Children’s Liturgy of the Word

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

What do you remember from today’s reading? 

Jesus tells us about workers in a vineyard. Some workers started early in the morning. Others came later, and some only came near the end of the day. When it was time to be paid, they all received the same amount.

The workers who had worked all day complained because they thought the others should receive less. But the owner had been generous to everyone.

Jesus is teaching us that God's love is not something we need to compete for. There is enough of God's love for everyone.

What this means for us:

• Be thankful for the blessings God has given you

• Try not to compare yourself with other people

• Do not be jealous when someone else receives something good

• Be happy when your friends and family succeed

• Remember that God loves every one of us

• Trust God even when you do not understand His ways

• Let Jesus be at the centre of the way you live

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