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1 READ & REFLECT! Listen & Learn with Jesus, the Word!
John the Baptist was a prophet who lived in the desert. He wore clothes made
of camel-hair and he ate locusts and wild honey. The people came to him to be
baptised and confess their sins. John said to the people, “Repent; change your
ways! Think about how you live and get ready to welcome the Lord! I baptise you
with water, but someone is coming soon who is more powerful than I am, and he
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will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.”
What did John tell the people to do?
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.
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...
“God wishes us to prepare ourselves to receive the Jesus with
PREPARATION
love; let us clear our hearts of all that could displease Him.”
St Alphonsus Liguori
Advent is a time of waiting and preparation. Ask your child what
the word ‘preparation’ means to them. When did your child
last prepare for something particularly well or for something
special? It may help your child if you can share something
about a time when you prepared particularly well for something.
How is your child preparing at school for the celebration of
Jesus’ birthday at Christmas?
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Now is the time to prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth – God’s arrival into
our world in the person of Jesus. As a family, how can you prepare well
for Christmas? Perhaps you can: slow down and try to remember the
real reason for Christmas – regularly giving thanks to God for the gift of
Jesus; read the Bible’s Christmas story together; go to the Sacrament
of Reconciliation (Confession); make an extra effort to consider other
people’s needs.
Dear Lord Jesus, please help us to prepare well for Christmas
and show us how we can help others to do the same. Amen.
Find and draw 5 differences, then colour the picture
W J G T R E S E D W S S
EDNESDAY
P T E P N A L E L C I I
ORDSEARCH
R B L J L I V E D N R N SMARTSEARCHERS FIND THESE EIGHT
WORDS EITHER ACROSS OR DOWN
O C P D G I W J S G V S
JOHN
P E O P L E N M S L B B
PROPHET
H W E N R G H K J H A T
LIVED
E I P W F J O H N P P E
DESERT
T G S L J E J L T G T H
BAPTISED
PEOPLE
D E S E R T S I M U I P
CONFESSED
P C O N F E S S E D S O
SINS
B H M L G E G N E L E R
SUPERSEARCHERS FIND THE WORDS
L Z J W D R H L O D D P BACKWARDS OR DIAGONALLY
Cross out the letters c f o in the jumbled words below to find 4 real words.
re f a c d o y
Re c o pe f n t
fo w a c y s
c l i fove
“ _ _ _ _ _ _; change your _ _ _ _ ; think about how
you _ _ _ _ and get _ _ _ _ _ to welcome the Lord.”
John the Baptist prepared the people to receive Jesus.
We too can prepare our hearts for Jesus by being
busy doing the things that Jesus told us to do:
loving God and loving one another.
More about the Catholic Faith: wednesdayword.org & cbcew.org.uk
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