September 2007 Miami, Florida. Dear Brothers and Sisters:

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1 eptember 2007 iami, Florida ear rothers and isters: We would like to dedicate this month of eptember to sharing od s love with the children through his ommandments. We should emphasize the importance of obeying the rules in our families, schools, and churches. et us also exhibit a spirit of love in our families by sharing daily. et s demonstrate through our examples that by being an active part of the Holy ass we will become part of this great family which is the atholic hurch. nclose you will find some feasts and saints of this month: ept 08 irth of the lessed Virgin ary ept 24 eaders Workshop ept 14 xaltation of the Holy ross ept 27 aint Vincent aul ept 15 ur ady of orrows ept 29 s. ichael, abriel and aphael ept 21 aint atthew archangels ept 24 ur ady of ercy nclosed materials: ctivities: 1. his month s calendar a) he ible 2. his month s ospels b) he en ommandments emory ame c) irthday of lessed Virgin coloring page d) ookmark for piritual doption e) ur ady of harity f) ur ady of orrows g) xaltation of the Holy ross ecommended videos: 1. isten to the aker (HK) 2. he ucharistic (HK) 3. oses (Hana-arbera) 4. he en ommandments () We are planning the ongress of Friends of esus and ary for the summer of 2008 in anama. tart to make plans to attend. ay od bless you always, Friends of esus and ary F 9779.W. 72nd t. iami, Florida el: (305) Fax: (305) mail: amigo_ijm_miami@fcpeace.com X 138 Fair venue an ntonio, exas Fax: (210) mail: angelastj@aol.com Webpage:

2 Friends of esus and ary migos de esús y aría Florida enter for eace 9779.W. 72nd treet iami, Florida el : (305) Fax: (305) mail: -mail: amigo_jym_miami@fcpeace.com Webpage: ycle unday onday uesday Wednesday hursday Friday aturday 1 K H H 2 22nd unday in rdinary ime 3 abor ay ativity of the lessed Virgin ary 9 23rd unday in rdinary ime t.ohn hrysostom 14 xaltation of the Holy ross 15 ur ady of orrow 16 24th unday in rdinary ime an ateo, póstol y vangelista th unday in rdinary ime 24 eaders Workshop t Vincent of aul atron of Volunteers abriel rchangel aphael rchangel ichael rchangel 30 26th unday in rdinary ime

3 he en ommandments 1, the ord, am your od, You shall not have other gods besides e. 2 You shall not take the ame of the ord, your od, in vain. 3 emember to keep holy the abbath day. 4 Honor your father and your mother. 5 You hall not kill. 6 You shall not commit adultery. 7 You shall not steal. 8 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9 You shall not cover your neighbor s wife. 10 You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. n the way to the romised and, oses goes up to ount inai. He receives the en ommandments written on tablets of stone., the ord, am your od, You shall not have other gods besides e You shall not take the ame of the ord, your od, in vain. We honor od s ame when we say prayers to praise esus, the Father, or the Holy pirit We must worship only od: the Father, the on, and the Holy pirit. He is the lessed rinity emember to keep holy the abbath day Honor your father and your mother We obey this ommandment when we go to ass on unday (or aturday evening) We must honor our parents by loving and obeying them. We should also help them whenever we can

4 You hall not kill. You shall not commit adultery We must avoid fighting or hurting others. We must try to do good to them We must be pure in all we see and hear, say and do You shall not steal You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. We must show respect for the property of others. f we find someone s wallet, we should return it to that person. We must always tell the truth. f we have broken a window, we must say we did it You shall not cover your neighbor s wife You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. We must respect the marriage of men and women who marry each other in hrist We must never be jealous of what others have. We should be happy for their good fortune.

5 eptember 2: 22nd unday in rdinary ime on t take the first places cle. 3:17-18,20,28-29; Heb. 12:18-24; k 14:1,7-14 alk about the story. peak with the children about dinners with guests at home. Where does each one sit? s there some reason for the fact that a person always sits at the head? What about if the table is round? o they feel they always need recognition and praise for things they do? o they sometimes do things simply because it is the right thing to do, even if no one notices? ctivities and prayer. sk the children to imagine and dramatize a dinner to which poor, handicapped, and blind people have been invited. What do they all say? o they present excuses because they won t be able to return the invitation? sk the children to prepare an invitation for a child who is normally excluded from games at school. s they leave the invitation in a mail box, all say: n you esus, we are all equal. You are there. magine you are the owner of the house and a guest has sat at the wrong place. What do you do? What about if you are one of the guests and they tell you to move because the seat you have taken is reserved for a more important person? How do you feel? esus, your friend, invites you: esus says that you have to do good not so that you get a reward or praise, but out of the love for od and others. o you always expect to be rewarded and praised for the good things you do? Find the following hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: able, it, lace, uest, mportant, hame, esus, Friends, eward, at, oor, nvite W H V Q V F Z V What am going to do? peak to esus and tell him about something you have done without anyone thanking you for it. ell him that, even if you feel a little bad, you know you have not done it for the recognition, but because it was a good thing to do. ell him what you want to do: For example: will do something at home without anyone knowing. will not expect to be rewarded or praised for it. For example: will no reject any kid because he or she is different. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at

6 eptember 9: 23rd unday in rdinary ime Following esus has a cost ab. 9:13-19; phil. 9-10, 12-17; k 14:25-33 alk about the story. peak with children about prices. Have they ever heard their parents comment that things are more and more expensive? When they have to buy something important or big, does the family make plans to save money until the time of the purchase? o they sometimes have to give something up in order to pay something they want? What do they think about esus words on what following him costs? What can esus ask of them? What does he offer? ctivities and prayer. raw and cut out money to pay for the cost of following esus. n the back of the coins, the children can write what they will do to follow esus (share, help, work hard at school, be kind, forgive ) s they hand the money in to be presented at the ffertory, all say: want to follow you, esus You are there. o you imagine the poor guy who tried to build a house but could not finish it? o you pity him or do you think he should have done a more careful planning? esus, your friend, invites you: Have you ever tried to do something but you could not finish it because you underestimated the time or effort it would he asks for difficult things. ike sharing, being kind to others, esus says that sometimes it is costly to be with him. ecause cost you? or making sacrifices so that others can be better off? What do you think esus is asking of you and it is difficult? re you ready to do it? Find the following hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: uild, ost, esources, Follow, esus, Friends, ifficult, hink, eady, lan W H H W Q F What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about things that seem difficult to you but that you know esus likes. ell him what you want to do: For example: will help at home although would rather be watching V or playing For example: will share what have. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at

7 eptember 16: 24th unday in rdinary ime ost and found things xod. 32:7-11,3-14; im. 1:12-17; k 15:1-32. alk about the story. peak with the children about things that are easily lost (keys, pens, papers) Have they ever lost something really important, that has really hurt to lose? o they feel that sometimes they might lose someone's affection? they ever feel distant from someone? How can they return when they are mad at someone? f they have done something wrong, do they usually think that no one will forgive them? ctivities. ramatize the scenes of the stories of esus. repare a party to celebrate that they have found something lost. Final rayer. ive thanks for esus invitation to return and say: want to be with you, esus You are there. How are these stories similar? o you think the characters in them are sort of crazy to leave everything they have in order to look for something insignificant that had been lost? esus, your friend, invites you: esus says he always rejoices when people come back to him when they had been away or lost. o you think esus forgives you and welcomes you when you regret something you have done wrong? Find the following hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: on, Woman, oin, heep, hepherd, Father, ose, Find, od, esus, elebrate W H V V Q H H X H What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about a time when you felt you were away from the affection of someone. ell him how you felt. ell him what you want to do: For example: will ask for forgiveness if have done something wrong, knowing that esus always forgives and celebrates For example: will thank od who is always waiting for me. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at

8 eptember 23: 25th unday in rdinary ime esus praises cleverness mos 8:4-7; 1 im. 2:1-8; k16:1-3 alk about the story. Have they ever seen in the novelas how the evil ones plotted against their enemies? Have they ever heard adults speak of times when they were deceived? o they sometimes think and plan for naughty pranks? o they sometimes do the same for good things, such as giving a good surprise to their parents, or teachers, or to help others to be good? peak about the story for today. What do they think esus might be meaning? ctivities. nvite the children to join by groups and think of a good plan to help others with a problem. et them decide on the situation or problem and come up with an organization to help. Final rayer. nvite the children to present their plans of action and pray for good results. ll answer: ive us your light, esus You are there. re you surprised that esus praises such a cheater? What do you think esus really means? esus, your friend, invites you: esus says that sometimes those who do evil are faster than the good ones and win the game. He asks his friends to be clever for good things, that is, to be active and decisive, to seek the best way to do good to others. Find the following hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: lever, teward, Friends, heat, ood, vil, ight, ob, esus, raise, euda W H Q Z Q W Y X V V What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about something good you would like to achieve for your home or school. sk him for light to see the best way to do it. ell him what you want to do: For example: will think things through so they come out better. For example: will do favors and be kind in order to convince other children to behave well in class. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at

9 eptember Write the name of esus on the top portion of the cross s upright. 2. s a friend and follower of esus, write your name vertically on the bottom portion of the cross 3. n the left crossbeam, write the name of your favorite story about esus e.g. his nativity) or your favorite story esus told (e.g. rodigal on) 4. n the crossbeam s right side, write something new you would like to learn about esus this year riumph of the ross he word cross can also mean the sufferings that come our way. When we accept them lovingly and with patience as esus did his cross, we become cross-bearers like esus. We consider what the symbol of the cross means to us hristians. We might like to say the following short prayer today. We adore you, hrist, and we praise you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. ermission is granted by the publisher to reproduce this page for use to educational settings. ame:

10 eptember 15 other of orrows, you were at the foot of the cross, but never lost hope in the power of od, you are always near us when we suffer

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13 H aint ichael aint abriel aint aphael 29 he angels adore od, love Him, and serve Him in heaven. hey always sing the praises of od and of the lessed other. When od calls them, they fly at His command. hey are always ready and happy to obey their King.

14 eptember 30th: 26th unday in rdinary ime ives does not listen to azarus mos 6:1, 4-7; 1im 6:11-16; k 16:19-31 ctivities and prayer. nvite the children to think of someone whom they have forgotten for a while. et them make invitations or letters to restart the relationship. sk the children also to write notes of thanksgiving for someone who has done something good for them and for what they hardly ever give thanks (cooking, washing, a clean house, bringing them to school and activities ) hey may place their cards on the basket. ll answer: each us to see and listen to others, esus alk about the story. peak with the children about the story. oes the gospel say that ives was a bad man? Why did he end up in hell? oes the gospel od say he sent messages to ives when he was on earth? oes od send messages to us also? You are there. magine you are the rich man and everyday you see azarus at your door. What do you do? o you greet him? o you invite him to lunch? r do you pass by as if he were not esus, your friend, invites you: there? esus tells us we need to be attentive to others. od always asks of us to help others in need. o you invite him to lunch? r do you pass by as if he were not there What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about the people around him. ell him what you think they need. sk for strength and generosity to help in every way you can. ell him what you want to do: Find the following hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: azarus, ives, ich, oor, rumbs, oney, isten, od, Warn, Hell W H H V H Z F H F X For example: will try to pay attention to what others need For example: will share the things have with others migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at

15 K K nstructions. opy this page in cardboard. ut it in half. ive one to each child and color it. ach child picks a name for the baby. ray for the baby al the school year. et us ray o save a aby! oses piritual doption et us ray o save a aby! oses piritual doption ración de adopción espiritual de niños no nacidos ración de adopción espiritual de niños no nacidos ear esus, ary, oseph promise to pray for this baby have spiritually adopted during these 9 months of my school year, so he or she may be born as have been born to live a life as a child of od to love and serve ear esus, ary, oseph promise to pray for this baby have spiritually adopted during these 9 months of my school year, so he or she may be born as have been born to live a life as a child of od to love and serve y baby s name is: y baby s name is:

16 he word ible comes from the reek iblia that means ooks s the collection of 73 old writing about od (ehovah, Yahweh) W means ovenant W means Holy criptures (ewish writings) collection of books on classic Hebrew, that covers a period of more that 1000 years including (1) History of Heroes and events (2) ode of lawn (3) rayers (4) eflective iterature (5) oetry ooking for a mission for srael on earth enesis xodus eviticus umbers euteronomy oshua udges uth amuel amuel Kings i Kings hronicles hronicles zra ehemiah obit sther accabees accabees ob salm roverbs cclesiastes ongs Wisdom irach saiah eremiah amentations aruch zekiel aniel Hosea oel mos badiah onah icah ahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggal Zechariah alachi 5 he entateuch 16 he Historical ooks 7 he Wisdom ook 16 he Wisdom ooks (hristian writings) ew estament collection of 27 books written in reek in a period of less that 100 years (51 al 105..) after hrist as a issionary uide roclaiming the birth, development and teaching of the hristian hurch atthew ark uke ohn cts of postles omans orinthians orinthians alatians phesians hilippians olossians hessalonians hessalonians imothy imothy itus hilemon Hebrews ames eter eter ohn ohn ude he ook of evelation 4 ospel he ew estament etters 13 he atholic etters 8 1

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18 HV ear child, group of young people in the atholic hurch invented this game for you and your friends so that you will have fun and learn what is most important in life. njoy it. ee you in Heaven. ules of the game. veryone takes a turn and throws the dice. You should be reading the rules and doing what the rules tell you. You should reach 42 exactly. f, when you add up, you go over 42, whatever count is in excess has to be return and go backwards. heer up! 0-aptism: with this acrament we become hristians. n this way we begin our journey to heaven. 1-onfession: With this acrament esus forgives our sins. n this way we can receive Him with a clean soul and journey towards heaven. hrow again. 2-Holy ass: his is the living emembrance, alive, of hrist dead and resurrected for our salvation. Here we are nourished with His body. n this way we are brought near heaven. hrow twice. 3-issionaries: f we truly love hrist, we will speak about Him to others, so that everyone may know Him and love Him. 4-harity: od rewards a hundredfold those who share with love. herefore, you are excused from the next penalty that you get. 5 ride: o think that you are better than others and to scorn others is a sin. eturn to o. 1 6-ommunion: f you always receive esus, He will take you to heaven. Without Him, you will not get there. 7-aziness: f you are a lazy person you will delayed on your way to heaven. Whatever you have to do, do it quickly. o not take your turn the next time around. 8-emptation: When the devil invites you to do something bad, ask the Virgin ary to help you conquer it. You can only move from here if you get o. 2 or o. 3 9-ad ovies: hese move you away from heaven. eturn to o Fortitude: f you love od, all that happens to you in this life will be your benefit. sk od to make you strong to do His will. 11-Visit the lessed acrament: esus lives in each tabernacle. Visit Him frequently. ell Him all your thoughts. He will take you to heaven. o to u ames: od also gives us friends with whom we can play and have a good time. hanks Him for all this. 13-riginal in: his sin is taken away only through aptism. here you will learn the way to heaven. eturn to o ood ectures: ake it a habit to read the ible and the atechism. here you will learn the way to heaven. ake another turn. 15-Fights: n each person is esus. not hurt Him nor offend Him. kip a turn. 16-onfirmation: his acrament strengthens you as a hristian so that you can walk securely towards heaven. n you next turn advance double whatever you get. 17-Family: ove the family that od gave you. ray for it. od want us to reach heaven as a family. 18-lutonny: t does not lead us to heaven. n the contrary, it draws us to other sins. From now on every time you get o. 6 it will be avoid. 19-atrimony: t is another acrament. erhaps this will be your vocation. sk od what He has in mind for you. 20-Fear: f you trust in od, do not fear. Fear pulls you away from heaven. 21-riesthood: y this acrament many generous boys and young men are called by hrist, he od hepherd, for their mission. sk od that there will always be plenty of good priests for the hurch. 22-ad esires: hey do nor lead you to heaven. s you know, you will conquer the devil by praying to the lessed Virgin ary. You will not get our of here until you get o. 1 or o esus dies on the cross: od become man and died on the cross to save us from sin and from hell. hanks Him, by the merits of hrist, you will be exempt from any penalty that you may get, from here until the end. 24-ood ounsel: nly good friends will give you good advice that will lead you to heaven. 25-Holy osary: Whoever prays the Holy osary will get close to heaven. You will have the lessed other as you advocate. o to o he hurch: od wants to unite all His children in the atholic hurch founded by esus hrist. here we will find the road to heaven. 27-ommandments: f you obey the ten commandments, you will go to Heaven. lay again. 28-o teal: t is a sin. t will pull you away from heaven. o not take from another what od has given him. nstead, ask for what you need. eturn to o tudy: You must give them and effort to this. it for yourself and others. od will reward you lay gain. 30-esurrection: When hrist resurrected, He conquered death and He opened for us the gates to heaven. here He awaits us to make us eternally happy. 31-Work: We must work to make more beautiful the world that od created and to help us live together with others. n this way, work also leads us to heaven. lay again. 32-ortal in: his cuts off you way to heaven because we lose the grace which od has given us in our souls. We can only get it back through onfession. eturn to o artyrdom: f you give your life for hrist, you gain heaven. ongratulations!!! You reach the 34-he pope: esus put saint eter as the head of the hurch. He was the first ope. he ope guides us to heaven. f you consider yourself obedient to the ope, you may play again. lso, by the power that hrist gave him to bind or unbind, according to the number that you get, you may choose either to go ahead or if it is not convenient, remain where you are. 35-Holy nointing: y means of this acraments od strengthens you with the Holy pirit so that you may suffer with patience and offer to od your sufferings for the salvation of the world. lay again 36-eath: his is the passing from this life to the next. Here begins eternity. You cannot get our of here until you get o udgement: hrist will judge your life to the good that you have done or for the good that you have failed to do. You can only leave here if you get o. 1 or o. 3 or o urgatory: Here you will be purified of all the bad things you have done on earth and that you did not atone for. You can only get out of here only if you get o lessed Virgin: he is our other in Heaven. he will surely take you to heaven. ray to her with love. You can only leave here if you get o Hell: Whoever dies in mortal sin will go to hell, infinite sadness. You are removed from the game. 41-Faith: t is impossible to imagine the beauty of heaven. You are very close but you are not certain until you reach Him. 42-Heaven: You are now saved by the grace of and your effort you will be immensely happy forever. ow you can help other friends who are still pilgrims on earth. When it is your turn again you will throw the dice and the points you get you may give them to the one last in line or to whomever you wish, so that all of us may get to heaven.! e puede fotocopiar y pintar. e agradece su difusión