Term 1 Week 2
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3-9 FEBRUARY
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Sunday
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Gospel: Luke 4:21-30 The theme of today’s liturgy is the role of the prophet. Prophets have always had an important place in the life of the Church. This comes as a surprise to most people – probably because they think of prophets as those who predict future events: something that rarely happened. Prophets are people who – because they are in tune with God – help us to see things as God sees them. Teacher Background Image from: Wikipedia Commons https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14577517028/ |
Monday
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Feast of The Presentation of the Lord:
(Celebrated on 2 February) READ Luke 2:22-40 In the Catholic tradition Candlemas Day is a time for the blessing of candles. Explore the symbolism and use of candles in daily life/the classroom/school/chapel/church Teach about the ritual of lighting and extinguishing the class prayer candle: silence, stillness, watching as the flame grows. Blessing of the Class Candle Light a Candle online as a daily practice...for a particular reason...or simply in thanks. Explore lyrics and sing I Light a Candle. (Copy right: Andrew Chinn, 2011 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx3kDs1Jd4c) Image from: https://pixabay.com/en/in-light-of-a-candle-religion-3369157/ |
TUESDAY
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Feast of St Agatha
Teacher Background St Agatha was a woman who had tremendous love for God and is remembered in legend for her deep faith and for remaining true to life under great suffering. Discuss the meaning of the word “faith” and pray for the strength to nurture this gift from God. Pray for all who remain faithful to God in the face of persecution. ImageSource: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunky_punk/7473823076 |
Wednesday
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St Paul Miki and companions
Who was St Paul Miki? Pray in thanksgiving for the witness of these Martyrs of Japan and for those who, in our time, are dying for the faith. Remember them with the image of the monument on Holy Mountain - the people in the city of Nagasaki built it in their honour. Image: licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Source: https://www.panoramio.com/photo/76845864 The importance of Waitangi Day In New Zealand, Waitangi Day is a day both celebration but also of protest and reflection. It is the celebration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It is also a time to reflect on what has not been addressed. On the link, students might like to reflect on the prayer that can found on this blog post. |
Thursday
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Class Prayer
Write and pray a Class/Homeroom Prayer using the You Who Do Through structure. In groups students compose Class Prayers that can be used on a rotational basis. Focus on how to address or name God. Birthday Blessings and Ritual At the start of the year, you may be organising a birthday calendar for your class or home group. Here are some prayers to help celebrate. Write a Class Birthday Blessing Early Years Birthday Ritual Birthday Blessings Image from: https://pixabay.com/en/holidays-occasions-celebrate-1314683/ |
Friday
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Feast Day of St Jerome Emiliani and St Josephine Bakhita
St Jerome Cared for and ministered to many famine and plague victims, and came to focus his attention on the many children who had been orphaned by these epidemics. Using his own money to rent a house for the orphans, he began feeding, clothing and educating them. Find out more on his life from the link above. St Josephine St Josephine Bakhita knew slavery. She was a Sudanese woman who was sold and resold five times in the markets of El Obeid and of Khartoum. Her experience of slavery was both physical and moral. Prayer for St Jospehine Bakhita Leader: We remember today, loving God, those who are victims of slavery and all those who work to restore their dignity and we pray: All: As brothers and sisters, therefore, all people are in relation with others, from whom they differ, but with whom they share the same origin, nature and dignity. We pray that the dignity of all humanity may be respected Image: public domain - https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&q=st%20josephine%20bakhita&tbs=sur:fc#imgrc=LteYef2WTYcHvM: |
