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leper, Mark 1:40-45; the feeding crowd, Matthew
15:32-38; the ten lepers, Luke 17:11-19; the
laborers in vineyard, Matthew 20:1-16; the
merciless servant, Matthew 18:21-35; the Pharisee
and tax collector, Luke 18:9-14; the good
Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37; the Good Shepherd,
John 10:1-21).

Parent: Let’s talk a little bit about the gospel passage.
Would you like to tell the story your own words?
Who were the good people in the story? Were
there any bad people in the story? Suppose you
had been there; what would you have done?
What does the story mean for your life?

(Here mother or dad gives each child a chance to answer. At the
end, he or she can talk briefly about a lesson that can be learned
from the scripture passage.)

Parent: I think now that we should pray for our family
and for all families. We can begin by
remembering the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary
and Saint Joseph. They had their good times and
parties and they had their hard times too, or
when Jesus went to Jerusalem and got lost. But
they were happy because they loved each other
and were kind and helpful to each other. So let us
pray that God will help us to be a kind and
loving family with each one trying to obey God
and to help one another.

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