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Click here to watch "Brother Francis: Celebrating the Eucharist - The Bread of Life" on Formed.org. The whole video is about 30min long. Since it is a longer video - there is no craft for this session. Please watch with your child.
After the first half (around the 13:00 minute mark), discuss:
Do you know what it means to follow in someone’s footsteps? It means that there are qualities (good things) about that person that you admire and you try to be like them by doing good things too.
As Christian Catholics we are called to follow in Jesus' footsteps, to be like him in loving God above all and love everyone we meet the way we would want to be loved.
In the Brother Francis video that you watched, there was a story of Blessed Imelda. There are many people who followed in the footsteps of Jesus in an extraordinary way. We call these people Saints.
Click the image to print off 4 bookmarks and read about 4 different patron Saints of Holy Communion. A patron saint is a fancy way of saying a "helper" or "personal-friend" saint.
Which Saint do YOU want to take as your personal patron? You can pray to them each day to be your heavenly friend who will help you to love Jesus more each day.
Download bookmarks here
Want to explore Saints?
Check out this website!
Our Father, who are in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those
who trespass against us,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed are you
among women,
And blessed is the fruit
of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
is now and will be forever.
Amen.
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I welcome You into my soul.
Stay close with me always,
so I may follow you forever.
AMEN.