To love and serve
This final chapter focuses on getting the children to think about their sponsors and to say thank you to those who have been praying for them during their preparation. It looks at the command given to people at the end of Mass to go out to love and serve the Lord when the priest says, “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life” and we say, “Thanks be to God”.
In that short exchange, we are accepting a mission to take the graces and blessings received during Mass out, into our world and into our daily lives – to be the hands and the feet of Jesus in everything we do.
Questions you might like to ask your child:
Q. What simple direction are we given at the end of Mass?
A. To “Go in peace”
Q. What did Jesus do when his disciples went fishing?
A. Jesus helped them catch a huge number of fish. He shared a meal with them and invited them to feed others (“feed my lambs and sheep” – the poor and the helpless).
Q. What does it mean for us to be Jesus’ hands and feet?
A. Allow your child to just give their own thoughts as to what the answer could be. They might make the link with Mass, that they have received strength from Jesus, which they should now pass onto others or that it is important to live as Jesus taught us and to show others that they are loved.
- Jobs for home
- Complete the online quiz
- Go through the prayers and the meaning of key words – all are at the back of the I Belong book.
- Check if your child understands why they are making their First Holy Communion and the celebration you will have a family.
