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When we love others
Refl ec t i on : P a r e n t s / C atec h i sts
:: L I ST ENI N G : :
“I obey my Father, so that everyone in the world might
know that I love him.” (John 14:31)
:: R E F L ECT I N G : :
Love for his Father always
inspired Jesus to do the
things that pleased him.
Christ’s mission on earth was
to show us the Father’s love
and to bring us to him. Christ
showed us how to keep the
Father’s Word and how to pray.
Above all, prayer is listening
to God. It is a total openness
to God, no matter how he
decides to speak to us. Prayer
strengthens our relationship
with God. If prayer extends
through our whole life, we will
find God at the center of each
joy and sorrow, each anxiety
and pain.
A prayerful attitude makes us
aware of what the Lord has
done for us and prompts us to
exclaim with Mary:
“With all my heart I praise the
Lord, and I am glad because of
God my of God my saviour.”
(Luke 1:46-47)
Basically, the Christian life
consists of listening and
responding to God as Jesus
taught. To live as a Christian
is to hear the divine Word at
every moment and in every
event, in both the simple and
the complex realities of life. It
is to believe that the Father’s
love is at work in everything
and to return his love by doing
the things that please him.
To live as a Christian leads
us to share material goods
with others, to respect their
property and to be honest
in our dealings with them.
Courtesy, the habit of treating
others with consideration
and respect flows from and
nurtures an appreciation for
the dignity of each person.
The daily life of a Christian
is dedicated to showing this
respect for others.
as Jesus did,
we show love
for God.
United with Christ, we gather
for our Eucharistic celebration
and recall God’s goodness; we
admit recall God’s goodness;
we admit our failure to love
him in our brothers and sisters,
and ask for mercy.
The Eucharist helps us to
recognise God’s presence in
each member of the Christian
community who joins us in
worshipping the Father. Like
St Paul we wish the gift of love
for others as we say:
“God is wonderful and glorious.
I pray that his Spirit will make
you become strong followers
and that Christ will live in your
hearts because of your faith.
Stand firm and be deeply
rooted in his love. I pray that
you and all of God’s people
will understand what is called
wide or long or high or deep.
I want you to know all about
Christ’s love, although it is too
wonderful to be measured.
Then your lives will be filled with
all that God is.” (Ephesians 3:16-19)
 Materials
needed for
this lesson:
The Big Word
for Kids
To d i s c us s t he “new” co mman dment given by Jesus.
Talk about treasure hunts and
stories of people discovering
treasures.
Talk about the different types
of treasures.
Ask your child to find the
scripture quote: Matthew,
To i mi ta te Je s us’ Love for t he Fath er by prayin g, speakin g abo ut Go d
w i t h love a nd celebratin g th e Lo rd’s day
Jesus had a special love for
God. He knew him as a loving
Father so he called him Abba,
a respectful word meaning
“dear Father or dearest
Father”.
Jesus’ friends knew that Jesus
had a special love for God his
Father. They could tell by the
way Jesus talked to his Father
when he prayed. What was the
prayer Jesus taught his friends?
(The Our Father)
Jesus loved to talk and listen
to his Father so much that
:: PAG E 1 ::
chapter 22, verses 37 to 39.
The Ten Commandments are
the treasures that Jesus gave
us.
Neatly fill in the missing parts
on Page 1.
(Love the Lord your God with all
:: PAG E 2 ::
sometimes he spent the whole
night in prayer.
Copy from the Gospel of
Matthew, chapter 14, verse 23,
the first part only, to find out
one of the places Jesus used
to pray.
(Then he went up on a
mountain where he could be
alone and pray.)
Jesus prayed prayer-songs
called psalms. Let us read
together a prayer made up
from one of these psalms.
Read prayerfully Psalm 139.
your heart, soul and mind. Love
others as much as you love
yourself.)
What words could you use to
fill in the second banner?
(God, Others, Self)
You could pray this prayer
when you get up in the
morning or before you go to
bed each day this week.
Names are important. How do
you feel when someone makes
fun of your name? (I might feel
something is wrong with me.
I might feel that the person
does not love me.)
Whenever Jesus spoke about
his Father, he spoke with
love. In the “Our Father” Jesus
taught us to say “Hallowed be
thy (your) name”.
There is a custom among
Catholics to bow the head
every time the word “Jesus” is
used.
Copy down Philippians,
chapter 2, verse 10, the first
part.
(So at the name Jesus everyone
will bow down.)
Jesus celebrated his love for
his Father in a special way on
Saturday. Jesus was a Jew
and Jewish people celebrated
Saturday as the Lord’s Day,
a day to remember God’s
goodness and special love.
Copy Luke, chapter 4, verse 16, We also make Sunday special
the middle part. by resting from the hard work
(As usual he went to the we do during the week.
meeting place on the Sabbath.)
How does it feel not to have to
What day do we keep holy? go to school on Sunday?
(Sunday.)
Finally, write down Jesus’
words from Mark, chapter 12,
Catholics do something on this
verse 30.
day to keep it holy and special.
Do you know what it is? (You must love him with all your
heart, soul, mind and strength.)
(Gather together to celebrate
Mass.)
At Mass we remember Jesus’
greatest act of love. What was
it?
(His dying on the cross and his
rising to new life.)

:: PAG E 3 : :

To d i s cove r t ha t wh en we love oth ers as Jesu s did,

we s how love fo r Go d.

Play a game like “Simon Says”
so your child will experience
following someone’s lead.
Link this game to what we are
learning in this unit.
Following someone can mean
more than just doing what
that person does. Following
someone can mean trying to
be like that person.
In this unit we are learning to
live like Jesus.
Write down John, chapter 15,
verse 12, to find how Jesus
wants us to love others.
(Now I tell you to love each
other, as I have loved you.)
Tell or read the story of the
Last Judgement from Matthew
25:34-36, 40.
Have your child write down
examples of how people can
love others in the situations
mentioned on Page 3.
Jesus wants us to know that
he is really the one we’re being
kind to when we are kind to
others. He is alive in his people
and whatever we do to them
we do to Jesus.
Let us read together the
bottom of Page 3.
(Jesus even taught us to love
our enemies!!)
 :: PAG E 4 : :

To s ummarise G o d’s call to love.

Do the crossword together.

Love God Love Others

Across Down Across Down
4 Sunday 1 Mass 3 Obey 1 Share
2 Pray 4 Honest 2 Kind
3 God 6 Respect 3 Others
5 Name 5 Truth
7 Pure

Encourage your
child to memorise
the two commandments
Jesus gave us.