This Sunday's Gospel is John Chapter 9 about Jesus healing the blind man. Some children might find this Gospel either funny or disgusting, if you remember that Jesus puts mud on the blind man's eyes. This explanation of Sunday's Gospel at Sermon 4 kids might make it more understandable for them. This Gospel is really about faith in God, something that most children find remarkably simple.
● For coloring pages, go here or download here.
● You can download a simple quiz here, an easy crossword puzzle here, and a word search here.
● For more word search and crossword puzzles, go here.
● Here is an entire lesson to download, with coloring pages, puzzles and quizzes.
This Sunday is Laetare Sunday. Laetare is "rejoice" in Latin. From caltholicculture.org: "This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday and is a Sunday of joy. Lent is half over, and Easter is enticingly near.
This Sunday was formerly called 'Laetare Sunday' since its mood and theme was one of hope and rejoicing that Easter was near. In the reformed calendar this Sunday is not different from the other Sundays of Lent even though the entrance antiphon for the day still begins with the Latin word "laetare" and the vestments worn by the celebrant are rose-colored, not violet. The day is important because it is the day of the second scrutiny in preparation for the baptism of adults at the Easter Vigil."
Laetare Sunday is also known as "Mother Sunday." For an explanation, go here.
March 3 is the feast of St. Katharine Drexel.
● For a child appropriate biography, go here.
March 4 is the feast of St. Casimir of Poland.
● For a child appropriate biography, go here.
● Domestic-church.com offers a story and discussion questions here.
March 7 is the feast of St. Perpetua and St. Felicity.
● For a child appropriate biography, go here.
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