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Catechist background
all of our prayers can be sorted into several, often closely related, categories: contrition, gratitude, intercession, blessing, and praise. let’s look at the prayers of intercession, which are also at times re- ferred to as prayers of petition. in these prayers, we focus on asking God for things we need or for things others need. ese prayers are simple and direct. Many people pray these prayers throughout their day. “God, please heal my spouse.” or “God, please help me on this test.” during the Mass, the general intercessions, which are examples of pe- tition, occur after the creed. if you closely exam- ine the our Father, you will see that it consists of seven petitions. by teaching his disciples the our Father, Jesus showed us how important our peti- tions are to God.
interCeSSion LeSSon PLan
Objectives
□ To learn the ve forms of prayer by singing a song
□ To write prayers of intercession
materials
□ Song copies (page 37) □ Small flower pots □ Flower template (page 37 ) □ Markers □ Construction paper □ Popsicle sticks
lesson
▪ Gather the children around you. ▪ discuss the names of the types of prayers. ▪ Focus on the prayer of petition. discuss
needs that people may have, and tell children they may pray for others and what they need. ey may also ask God for things they need. allow children to o er prayers of petition.
▪ Teach the Prayer song.
Prayer pots activity
( is activity continues for the next several lessons)
1 Get a small ower pot.
2 Put styrofoam in it.
3 cut out ve yellow ower centers. on one center write “Praise,” on another “sorrow,” on an- other “ask,” on another “bless,” and on the last one “ anks.”
4 cut out eight petals for each ower.
2 write a petition prayer on some of the petals.
6 Glue the petals onto the center.
7 Glue the ower blossom onto a popsicle stick.
8 Put the popsicle stick in the ower pot.
9 save the other centers and petals for the next
lessons.
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