Children's Liturgy Sunday March 22nd 2009.
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We talked about the Seventh Station of the
Cross: Jesus falls for the second time.
Jesus is exhausted and can walk no further. The noise from the soldiers
and the crowd makes him feel worse. Jesus falls.
We closed our eyes and imagined our hard times, when something kept going
wrong and we couldn't get where we wanted. We thought about how our hearts
felt then.
We showed Jesus how our hearts felt and we pictured Jesus loving us, knowing
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The Eighth Station of the Cross:
Jesus meets the Women of Jerusalem, who are crying. They are so sad to
see him suffering. Jesus does not think only of himself, even now. He
tells the women to take care of other people and especially to look after
their children.
We closed our eyes and imagined our hearts when we think only of ourselves.
Sometimes, when things are going badly, it's easy to forget about what
is happening to others.
We imagined showing our hearts to Jesus and Jesus still loving us with
our hearts that way. Then we asked Jesus to help us have a heart like
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The Ninth Station of the Cross: Jesus falls
for the third time.
Jesus can hardly breathe. He cannot go on along the dusty road.
Jesus asks God to help him and gets up again, even though it is so hard
to do.
When we have really tried our best and not succeeded, it is easy to feel
like Jesus did. Sometimes people shout at us or make fun.
We remembered times when we felt so tired in our hearts. We showed our
sad hearts to Jesus and we asked God to help us at times like these.
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When we returned to church, we carried the
Cross. We also took flowers for our mothers, because today is Mothering
Sunday. We take time to thank our Mums for all they do for us. We put
some of the flowers in Mary's chapel, as she was the mother of Jesus and
is a mother to us all.
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Mother's Day.
As Mary cradled the infant Jesus
so mothers cradle their babies.
As Mary worried about her missing son
so mothers worry about their children.
As Mary believed her son could work miracles
so mothers believe in their children's talents.
As Mary wept at Jesus' crucifixion
so mothers weep at their children's suffering.
God, who blessed Mary,
bless all mothers with the strength to go
on loving and to trust that God will make all
the things that happen to their children work
together for the good.
Here is a picture the Eighth Station that Frankie saw on the hillside
in Lourdes.
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