CATECHIST PREPARATION
One-Hour Session SESSION 4
God Directs Our Lives
Session Theme: As a sign to the world of God’s goodness, Jesus calls us to live in his kingdom. Before This Session ▶
Bookmark your Bible to Matthew 18:1–5 and Mark 10:15. Place the open Bible in your prayer space.
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Read the Guide for this session, choose any additional If Time Allows activities that you might have time to complete, and gather the listed materials.
STEPS
APPROXIMATE TIME
Engage God Directs Our Lives
10 minutes
PAGE 14
Explore Jesus, the Child, and the Kingdom The Members of God’s Kingdom Art Print: Saint Philip Neri
30–40 minutes
PAGE 14 PAGE 15
ART PRINT AND PRINT BACK
Reflect Prayer: Asking God for Grace
15–20 minutes
PAGE 16
The Meaning of the Beatitudes
PAGE 16
Respond Living My Faith
5–10 minutes
PAGE 17
Prayer • Session 4 In this session children review the Morning Offering. This prayer was inspired by a vision of Saint Mary Alacoque [1647–1690], in which Jesus asked to be honored under the symbol of the Sacred Heart to reflect his suffering and love for the human family. In the mid-1800s, a group of Jesuit seminarians decided to consecrate each day so that they would recognize that all their activities, no matter how mundane, had spiritual value. Soon the idea spread throughout France and then throughout the whole world. Today millions of Catholics all over the world begin their day by reciting the Morning Offering.
Materials REQUIRED Art Print 4: Saint Philip Neri and Children’s Book page 172
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Writing supplies
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Art supplies
IF TIME ALLOWS Session 4 BLM, T-245 (page 14)
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Hole punch, string, heavy paper (page 14)
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Poster board (page 15)
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Notebooks or paper for journals (page 15
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Note cards (page 16)
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Session 4 Assessment, www.findinggod.com (page 17)
UNIT 1 • Session 4
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