A catechist presented the Mustard Seed to a 4yo child who was in his second year in the Atrium. When asked about what Jesus was saying he replied, "The seed is like purple and the bush is white." In the Atrium, we speak about purple as being for "preparation" and white for "celebration." What do you hear in this little theologian's thoughts?
What a beautiful gift to celebrate Christmas with the children in the Atrium and to enjoy His beautiful Light, a Light for each of us to receive and to share with all those we meet. This year the second grade children looked at many of the Infancy Narratives and pondered what they heard about Jesus by focusing on smallness and greatness. Here are a few fruits of our conversation:
The Annunciation:
What a gift that the great God would come in such a humble, tiny way, and, at the same time, take humble, tiny people and make them so very, very great. While introducing models of the liturgical articles used during Benediction the Level 1 children shared the following:
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