Grade 2 – Lesson 14

Key Points • o The Triduum are the three days before . o Jesus died to save us from sin and to open the gates of Heaven to us. • Liturgy of the Word • Responses • Nicene

Materials • The Liturgy of the Word (p. 233E) • God Speaks to Us (Active Learning Primary 2) • Mass Response Matching Game • Paper plates • Brown construction paper

Catechist Prayer before the lesson: Jesus, Word of God, be at home in my heart. Give me a listening spirit, a hungry mind, and a welcoming silence in which your Word can dwell. Amen.

Before the lesson: • Hand out God Speaks to Us.

[10 min] Invite –The Three Days (p. 37)

• Read the psalm on p. 37. Explain that: “we just prayed a prayer of trust in God our Father. In today’s reading listen for Jesus’ prayer of trust.” Then read the Scripture reading. • Explain that next Sunday is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week. • Why did Jesus die? Jesus chose to give up his life to save us from sin and to open the gates of Heaven to us. • Why did the people let Jesus die? They didn’t know that he was God.

[10 min] Discover – We Remember (p. 38-39)

• The three days before Easter are called the Triduum. o On Holy Thursday, we remember Jesus’ Last Supper when he washed his apostles’ feet and gave them the for the first time. o On Good Friday we remember Jesus’ Crucifixion and death. o On Holy Saturday, we look forward to Jesus rising from the dead. The priest lights the Easter candle and blesses holy water. New members of the Church are baptized on this day. • How can you help others carry their “cross”?

[15 min] Calvary Craft

• Hand out a paper plate and brown construction paper to each student.

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• Have the children cut out the paper and color the plate to look like the scene of the Crucifixion.

[15 min] Discover – The Scripture Readings Begin (p. 235-237) • Last week we started learning about what happens at Mass. Today let’s talk about the Liturgy of the Word. • The Liturgy of the Word is the first main part of the Mass when we hear God’s Word proclaimed. • Read pages 235-237. • Write these responses on the board and practice: o “The word of the Lord.” Thanks be to God. o Stand up for the Gospel. Alleluia! (Usually sung.) o “The Lord be with you.” And with your spirit. o “A reading from the Holy Gospel according to (Luke).” Glory to you, O Lord. (Make the Sign of the Cross with the thumb on the forehead, then the lips, then the chest.) o “The Gospel of the Lord.” Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. o “We pray to the Lord.” Lord, hear our prayer. [10 min] Mass Response Matching • Give each student either a red or blue piece of paper. The blue papers list Mass phrases, and the red papers list the responses. • Have the children stand up and try to find a student with the piece of paper that pairs with theirs. Encourage the students to read the phrases out loud to each other. • When a pair of students finds their match, give them a different piece of paper to find a new match. Note: The symbols on the cards will help match the correct response, but they should rely on speaking, not on showing their cards to find their pair. • Play a few rounds until the students become more familiar with the correct responses.

[15 min] Visit Church- (this will depend on how much time the Calvalry craft takes- may need to skip this!) • Have the children pick up a copy of My Mass Book found in the black bin outside Church. • Go through pages 8-11 in the book while in Church. Practice the responses. o On page 10, explain that this prayer is called the . Each pew in Church has a prayer card with the Creed on it. It’s important to bow during the part when we say “And by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

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o Sometimes we prayer a shorter form of the Creed called the Apostles Creed. The Apostles Creed is also the first prayer of the . (we learned about this in class a few weeks ago) o In the Prayer of the Faithful section on page 11, be sure to add the response Lord, hear our prayer. • Look at some of the around Church. The Stations of the Cross are prayed every Thursday at 6:00 PM during .

[10 min] The Liturgy of the Word

• Hand out The Liturgy of the Word worksheet. • Instruct the students to cut out the strips of paper and put them in order, and remind the students what the Mass responses are for each section. o Old Testament Reading – Thanks be to God. o Psalm – Sing. o New Testament Letter – Thanks be to God. o Alleluia – Sing “Alleluia”. o Gospel Reading . And with your spirit. . Glory to you, O Lord. . Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. o Homily – Listen. o Creed – read prayer card. o Prayer of the Faithful – Lord, hear our prayer • Have the students mix up their paper strip and try to put them back in the correct order. They can work in pairs.

[5 min] Sending – Celebration of the Word (p. 240 and 304)

• Ask if anyone has any petitions or people they would like to pray for. • Conclude class by praying the Our Father, , and Glory Be. • Remind the children to read the Family + Faith page with their parents.

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Thanks be to Glory to you, O God. Lord.

Praise to you, Stand up. Lord Jesus

Christ.

And with your Lord, hear our

spirit. prayer.

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A reading from The word of the the Holy Gospel. Lord.

The Gospel of Alleluia! the Lord.

We pray to the The Lord be with

Lord. you.

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