LITTLE LITURGIES
Our Little Liturgies are a beautiful way for younger children to take their first steps into friendship with Jesus
We passionately believe that the first years of a child’s life are critically important in their faith formation. The Little Liturgies introduce children to the person of Jesus and help them enjoy their relationship with him. Every week, we share the Gospel and then use questions of wonder and rich symbols to help children enter into prayer. We always conclude in song, showing Jesus how much we love him as we sing.
Little Liturgies
Ep6: THE GREATEST PARTY EVER
Everyone is invited into the joy of the kingdom of God. In this Little Liturgy, Jesus shares a parable about a king holding a wedding feast. The strange thing is some people ignore his invitation and refuse to come. The king decides to invite everyone he can find. Greg helps us to know that we are all invited into the joy and love of God, both now on earth and in heaven. In our time of prayer, we draw close to the love and joy of Jesus and then sing 'One and All' with Angel.
Ep5: Will I Let Jesus In?
It's time to listen closely to Jesus as he shares another parable with you. This time it's about a father, a son and some wicked tenant farmers. Beneath the surface of the parable lies a beautiful truth about how God the Father sends Jesus the Son to be with us. Greg helps us to pray with this parable and to understand that we can invite Jesus in to our hearts each day. As we move into a quiet prayer time we ask Jesus to come closer. We end with Fr Columba as he sings 'Hallelujah, Your Love Is Amazing."
Ep4: Pray The Holy Rosary
Join the Little Liturgies and pray the Holy Rosary. The Holy Rosary is a Catholic prayer you can pray any time anywhere. It can help you hold Our Lady's hand and move closer to Jesus. In this Little Liturgy, we meet Jesus when he is twelve years old. We hear how Our Lady and St Joseph find him teaching in the Temple. It is a moment of awe, wonder and joy. We want to help draw children into the joy of praying the Holy Rosary and we slowly pray a decade together. We end with our favourite Marian hymn, As I Kneel Before You.
Ep3: Will Jesus Invite Me?
It's time to hear another parable from Jesus about the kingdom of God. In the Sunday Gospel, Jesus shares a parable about workers being invited to work in a vineyard. Some come early in the day, some later... but in the evening, they are all paid the same. Jesus uses this story to help us know that every person is invited into his kingdom. We think about how every time we pray we are stepping forward to be close to Jesus. We do this together as we enter a time of guided prayer and then we end our celebration with the action song 'Trading My Sorrows.'
Ep2: WHY SHOULD I FORGIVE?
Forgiving other people can be difficult. In the Gospel, St Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive a person when they've done something wrong. Jesus uses a parable about a king and a servant to show that we should always try to forgive. Greg helps us to understand that Jesus will always forgive us and therefore we should do the same for others. We ask Jesus to help us to be people of forgiveness when we pray. We then join Sr Chiara to sing 'Sign Your Cross.'
Ep1: Is Jesus With Me?
Do you know when Jesus is close to you? We are back for another year of Little Liturgies and in this first episode we think about when and where Jesus is especially close to us. In the Holy Gospel, Jesus makes us a wonderful promise. He says "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." Greg helps us to know that whenever we gather with other people to pray, Jesus is there with us. We think about how Jesus is with us each time we pray and in an especially powerful way each time we are at Holy Mass. Having talked about all of this, we then enter into prayer and meet Jesus in our hearts. We finish our Little Liturgy by joining Sr Chiara to sing the hymn 'Be Not Afraid.'






