The Assumption of Mary!!

Father in heaven, all creation rightly gives you praise, for all life and all holiness come from you. In the plan of your wisdom she who bore the Christ in her womb was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven.  May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness and join in her hymn of endless love and praise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Assumption of Mary One glance at a daily newspaper or a television news show will tell you that some people do not value human life. But this is not news. During the Holocaust of World War II, millions of people were tortured and killed. This terrible tragedy led many people to wonder about human life. How valuable is a single human life? How valuable are the lives of the elderly, the unborn, the terminally ill? Are their lives worth as much as those of people who are healthy and active, working, and raising families? God creates human life and gives it value. And Jesus gave his life on the cross to redeem each individual human person. By doing this, Jesus said, “Your life is worth my dying to save you.” Through his own Resurrection, Jesus showed us the glory of our resurrection and of our living in the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the body and soul of a person, separated at death, will be joined together again in glory at the Last Judgment. The person will be whole for all eternity. The feast of Mary’s Assumption is a preview of what our lives will be. At the end of her earthly life, Mary was assumed, or taken up, into heaven body and soul. She did not have to wait for the end of the world, as we do. God granted her this special privilege because of her sinlessness and her fullness of grace. The Church has always believed in Mary’s assumption into heaven. But on November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII focused the attention of the whole world on the Assumption of Mary as a dogma and mystery of our faith. This mystery shows us that God wants every human person, body and soul, to be in glory forever, just as Mary is now. This dogma shows how important every single human life is. Pope Plus XII hoped that by thinking about Mary’s Assumption, people all over the world would develop a deeper respect for their own lives and their own bodies. He also hoped that people would grow in respect for the lives of others.

We are learning to understand the Assumption of Mary

Do you what the pink candle on the Advent wreath repersents?

• Advent is a time when we prepare for the coming of Christ.
• The three purple candles symbolises love, hope and Joy.
• The pink candle symbolises joy.
• One candle is lit every Sunday.

Learning Intention: We are learning about Advent.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write five facts that I have learnt about Advent.

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!

God, our Father, this day is done. We ask you and Jesus Christ, your Son that with the Spirit, our welcome guest you guard our sleep and bless our rest. Amen.

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record one of the evening prayers using Blabberize.

Kololia ki he Tamai!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
Kololia ki he Tamai, moe 'Ahlo, moe Laumālie Mā'oni'oni. 'Io ke hagē ko lono kolōlia 'i mu'a mo lono kolōlia 'oe 'aho'ni moe 'aho kotoa pe 'o ta'engata. Amen.. 
Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the Hail Mary prayer in Tongan and in English using Blabberize.

Sioto ofa, Malia!

Sioto ofa, Malia, 

oku ke fonu ihe kalasia, oku iate koe ae Eiki, oku ke monu'ia koe ihe fefine kotoape, pea oku monu'ia a Sesu koe fua o ho alo. Sagata Malia, koe Fa'e ae Otua, ke ke hufia akimautolu agahala ihe ahoni pea moe aho o emau mate. Ameni.

Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with you. 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.

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the Hail Mary prayer in Tongan and in English using Blabberize.

Lord, help us to follow the right path!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Blabberize to record the Adsumus prayer.

Praise the Lord!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a personal prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a prayer beginning with a title for God and end my prayer with Amen.

When you are scared pray to God

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created and you will renew the face of the earth.

Lord,

by the light of the Holy Spirit you have taught the hearts of your faithful. In the same Spirit help us to relish what is right and always rejoice in your consolation. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Learning intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success criteria:  I know I can do this when I recite the prayer to the Holy Spirit.

God, please help my dad!!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a traditional prayer.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I recite a prayer for a dad. 

Pray for the poor and the sick!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a personal prayer.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a prayer follow the structure of a prayer.

Jesus suffered so much pain!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the station of the cross.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write what happens at each of the fourteen stations of the cross.

Did you know that Abraham and Sarah are connected to Jesus?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand Abraham and Sarah's family tree.
 Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the connection of Abraham and Sarah's family to Jesus.

Abraham and Sarah had Isaac and Isaac and Rebecca had Esau and Jacob and Jacob and Leah had Judah and Judah was friends with king David and all the people said that Jesus is the son of kind David.

What is mercy?

Learning intention. We are learning to understand mercy.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write 5 ways that we can show mercy.

Do you know what mercy sounds like?

Learning. Intention. We are learning to understand mercy.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I complete a  Y chart of the word 'mercy'. 

What does Reconciliation means

Do you know what happens during the season of Lent?

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Learning intention. We are learning understand the message from today's mass.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I reflect about the season of Lent.

What is the mission Charism at your school?

Learning Intention:
We are learning to understand our mission Charsim.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write examples of how we carry out our mission Charsim through prayer, community, service at St. Patrick's School.

Are you going to church for Ash Wednesday?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand Ash Wednesday.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 6 facts to show the importance of Ash Wednesday.