Call of Mathew” page 123
Our Art Project
Please visit our “Works of Mercy” post for assembly details: