Compassion - Magazine - Page 2
Good News for Families
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1 READ & REFLECT! Listen & Learn with Jesus, the Word!
Lazarus, a friend of Jesus, was very ill. So his two sisters, Mary and Martha, sent a message to
Jesus. But, by the time Jesus arrived, Mary threw herself at his feet, crying because Lazarus had
died. At the sight of her tears, Jesus said, with a sigh that came straight from the heart, “Where
have you put him?” So they took Jesus to Lazarus’ tomb. Jesus wept. “Roll the stone away,” he
said. Then he shouted out, “Lazarus, come out!” Then Lazarus, who had been dead, came out
with his feet, hands and face wrapped in strips of burial cloth. Jesus said, “Unbind him: let him
go free.” Many of the people there saw what Jesus had done and believed in him.
What did Jesus do as soon as he saw Lazarus’ tomb?
Which word or words stood out for you in this Sunday’s Gospel, and why? Spend a few
relaxing moments pondering the picture together. Share any thoughts before moving on.
Sunday Gospel Gallery
Look at this Sunday’s Gospel
picture. What can you see?
How do you feel? What does
it make you think about?
2 SHARE & CARE! Growing in Goodness & Love : This Wednesday’s Word...
COMPASSION
“Blessed are the compassionate.”
St Chromatius (of Aquileia)
Ask your child what the word ‘compassion’ means to them. Who is
the most compassionate person they know, who really listens when
they have a problem? Ask them if they can remember a time when
someone showed them care and compassion - what did they do?
To be compassionate is to share someone’s suffering – to feel sorrow
for their situation and to do something about it. It may help your child
if you can talk about a person whom you know to be compassionate.
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Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for the gift of everlasting life. Please help
us to be more compassionate as we journey through Lent together. Amen.
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Jesus knew that Martha and Mary were sad and he did what he could
to help them. People saw this and started to believe in Jesus. Today
we can show people how good Jesus is and help others to believe in
him by the way we live. Ask your child if they can remember when
they last felt sorry for someone and helped them. As a family,
ask yourselves, “Is there anyone who needs our compassion and our
help at this time? What could we do?”
Cross out the letters m n w in the jumbled words below to find 4 real words.
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Then Jesus _ _ _ _ _ out in a _ _ _ _
voice, “_ _ _ _ _ _ _ , come _ _ _!”
Compassion is a virtue and it brings out the best in us. A simple
way to grow in compassion is to say extra prayers for people
who we know to be suffering or unwell in some way, whilst
being ready to be kind to them in other ways too.
More about the Catholic Faith: wednesdayword.org & cbcew.org.uk
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