Children’s Liturgy

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

The children of the parish are invited to celebrate the Liturgy of The Word with their own catechists at Sunday morning Mass. Offering the children a Liturgy of The Word, which is suited to their age and adapted to their stage of development, can become one of the key ways of helping them grow in faith.

The children gather in the church and begin the Mass with everyone else. After the Sign of the Cross and the Greeting, the Priest calls the children forward, presents them with a Bible and the adult leaders process with the children to the “upper room”. The children come back into church at the offertory, where they display what they have done and then some of them take part in the Offertory procession.
This is not a closed group – all primary school age children in the church are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Gospel reflection: What do you remember from today’s reading?

In today’s gospel, we hear about Jesus on the cross. The people watching were laughing at Him and making fun of Him. That must have felt really scary and painful for Jesus. He was hurting, and the crowd didn’t understand who He really was.

Above Jesus’ cross was a sign that said “King of the Jews.” When we think of a king, we usually imagine someone wearing a shiny crown, living in a big palace, and having lots of power. But Jesus is a different kind of king. He doesn’t rule with money or armies—He rules with love.

Jesus died on the cross because it was part of God’s plan to save us and give us new life with Him in heaven.

Next to Jesus were two thieves on their own crosses. One of them made fun of Jesus and wanted Him to prove that He was God. But the other thief spoke kindly to Jesus. He knew Jesus had done nothing wrong, and he asked Jesus to remember him. Jesus saw that the second thief was sorry, and He promised to welcome him into His kingdom. This shows us that Jesus always forgives and always loves us.

When we are sad, scared, hurt, or feeling left out, Jesus understands. He has felt those things too, and He stays close to us.

Jesus is the King of Love, and He asks us to share that love with others by being kind, welcoming, generous, and fair. We can show love by including people, helping those who are struggling, and trying to make good choices.

This week, remember: Jesus is always with you. And think about one way you can share love with someone else.

What loving thing will you do this week?

Parents, grandparents and guardians, please feel free to share today’s Gospel with your children and grandchildren alongside the activities.

Look below for fun colouring pages and puzzles