We Learn About Mass

This book will help you learn the new words of Mass and how you take part of Mass.

This is the teaching edition for the children's book, We Learn About Mass, Second Edition. This second edition contains the revised words of Mass that the people say. Teacher's catechists, and parents will want to use this book with the children's book to teach 7- to 12-year-old the new responses and words of Mass. This teaching edition includes notes and ideas for how to teach the meaning of Mass with the accompanying prayers, gestures, and other elements. The children's version is reprinted in the teaching edition. The teacher's notes are printed in the margins for easy references. This book will help you teach children about Mass and how to take part in it. Teach them : the prayers and responses; when to sit and kneel; how to praise God; to pray for the world and those you love; to listen to God's word; how to receive Holy Communion; other actions that are part of Mass. -- We Learn About Mass may be used with children in second, third, fourth, and fifth grades. It may be used in the classroom or at home. In addition to the teacher's notes, this book includes: instructions about Mass ; prayers ; activities ; fill-in-the-blanks with answer key; pictures to colour.

As Catholics, the Mass is the center of our Faith. We celebrate it every day. We know all the responses. We know all the gestures. But do we know what it all means? In A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, Dr. Edward Sri takes us on a unique tour of the Liturgy. Based on the revised translation of the Mass, this book explores the biblical roots of the words and gestures we experience in the Liturgy and explains their profound significance. This intriguing look at the Mass is sure to renew your faith and deepen your devotion to the Eucharist. This book is used as the text for A Biblical Walk Through the Mass Study Program, but it may also be purchased separately at steep bulk discounts. For those not able to attend a study, this is a perfect resource for catechesis on the deep riches of the Mass.

We Learn About the Mass is designed to help children aged 5 to 9 years learn how to participate fully, consciously and actively at Mass, and can be used to advantage by parents or catechists. It contains written, oral and other exercises for children that teach and affirm their role as participants at Mass.