Liturgy of the Eucharist

Click here for the note sent home on February 13th.

At class this week we reviewed Chapter 18 - The Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Last week we learned that there are two main parts of Mass: The Liturgy of the Word and The Liturgy of the Eucharist.

We learned about the important parts of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
-It is the second major part of Mass.
-The bread and the wine become the body and blood of Jesus.
-We give money for our church and those in need.
-The Eucharistic Prayer is said. It is the most important prayer at Mass.
-We bow when the priest kneels.

We talked about some of the responses that we say during Mass. We circled those responses on pages 158 and 159 in the book.

The Lamb of God:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

There are a few different versions of the Lamb of God that we say at Mass, however, the important thing to remember is that we are asking for Jesus' forgiveness and peace.

We also circled what we say after the Lamb of God.
The Priest says, "This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those whoa re called to his supper."

We respond, "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed."



Ms. Rosi the Coordinator of Liturgy came to talk to us about Liturgy.

She reviewed with us the two different parts of Mass. We learned that Mass is when we come together as a family and a community. We thank and praise God. God sent his son to bring us together. At Mass we celebrate the sacrifice and the meal.

During the Liturgy of the Word, it is like when you go to your grandparents' house and they tell stories about relatives from long ago and stories about about aunts and uncles and your parents. Just like that, we hear stories from the Old and New Testament and the Gospel.

After that, someone processes in with the gifts. The priest consecrates the bread and the wine and transforms it to the body and blood.

Just as Jesus celebrated with his friends, we celebrate every Sunday at Mass. Every Mass and on Holy Thursday we remember what Jesus did at the last supper.

We learned about all of the important people that work together to make the Mass happen. The people that work together are also gifts from God. They use their gifts to bring the Mass to everyone. Some of the people that work together are: Priest, Deacon, Minister of Communion, Lector, Mass Coordinator, and alter servers. The community is also another important part of the Mass.

Rosi told us that after we make our first communions we can volunteer to be alter servers. Being an alter server is a special honor. Alter servers serve the Mass just as Jesus' apostles served him. We always need more alter servers! Please contact the office if you are interested.

Homework:

-Pages 160, 161, 162

-Review the Chapter about Lent (starts on page 171)

-Continue using First Communion Book

NEXT WEEK:

On February 20th we will be taste testing the bread and the wine for First Communion candidates.

We are also beginning a contest about the Our Father. Each student will have the opportunity to come to the front of the class and recite the Our Father next week and March 13th. Please make sure you are practicing at home!

First Communion Notes:

We held up the tan First Communion book in class. Half of the class said that they had never seen the book and had not been using it. The other half of the class was very familiar with it. Please make sure you are going through this book regularly with your child. The book must be completed in order to complete first communion.