Find Matthew 24:42 in your Bible. What is Jesus telling us when we read these words? Has the Lord come to you today? What do we call the moment when He will come in fullness and be "all in all?" What does it mean to be awake and ready for Him? Draw what it will be like in Parousia, then list five ways He has come to you today to give you a taste of what that moment will be like.
Level II (1st-2nd) The Offering The gesture of Offering is a response to the great gift of Jesus' presence on the altar at Mass. Father prays this prayer of thanks to God, but how do we pray with him? Do you remember the drop of water that was mixed with the wine? When Jesus is lifted up as our gift back to God, what gift are you lifting in your heart? Draw your own image for the gesture of Offering, showing a gift you might join with the greatest gift of Jesus' Body and Blood. | Level III (3rd-6th) The Ten Bridesmaids (Mt 25:1-13) The Gospel for next Sunday's Mass is one of the parables we ponder in the Atrium. Read Matthew 25:1-13. What is the deeper truth Jesus is revealing? If we are like the bridesmaids, what is this light and what could this oil be? It seems like it is not something that can be shared so where do we go to get oil? How does this parable fit with the verse from Matthew 24:42 (the Alleluia verse for next Sunday's Mass) which you read above? |