Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

What do you remember from today’s reading? 

Jesus tells us about ten bridesmaids who are waiting for a bridegroom to arrive at a wedding.

Five of them are wise and bring extra oil for their lamps. The other five are foolish and do not bring enough oil. When the bridegroom arrives late at night, the wise bridesmaids are ready, but the others are not.

Jesus uses this story to teach us that we must always be prepared to welcome Him. But how do we prepare ourselves?

We do not need to carry a lamp or buy oil. Instead, we keep our faith alive by praying, attending Mass, listening to God's Word and doing good things for others.

Every time we forgive someone, help a friend, share with someone in need or show kindness to our family, we are showing that our hearts are ready for Jesus.

We should not wait until tomorrow to start doing good. We can begin today!

What this means for us:

• Make time to pray and talk to God every day

• Keep learning about Jesus and His teachings

• Be kind, helpful and forgiving towards others

• Remember that Jesus wants us to be ready to welcome Him

• Comfort and support people who are sad or grieving

• Do not wait until tomorrow to do something good

• Let your faith shine through your words and actions

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.

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