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The Mass Is the Memorial of Jesus' Passion, Death, and Resurrection The Mass Is the Memorial of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection UNIT 5, LESSON 3 Learning Goals Connection to the ӹ The Mass is the memorial of Christ’s Catechism of the sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection Catholic Church from the dead. ӹ CCC 103 ӹ At every Mass, the events of our salvation ӹ CCC 1330 are made present to us on the altar in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, and we ӹ CCC 1346 are invited take part in this memorial of ӹ CCC 1350-1356 our salvation. ӹ CCC 1358 ӹ The Mass has two parts: the Liturgy of the ӹ CCC 1362-1365 Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. ӹ CCC 1368 ӹ The minimum requirement for Catholics ӹ CCC 1382 is to attend Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation. Vocabulary ӹ Memorial ӹ Mass ӹ Liturgy ӹ Liturgy of the Word ӹ Liturgy of the Eucharist BIBLICAL TOUCHSTONES Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke Mary of Magdala went and announced to the it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told which will be given for you; do this in memory of her. me.” JOHN 20:18 LUKE 22:19 399 Lesson Plan Materials ӹ Special Celebrations ӹ Liturgy of the Eucharist ӹ Liturgy of the Word ӹ Liturgy of the Eucharist ӹ Liturgy of the Word Crossword Word Scramble ӹ The Last Supper DAY ONE Warm-Up A. Write the following on the board: On my mind On my lips In my heart B. Then explain to your students that during Mass, before the priest proclaims the Gospel, we trace a small cross on our foreheads, on our lips, and over our heart (demonstrate these actions for your students) and ask God to be on our minds, on our lips and in our hearts: “May the Lord be on my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.” C. Teach your students this prayer and lead them in praying it and tracing a small cross on their forehead, on their lips, and over their heart. D. Write “memorial” on the board and ask your students if they know the meaning of the word. Point out the similarities between the word memorial and the word remember. Then, explain to your students that a memorial is a way of remembering and celebrating the past. It is connected to the word remember, which means “to make present again.” When we remember something, we are making the memory of something present to us again, almost as if we are there again. E. Ask your students to close their eyes and think for a moment about a happy memory (for example, a specific Christmas morning, a birthday, a family gathering, or some other special moment). Then, have your students turn to a neighbor and take turns describing that memory to each other. Encourage them to describe what they can see in the memory, how they feel in the memory, what happened, and how any other senses are activated by that memory. Invite them to be as descriptive as they can. F. Then, after every student has had time to share, call on a few students to share their memory with the class. Ask your students questions such as the following to draw connections between their memory stories: What are some things that your stories have in common? Many of the memories will likely involve a meal, a gathering of family and friends, and good things happening, such as gift giving or a celebration of some kind. If your students aren’t highlighting some of these details, ask them questions about the memories to draw out these details. 400 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS LESSON PLAN Invitation to Witness: Consider sharing a story of a special happy memory of your own (preferably from your childhood.) Use as much descriptive language as you can about your memory — what you see, how you feel, what happened, and so forth. Be sure to emphasize that in recalling this memory, it is almost as if you are transported back to that time and place. Then connect this to what happens in the Mass. G. Explain the following to your students: On the night before He died, at the Last Supper, Jesus asked His Apostles to “remember” the events that night and that would soon occur. Rather than simply thinking about Him and what He would endure, Jesus meant to memorialize His suffering, death, and Resurrection. In other words, Jesus commanded His Apostles to make His sacrifice present to the world. Every time the Mass is celebrated, Christ’s command is faithfully carried out. The Mass is the liturgical celebration and memorial of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead. A liturgical celebration, or liturgy, is the “public work” of the Church. In other words, it is the participation of the People of God in “the work of God,” which is our salvation from sin. The liturgy is our worship. At every Mass, the priest changes bread and wine into Christ’s Body and Blood in the Eucharist. At every Mass, the events of our salvation are made present to us on the altar in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, and we are invited take part in this memorial of our salvation. Activity A. Hold up or display prominently a crucifix for your students to see. Then tell the following story of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection, based on the Gospels of Luke 23-24 and John 19-20: At twelve o’clock, darkness covered the land. Jesus hung dying on the Cross. Jesus felt pain, which became worse as the time passed. It wasn’t His pain alone. He was feeling the pain of all the sinners in the world and was suffering for them. He was feeling the pain of your sins and mine and suffering for you and for me. Then, in the last moment of His earthly life, Jesus exclaimed, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit!” He looked up into the sky and cried, “It is finished!” Then He bowed His head, took His last breath, and died. (At these words, pause for a reflective moment.) Jesus’ friends gently took His body down from the Cross. They wrapped it in clean cloths and placed it in a tomb. Mary Magdalene and some other women watched as two men rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb, sealing it tight. Two guards were sent to watch over Jesus’ tomb by those who had put Jesus to death. Three days after Jesus died, Mary Magdalene and the women returned to the tomb with perfumes and ointments to anoint Jesus’ body. On their way they worried about how they were going to get past the guards and move the huge stone blocking the entrance to the cave. UNIT 5, LESSON 3 401 LESSON PLAN Suddenly the ground shook, knocking the two guards down, and the stone rolled away from the entrance. Then an angel appeared before the women. “Do not be afraid,” the angel said. “Jesus is not here; He is risen. Go and tell His friends that they will see Him again soon, just as He promised.” The women hurried away from the tomb in search of Jesus’ disciples. They found John and Peter and told them of the angel’s message. Peter and John hurried to the tomb. All they found inside were the burial cloths where Jesus’ body should have been. Jesus had risen! After John and Peter left, Mary Magdalene stayed behind and cried. She missed Jesus and was sad. Suddenly, the cave filled with light and Mary looked up to see two beautiful angels. “Why are you crying?” they asked. Then Mary saw a gardener standing nearby. “Sir, if you have taken my Lord, please tell me where to find Him,” she said. “Mary,” came the reply, “go and tell my friends that you’ve seen me.” Mary looked again at the gardener, and this time she saw who He really was — Jesus! Then He disappeared. Mary hurried to Galilee to share the news with Jesus’ disciples. Jesus had risen! B. Ask your students the following questions to help them understand the story of Jesus’ Passion and Resurrection: ӹ What stood out to you about this story of Christ’s death and Resurrection? Accept reasoned answers. ӹ Do you think this was a happy story or a sad story? Why? Accept reasoned answers. Help your students understand that ultimately it’s a happy story, even though it involves Jesus’ death, because it was through these events that we have been saved from sin. Jesus willingly gave His life for us and then rose from the dead to defeat the power of sin and death in our lives. ӹ Imagine that you were one of Jesus’ friends standing at the foot of the Cross. How would you have felt on that day when Jesus died? Accept reasoned answers. ӹ Imagine that you were there three days later, on Easter Sunday, when Jesus rose from the dead. How would you have felt on that day when Jesus rose from the dead? Accept reasoned answers. C. Explain to your students that every Mass is a memorial of this story — of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. At every Mass we make Jesus’ sacrifice present to us again, and we take part in the saving work of Christ. As the memories that we shared at the beginning of the lesson involved shared meals, gatherings of friends and family, and retelling the stories of these events, the Mass is a memorial that includes a gathering of God’s family (the Church coming together as a community for worship), telling the stories of our Faith (readings from Scripture), and a special meal (the Eucharist).
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