Young People S Mass Book

For Parents: The Young People's Mass Book has been prepared to accompany children as they pray at Mass. To assist children in their understanding of what is happening, words in italics offer brief explanatory notes on the parts of the Mass, and congregational responses are included. There are short definitions of key terms to assist children in understanding the language of our celebration of the Eucharist. For Children. Every week, on a Saturday evening or Sunday, the parish family gathers to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, The Eucharist. With our parish family: * We gather to give praise to our living Creator God * We Listen to God's word from the Bible * We give thanks to God for our lives and for God's great gift to us of Jesus * We receive the body and blood of Jesus in communion and * We go to be people of hope and peace.

The Young People's Mass Book has been prepared to accompany children as they pray at Mass. To assist children in their understanding of what is happening, words in italics offer brief explanatory notes on the parts of the Mass's and congregational responses are included.

Invites children to join in the celebration that is the Mass.

One of the best liturgical-catechetical Mass books for young children. The writers have done an exceptional job of presenting the rituals of the Mass in a way that will engage children and enable them to reflect at their own level on the meaning of the parts of the Mass. Also throughout the text, children are presented with questions that will draw them into participation in the Mass and help them develop a Eucharistic spirituality.