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Session 5: At Home This Week

Review

We Receive Holy Communion

In this session, we focused on the rest of the Liturgy of the Eucharist and receiving Holy Communion.
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Start with a review with your child.  Look through the handouts with your child, asking what he or she remembers or has questions about. 
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This week in Mass, help your child recognize what's happening during the Liturgy of the Eucharist, especially after the Eucharistic prayer.

Home Activity

A Plan For Love

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Help your child complete the activity on this week's handout for being more kind and loving this week.

Prepare for the Sacrament

Rehearsing For Communion

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This week, practice receiving Communion at home, following the proper procedure and saying the right words.

Here's a fun and helpful video from Busted Halo that you can watch as a family 
to understand how to receive Communion the correct way:
You can receive the Body of Christ in two ways:
  • In your hand. Open your hands like a small bowl. Bow in reverence and hold your hands upward toward the person offering communion. Say “Amen” when you are offered the host. When handed the host, place it in your mouth immediately and chew and swallow it. You should never keep it to eat it later – it should be eaten while everyone else is receiving communion.
  • On your tongue. Bow in reverence and say “Amen” when you are offered the host. Hold your head back just a little. Open your mouth and place your tongue on your lower lip until you feel the host being placed there. Close your mouth, chew, and swallow immediately.
You receive the Blood of Christ from the chalice:
  • Take the chalice (the special cup with the wine/blood of Christ) when offered to you, say “Amen,” and drink a small sip. Carefully hand the cup back to the minister who will wipe it for you.  

Learn More

The Lord's Prayer

Here's a creative stop-motion animation of the words in the Lord's Prayer:

The Sign of Peace

Here's a fun little video from our Protestant friends at Chuck Knows Church.
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