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weekday liturgies for children
show the bottle of vitamins and name the vita- mins a christian life requires: Vitamin a—action: do what Jesus says and you will have energy to do even more. your muscles will be built up. Vitamin b—belief: believe in Jesus and his promises. Pray to believe even more. Vitamin c—con dence: Trust that God loves you. God within you will help you make the right decisions. Vitamin d—daring:
dare to love the way Jesus did. love God with all your heart. love the people in your life. is may sometimes take a lot of courage.
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Tell the children the quotation: God and i are the majority. ask what it means (with God on our side, no one can overpower us).
Mary, the Mother of God, is a key gure during Advent. We look to her, the rst and best Christian, as our model. As Mary cooperated with God in saving the world, we, too, o er ourselves as God’s ser- vants, willing to do what God asks. With Mary we praise and thank God. e word “Eucharist” means thanksgiving. We o er this Mass to praise and thank God for the great work of our salvation.
Universal Prayer
e response is “Lord, hear our prayer.”
at the church may always be open to the coming of God as Mary was, let us pray to the lord.
at world leaders may remember that their role is to serve others, let us pray to the lord.
at pregnant women may be helped to anticipate the birth of their children with joy, let us pray to the lord.
at we may long for God, let us pray to the lord. at we might all be generous in letting God use us for spreading the kingdom of justice and peace,
let us pray to the lord.
Special Features
• Have an Advent Mary candle displayed in the sanctuary. explain it before Mass.
• Distribute holy cards, medals of Mary, or blue ribbons.
• Make up gestures for the rst reading so that it can be read as an echo pantomime with the chil- dren repeating each line and gesture.
• As a communion re ection, play a recording of Mary’s canticle, the Magni cat, such as John Michael Talbot’s “holy is his name.” liturgical dancers might perform a dance of praise to the music.
Songs
behold a Virgin bearing him; come, My children; come, o long-awaited savior; do not delay; hail Mary: Gentle woman; i have loved you; lo, how a rose e’er blooming; Magni cat; Mary’s Joy; Mary’s song; May we Praise you; My soul rejoices; see how the Virgin waits; sing alleluia, sing; sing of Mary; we Praise you
175 My heart Praises the Lord (Page W14) 2 CorINthIaNs 1:3–4 • Luke 1:46–56
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