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2 Wednesday‘s Word SACRED
“The invitation at the Transfiguration is to listen to Jesus
and to follow him.” Pope Francis (Pope from 2013 - 2025)
Where did Jesus go to pray? In this Sunday’s Gospel, the disciples received a glimpse of the
awesome divinity of Jesus through the change in the way he looked (his transfiguration). This
sacred encounter took place on the Holy Mountain – Mt Tabor. Often in the Bible, mountains
are described as sacred places. Ask your child what the word ‘sacred’ means to them. Our
churches are sacred places, dedicated to the worship of God, but other places are sacred
too: a home filled with the love of God. Where’s your sacred space? Where do you pray or
feel most at peace or closest to God (e.g. your house, your bedroom, your church, your
garden or somewhere else)?
The Holy Mountain experience was a sacred moment. To be sacred is to be holy – to be
dedicated to God. God wants us to be his sacred people – to be holy and to try to live and
love like Jesus did. Praying at home helps us to recognise and respect our homes as sacred
places, full of God’s love. What else can help to remind us of God’s sacred presence in
our home (e.g. a Bible, candles, a cross, icons or something else)? As a family, talk about
which sacred images you find most helpful. What can you do to help you recognise your
home as a sacred place this Lent?
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Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for the sacred places where you are worshipped and
praised, and for making our homes sacred through your presence among us. Amen.
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This Friday is CAFOD’S Lent Fast Day.
Why not do something special this Lent and
help some of the world’s poorest people?
Find out more at:
cafod.org.uk/primary
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