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Liturgy of the Word with Children
Preparation
Children’s Leaflet
Have on hand copies of the Children’s Leaflet for this Sunday. Distribute copies either at the start of the session or before the children return to the assembly.
Prepare with Prayer
“God controls the stars in the sky and everyone on this earth. When God does something, we cannot change it or even
ask why. (Daniel 4:35)
Scripture Background
The concept of divine mercy is at least as old as the Book of Exodus, as today’s First Reading proves. The people God has called into a covenant relationship have just finished making and worshiping a golden calf while Moses was on the mountaintop receiving the Ten Commandments—and what does God do? After expressing displeasure with their sin, he repeats the covenant offer!
The concept of a triune God came much later in the history
of our faith, and in fact nowhere in the Bible, not even in the New Testament, is it the refined dogma that we know today. Nevertheless, passages like the final line of today’s Second Reading do provide glimpses into future doctrinal developments.
In verse 13, Paul seems to name “the Lord Jesus Christ” and “God” and “the Holy Spirit” as separate but related sources of blessing for humankind. Because he has written his letter about divisions within the Corinthian community, he is particularly intent on helping his readers see the Holy Spirit as the source of Christian unity.
The Gospel is part of a larger conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Because Nicodemus has come to Jesus in faith, the Lord is plunging him deeper into divine mysteries.
June 4, 2023
Most Holy Trinity
Today’s Readings
Exodus 34:4b–6, 8–9 Daniel 3:52, 53 and 56 2 Corinthians 13:11–13 John 3:16–17
Prepare the Meeting Space
In the worship area, on a table draped with a white or gold cloth, place:
Ô a Lectionary
Ô a battery-operated candle
Ô a green plant or bouquet of fresh flowers.
Have the following ready for the Gathering and the Homily:
Ô a green paper shamrock
Ô a black-and-white image of
Borromean rings (Google the phrase
“Borromean rings image”)
Ô three water-based broad-tipped felt
markers in light shades of yellow, blue, and red (or three crayons in these colors)
Suggested Music
See page 62 for more information.
Gathering: “The Trinity” (Seeds CD-2, Track #22 or Promise & Good News CD-2, Track #19)
Gospel Acclamation:“Alleluia”(Promise & Good News CD-2, Track #24)
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Liturgy of the Word with Children
Today’s Readings Exodus 34:4b–6, 8–9 Daniel 3:52, 53 and 56 2 Corinthians 13:11–13 John 3:16–17
We Pray
God, you are Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Bless us always. Amen.
The Word of God This Week
Jesus Is God’s Only Son
Jesus said, “God loved everyone in the world so much that he sent his only Son to live with the people and teach them how to love God and one another. Everyone who has faith in him will never die. They will live forever.
“God did not send his Son into
the world to scold or punish people
and make them suffer. He sent him to
show how much he loves them. He sent him to save them!”
June 4, 2023
Most Holy Trinity
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