pril 2007 iami, Florida ear rother and isters: pril is a month of joy for all of us. We celebrate the aster season that reminds us of new life and beginning. et s prepare our children for the aster igil when we renew our faith. nclosed you will find the feasts : pril 01 alm unday pril 05 Holy hursday (ast upper) pril 06 ood Friday pril 07 Holy aturday (aster igil onument isit) pril 08 aster unday (esurrection) pril 15 ivine ercy unday pril 28 eader s Workshop nclosed aterials: 1. onthly alendar and ospel of the month 2. ctivities od s rules for you and me tory of t. Francis of aola tory of t. ohn aptist de la alle ame ace to lory tations of the cross-ew ohn aul uggested ideos: (ll available at ideo lub) 1. he avior (actrick eyton) 5. ucharist 2. aster 6. esurrection elebration 3. he story of ister Faustina 7. tations of the ross for children 4. he erciful love of esus he next workshop will be held on aturday, pril 28, please come and share with us. ur annual celebration of the ucharistic etreat will be held on the 9 of une 2007 at t. ouis atholic hurch. ore information will be sent in our nest mailing. ut mark the date on your calendar now. ay od bless you always, Happy aster. ommittee for Friends of esus and ary F 9779.W. 72nd t. iami, Florida 33173 el: (305) 412-1700 Fax: (305) 4121777 -mail: amigo_ijm_miami@fcpeace.com X 138 Fair venue an ntonio, exas 78223-1014 Fax: (210) 533-7136 -mail: angelastj@aol.com Webpage: www.fcpeace.com
Friends of esus and ary migos de esús y aría Florida enter for eace 9779.W. 72nd treet iami, Florida el : (305) 412-1700 Fax: (305) 412-1777 -mail: -mail: amigo_jym_miami@fcpeace.com Webpage: www.fcpeace.com ycle unday onday uesday Wednesday hursday Friday aturday 1 alm unday of the ord s assion k 22:14-23: 56 2 3 4 5 Holy hursday n 13:1-15 (riduum begins at sunset) 6 ood Friday of the ord s assion n 18:19-42 7 Holy unday k 24:1-12 (aster igil begins at sunset) 8 aster unday n 20:1-9 (riduum ends at sunset) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2nd unday of aster n 20:19-31 ivine ercy unday 16 17 18 19 20 21 t nselm 22 3rd unday of aster n 21:1-19 23 t eorge t dalbert 24 t Fidelis 25 t ark (vangelist) 26 27 28 t eter hanel t ouis ary de ontfort eader s Workshop 29 4th unday of aster n 10:27-30 30 t íus World ay of rayer for ocations
ome with me, hear and see od made rules for you and me. ll be good, very good, doing what od says should. he ten commandments are od s rules for you and me for all of us. hey are even more important than the traffic light that tells us when to stop and when to go. hey are so important because od made them for us. od made them for us because He love us. m going to remember od s rules always. How about you? od s First ule od s econd ule will pray-the right way- and od s name devoutly say will love, really love, love and pray to od above. od s hird ule od s Fourth ule pecial day od s own day- very day ll obey doing all my parents say opyright 1993, 1979, aughters of t. aul
od s Fifth ule od s ixth ule m polite don t fight - to be kind is my delight won t watch - do or say anything not right today od s eventh ule od s ighth ule f take spoil or break - od s inth and enth ules much unhappiness make f lied, can t hide. od sees all, even my thoughts inside. won t lie. ll be true. With my things m satisfied don t want what isn t mine ll enjoy friends and toys and not envy other s joys. opyright 1993, 1979, aughters of t. aul ood acts shine yours and mine -shine in heaven all the time.
H F H Y Y esus, help me to become closer to od in every moment so that may know His will and learn to fulfill it.. uke 22,39-46 esus, do not, want to follow udas example. f stray from you, help me to see my error and return to your side uke 22,47-48, 52-54 esus teach me the importance of silence. n three days you would resurrect and build your church, but they did not understand. each me never to judge anyone. athew 26,59-67 H Y H H esus, too like eter, deny you on many occasions. Help me to be humble in my words and in my actions. athew 26,69-75 Y W WH H esus, on many occasions we see clearly what we must do, but we are more preoccupied with what others think. each us to love the truth because the truth brings us closer to you. ohn 18,36-38. 19,14-16 each us to respect our body which is the temple of the Holy pirit. Help us to heal its wounds with good actions. athew 27,26-30
H F Y H? Y H esus, help me not to be scared of the cross: the cross of pain, the cross of sickness, the cross of failure or lack of understanding. Help me to see od s will; because, the cross carried with courage sanctifies and redeems ohn 19,16-17 esus, you are exhausted and you ask us for help. You have desired to need our support. each us to have the humility to ask for help when we need it. uke 23,26 esus teach us to embrace pain like a gift that brings us closer to you, that we may not rebel when things do not go our way uke 22,39-46 H W F esus, you are left with nothing, only the cross. Help me to dispose of the things that distance me from you ark 15,22-27 F H H HF H, H H, H esus, help us not to be afraid to come to you and ask for your forgiveness. uke 23,39-43 hank you esus, for giving us the irgin ary as our mother. ohn 19,25-27
esus, as man you felt alone, but you gave your life for love for us. Help me to learn to give my life to you and to my brothers that need me. H You, ord, have died for us. hank you for saving us from sin and opening for us the doors of heaven H ark 15,42-47 ark 15,33-37 H F hank you esus, for your resurrection. Help us to someday be with you in od s home in Heaven. ark 16:1-6 ope ohn aul has prepared new tations of the ross that incorporate the traditions of the hurch. hese tations of the ross are based on the ospel and promote hristian unity.
pril 1: alm unday he ity of erusalem Welcomes esus sa. 50:4-7; hil. 2:6-11; ucke 22:14-23,56 alk about the story. peak with the children about a time when they saw some famous person. Were they very excited? peak about the story in the gospel. Would they be very excited if they saw esus? How can they recognize esus around them? esus knew he would suffer if he was to be faithful to what od wanted from him. What makes them suffer? o they complain a lot, or do they try to endure it with courage? ctivities and prayer. Weave palms and ask the children to write their commitments in little pieces of paper which they can place between the folds of the palms. ll say: we recognize you as our ord. Hosanna! lessed is the one who comes in the name of the ord! You are there. o the shouts lessed is He who comes, and Hosanna sound familiar? Where have you heard that? re you among the people who receive esus? re you happy that esus is entering the city? re you among the friends of esus who will eat the assover tonight? Find the hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: alms, unday, lessed, Hosanna, erusalem, esus, assover, Friends, eople, houted, ord, onkey W H H Q H Q esus, your friend, invites you: esus did not want any privileges even though he was the son of od. o you sometimes demand from your family praises, or things you want them to buy for you? eople recognize that esus comes in the name of od. o you see when adults tell you what od wants of you? What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about people you like to welcome. ell him you would like to listen well so that you can recognize him in others. ell him what you would like to do: For example: will do my homework even if find it difficult. For example: When someone praises me for something, will thank od who always help me. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan. 2004 laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at 1-800-328-6515
pril 8: aster unday esus tomb is empty! cts 10:34-,37-43; ol. 3:1-4; uke 24:1-12 alk about the story. peak with the children about spring, and how some plants that seemed to be dead are reviving. peak also about the cocoons which become butterflies. ell them about the empty tomb and how the women must have felt when they saw esus was not there. xplain the custom of aster representing esus tomb, but they have many colors indicating life and joy. ctivities and prayer. ring gg shells to class. sk the children to write in colorful pieces of papers some of the things they would like to change in their homes, families, or communities. ake a prayer to esus asking him to change all those things into life, joy, and hope. You are there. How do you react when you see that esus, who was really dead last time you saw him, is not in the tomb? re you scared? What about when the angel comes and says esus is alive? o you believe it? Find the hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: omb, esus, Women, unday, mpty, ngel, ead, live, tone, agdalene W H H Q F W Q Q: esus friends go to his tomb and esus body is gone. He has risen from the dead. How would you feel if you came to esus tomb and it was empty? Would you be afraid or excited that he has risen from the dead? esus, your friend, invites you: esus had announced that od is stronger than evil and death. o you believe od can raise the dead? What are some of the things you think are so very bad that they have no solution? What am going to do? peak with esus and tell him about something really, really bad. sk him for help to trust that od is stronger than that. ell him what you would like to do: For example: will trust that od is present in everything and gives us strength to overcome difficulties. For example: will be joyful to make life more pleasant for others. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan. 2004 laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at 1-800-328-6515
pril 15: econd unday of aster esus greets his fearful friends cts 5:12-16; ev. 9:1-13,17-19; ohn 20:19-31 alk about the story. peak with the children about things they believe. For instance, do they believe that the messages of horoscopes and Walter ercado are true? Why? What do adults in their homes think? o the children believe what adults at home and teachers tell them? peak about the story of today s gospel. How would homas have felt when they told him they had seen esus? ctivities. ramatize the story, changing the end. homas believes what they tell him. What is his reaction? urprise, joy, hugging friends? Final prayer. sk the children to write down things that would give them peace and tranquility and that would help them to calm their fears down (changes at home or school ) s they present their papers, all say: you are our peace, esus. You are there. re you like homas and do not believe that the others have seen esus? re you scared thinking that he has gone through the walls, like a ghost? Q: When esus reappears to his friends after his death, his friend homas does not believe it is him at first. an you remember a time when someone asked you to believe something you did not understand? What did you do? esus, your friend, invites you: esus tells us that he gives us peace, because he alone brings us life. What are you scared of? What do you ask esus for? Find the hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: Walls, oors, Fear, Friends, esus, homas, elieve, Wounds, eace, Happy, live W H Q H Z Q What am going to do? peak to esus and tell him what bothers and scares you, the things that happen at home or in your neighborhood. sk him for help to be at peace. ell him what you would like to do: For example: will trust what the adults at home tell me. For example: will ask esus for help not to be afraid. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan. 2004 laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at 1-800-328-6515
pril 22: hird unday of aster eter recognizes esus cts 5:27-32,40-41; ev. 5:11-14; ohn 21:1-19 alk about the story. peak about the times when we really make an effort to do something and it seems we fail. o we easily give up? peak about the story of the miraculous catch. Why did they fish so much? Was it only a miracle, or was it also because they trusted esus and changed their attitude? How would have eter felt when esus asked him if he loved esus? Have they ever felt that someone they had hurt forgave them? How did they feel? ctivities and prayer. et the children draw, color, and cut out fish where they can write their commitments for this week. s they leave them in a basket, all say: You know love you, esus. You are there. What do you think seeing so much fish? o you think esus is a ghost? re you scared when you see him appear? magine you are eter and esus asks you if you love him. What do you say? Q: eter is sad that he denied knowing esus, but esus forgives him and asks him to lead his followers. re you ever sad about something bad you have done? o you ask esus to forgive you? Find the hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: eter, oat, at, esus, ove, hree imes, ad, eny, host W H F Q H H F Q esus, your friend, invites you: esus says that, although eter has denied him. Have you ever not behaved well toward esus and felt he forgave you anyway? What am going to do? peak to esus and tell him about one time when you felt someone forgave you although you had not behaved well. ell him how you felt. ell him what you would like to do: For example: will promise someone whom have hurt that will behave better. For example: will tell someone at home how much love them. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan. 2004 laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at 1-800-328-6515
pril 29: 4th unday of aster esus is a good shepherd cts 13:14,43-52; ev. 7:9,14-17; ohn 10:27-30 alk about the story. peak with the children about shepherds. Have they ever seen a shepherd in their towns? What do shepherds do? Have they seen how the sheep follow the shepherd and do as he tells them? Who knows them well? What voice do they like to listen to? When a person in the family tells them something, do they listen immediately, or do they play deaf so that they do not have to do what they are told? o they realize that those voices are often the voice of esus? ctivities and prayer. et the children draw, and cut out sheep and write on them their names on one side and what they want to do on the other. Have a picture or painting of the ood hepherd in class. sk the children to place their sheep close to the shepherd. s they do it, all say: You are our shepherd, esus. You are there. Who are the sheep esus is talking about? o you recognize the voices of people close to you? Whose are the voices you like to hear? Find the hidden words in panish and write a sentence using them: hepherd, heep, oice, isten, Know, ame, od, esus, ood, Follow W H H H Z H F X Q: esus tells his friends that he is like a good shepherd, who listens and cares for his sheep. How is esus a good shepherd for you? o you listen and run to him when you are in need of his help? esus, your friend, invites you: esus says that he knows his sheep by name. Who knows you well? esus says that his sheep recognize his voice. hat is, what esus wants you to do? esus says his sheep follow him. What can you do to follow esus? What am going to do? peak to esus and tell him whom you would like to listen to. ell him you want to recognize his voice in the people around you when they ask you to do good things. ell him how you felt. ell him what you would like to do: For example: will do my homework without waiting to be reminded many times. For example: will help at home as soon as realize my mom, or another adult, needs something. migos de esús is a weekly atechetical service shipped quarterly by the laretian issionaries. ext by armen guinaco and aime ascuñan. 2004 laretian ublications. For more information, call laretian ublications at 1-800-328-6515
t. Francis was born in the tiny village of aola, taly, around 1416. His parents were poor but humble and holy. hey had prayed to t. Francis of ssisi for a son. When he was born, they named him after the saint. he boy went to school taught by the Franciscan priests. here he learned to read. When he was fifteen, with his parents permission, he went to live in a cave. He wanted to be a hermit and spend his life for od alone. When he was twenty, other young men joined him. t. Francis left his cave. he people of aola built a church and monastery for him and his followers. He called his new religious order the inims. inims means the least of all. veryone loved t. Francis. He prayed for them and worked many miracles. He told his followers that they must be kind and humble, and do much penance. He himself was the best example of the virtues he preached. nce someone visited the saint and insulted him to his face. When the man was finished, Francis did something unusual. He quietly picked up some hot coals from the fireplace and closed his hands tightly around them. ut he was not burned at all. ome, warn yourself, he said to his accuser kindler. You are shivering because you need a little charity. t such a miracle, the visitor changed his mind about Francis. From then on, he admired him greatly. King ouis X of France had not lived a very good life. He called for t. Francis when he was dying. ust the thought of dying made the king terrified. He wanted Francis to work a miracle to cure him. nstead, the saint gently helped the frightened man to prepare well to die a holy death. he king had a change of heart. He accepted od s will and died quietly in the arms of the saint. t. Francis lived a long life praising and loving od. He died on ood Friday in 1507, at the age of ninety-one. pril 2 ometimes we can get so wrapped up in loud music, television shows, videos, and computer games that we can find ourselves just living for now. We might not even give any thought or time for our schedule that will help us reach eternal happiness with od? aily ass? orning
t. ohn aptist de la alle was born in heims, Frances, on pril 30, 1651. His parents were from the nobility. ohn was used to elegant living. ut he was a devout boy, too. He loved esus and his hurch. n fact, he was studying to become a priest when both his parents died. He had to leave the seminary and go home to take care of his brothers. ut while he was teaching and training them, he kept on studying too. His brothers turned out to be fine young men. When their studies were completed, ohn aptist was ordained a priest. t that time, the nobles, like Father de la alle s family, had the chance to be well-educated. However, the common people remained poor and ignorant. hey had no opportunity to go to school. t ohn aptist felt very sorry for the children of the poor. He decided to do something about the situation. He began to open schools for them. o provide teachers, he started a new order, the rothers of the hristian chools. lthough Father de la alle also taught the children himself, he spend most of his time training the teaching brothers. For them he wrote a rule of life and a book explaining the best way to teach. He was one of the best educators of all time. He believed in teaching in the language of the people, not in atin, as others did. He grouped the students into classes. He stressed the importance of silence while the lesson was being taught. fter a while, the brothers opened more schools. hey taught the sons of the working people and nobles, too. any difficulties faced the new order. t. aptist s constant prayer and sacrifices blessed the work. t continued to grow and spread. Father de la alle s health was never good. His asthma and arthritis caused him constant pain. espite this, he would never allow himself to take on an easier lifestyle. He died on ood Friday, pril 7, 1719, at the age of sixty-eight. He was proclaimed a saint by ope eo X in 1900. ope ius X declared him the patron of teachers in 1950. pril 7 t. ohn aptist de la alle and his religious congregation teach us the value of an education. o we take advantage of our opportunities to acquire an education? pply ourselves in class? o our homework? When we do not feel like studying, we can whisper a prayer for help to t. ohn aptist de la alle.
tart 1 2 3 4 5 ay a nice thing about one of your friends Kneel Hill your next turn ace to lory How much do you know about Holy Week? 29 Keep your hands open till your next turn 28 uenta un chiste 27 26 25 24 23 30 31 32 o back where you started 33 34 35 36
8 9 10 11 12 o to number 15 rink a glass of water 6 7 13 14 15 o to number 30 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 Your friends give you a punishment o back to 25 38 39 40 41 42 nd 37 nstructions: nite pages 15 and 16 to make the board game n pages 17 and 18 you find the questions for the game 1. ach player must identify himself with a game marker in different colors. 2. ach player draws a dice. he one that obtain the lower member goes first. 3. y turns each player draw the dice and advanced according to the member drawn.. 4. f the player stops in an: a. he guide of the group is the one who must ask the questions, takng a card with the questions, from the pile. f he or she answers correctly, stays where he is if not he goes back where he was before.. b. f stops in the place where the heart is move his or hers marker till the next heart. c. f stops in a triangle go back 3 spaces d. f stops in the place where there is something written, do what it says, 5. he one that get first to the end is the winner.
Questions for the ame Who was the first issionary? Who found esus cross? What happened on aster unday? What is the sign of a hristian? /esus /t. lena /esus resurrected / he sign of the cross What is epentance? /Feeling guilty for going something wrong and having the intention of not doing it again What does esus teach us in the t. of lives? / o pray to accept the will of od Why did esus die on the cross? / esus died for our sins Who forgives sins in the acrament of enance? /esus via the priest When did esus institute the ucharistic? / Holy hursday at the ast uper What is fasting? / ating one main meal a day What does aster ean? / tepping from the death of sin to the life of grace, or friendship with od What is the ite of Fire? / celebration on Holy aturday when the ascal andle is lit representing esus resurrection How many stations in the tations of the ross? Which was the only apostle that followed esus to the cross? Who judged esus? When and at what time did esus die? /Fifteen stations /t. ohn /ontius ilate /m ood Friday at 3:00p.m
Questions for the ame What are we doing on sh Wednesday and ood Friday when we eat only one full meal and avoid eating between meals? / Fasting What is loving communion with od, in which we talk and listen to od? /rayer What is the giving of money or our time or talents or other material things to those who are in need? / Works of ercy What do we call the suffering and death of esus that we hear read from the ospel of ark (14:1; 15-57) on alm unday, and ospel of ohn (18:1-19:42) on ood Friday? /he assion What is a deep and strong change of heart, when we turn away from sin and evil and toward od? / onversion What do we do to show out sorrow for sin and wrongdoing, and help undo damage that may have been caused by our sin? /enance What do we call the service on Holy aturday night that consists of the ervice of ight, the iturgy of the Word, hristian nitiation (or the renewal of baptismal vows), and the Holy ucharistic, celebrating esus resurrection? What is the liturgical color that symbolizes sorrow and penance during the season the ent? /urple / ascual igil What is the first day of ent? What day do we celebrate the vening ass of the ord s upper, when we remember the ast upper, during which esus gave to us the gift of himself in the ucharistic? /Holy hursday What is the ood Friday ritual that consist of showing special respect to the wood of the cross? / eneration of the cross /sh Wednesday What is placed on our forehead in the sign of the cross on the first day of ent as a reminder to do penance? /Holy shes What is the devotion that remembers esus path to his crucifixion on alvary? /he way of the cross What do we call the three days that are the highest point of the liturgical year, when we commemorate the institution of the ucharist and the passion, death, and resurrection of esus? What day of the riduum do we remember esus suffering and death? / Holy Friday What begins on alm unday and is a time during which we remember the last days of esus life? /Holy Week What is the event that s at the core of all hristian beliefs and practices, that proclaims esus of azareth suffered, died, was buried, and was buried, and was raised to new life with od? / ascual riduum /esurrection