Page 19 - Lessons and Activities on Prayer

traditional prayers
Verse iii
Mother of God Mother of God
Pray for us
Pray for us
now and at the hour now and at the hour of our death
of our death
lesson
▪ Gather the children and discuss what they already know about Mary.
▪ Tell them the story of when Mary went to visit her cousin elizabeth (luke 1:39–56). ask them how they would feel if Mary came to their home. what would they do?
▪ Teach the students the hail Mary, using the song. ▪ hand out the word search activity page
for the children to complete.
▪ end the lesson by singing or praying
the hail Mary together.
hAil MAry LeSSon PLan 2
Objectives
□ e children will learn about the annunciation and the Visitation
□ e children will make a prayer pennant
materials
□ Prayer pennant templates (page 21) □ A Bible or children’s Bible
lesson
▪ Gather the children and read them the stories of the annunciation (luke 1:26–38) and the Visitation (luke 1:39–56).
▪ compare the stories and discuss which story is their favorite, and why.
▪ (optional: read e Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola; and saint bernadette soubirous and Our Lady of Lourdes by anne eileen he ernan, FsP and Mary elizabeth Tebo, FsP)
▪ direct the children to make a prayer pennant in honor of Mary.
Prayer pennant activity
1 have the children create a prayer pennant for one of the stories. have them write their own prayer to Mary in the center of the pennant. e children
can decorate their pennants with symbols and pictures. invite the children to take their pennants home
and hang them in a prominent place to remind others of Mary.
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