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IN TI'E NAME OF TEE FATEERA]IID SONAND THE HOLY SPIRIT
ONE EOD. A,MEN.
PREFACE TO TAD TrIRt'T EDTITOIY
Il" ryq uir of Chrisrianily is rhar people should know the Redeemerand live wirh him as pule sons. The
Church Educadonaims at helpingpeoplero [ve in purity. So the Servanthas to m?kethe lessonand the pupits,
aclivities an inrcgraFd pan of fie church life and lhe rypicaj Chrisrian lile in society.
Any course,however perfect it may be, and howeverwel-Feparcd it is, needsa gmd Servanr!o rcachiL Every
Servantmust preparehis lessonswell.
This guide, togeiherwifi tlle Book, "How to sewe rhe primary Stage"is an anempt!o help tne servant
Fepare his lessons. The Seryan!hasto makeuseof it as rhe needaris€s,but not to dcptnd entircly on it.
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Christianitv
The lard of Glory cane down !o e€rth !o atler rJteway people live; from submissionto sin to cnjoyment of
righteousness.
"I am come that they may have life,
and that they may have it more abundandy." (John 10:10)
So Christianiry aims to the new vi(uous life. It is wonhy of note &at the chEch, lhmugh her various services,
analthe Feachers,though their vadous F€aching serqiceshave one aim, i.e. peoplemust recogniscthis new life
ald enjoy its grace and glow ir it dyough Factising vin&s. fie church educationdeemsia its duty to serve
children in the domainsof educition and preachingso fiat rhey may grow h Cfuisdan life and becomefaithful
to &e Lord and bear nue wibess to Him"I have written to you, young men,
becsuseyou e.e strong, and the word of cod abid€s in you, and you
have overcome the wicked one" (I John 2t14)
?EE SERIZAITT
Servantsof Chuch Educationarc the deaconsof the Chuch who arE alevotedao inshrcting young peopte in
rcligion. Their service is pan of the church paltonl work. So, 6e Servanfs inreresrin torh 6e pupil ana ne
lesson and lhe Spirit of his dedicationconstitute the basis of his service. That is why he has t6 prcparc his
lessonsvery well.
This "Guide'' togethe. with anorherbook, " Ho.0vto serve the Srageof Childhood,' is an altemp! aiming ar
helping the Sorvan!preparehis lessons.
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lEE IJSSOIY
Church Educatior Seflice is divided into:+ A I-essonfully of prayer, knowledge,hymns and goup interactions.
+ Assignmentsin the form of Scripture Studies,aasweringquestiolts,drawing elc.
+ Exlernal social acdviiies in whbh parents,pastors,and pupils meet.
+ Partaking all B?es of public \rorship, teachingand various occasions.
+ DeaconServantssbould commit themselves1o a$cndingrhe pupils with intercs!.
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BOOK
We have combinedlhe Church EducationCourse sel by the Bishopdc of Education with lhe Religion Education
Course sct by the Midstry of Education. The fir$ syllabus is distsrbutedover the nonths of lhe year and the
regular school lessonsare addedand disEibutedbetwe€nthe frst and sc.od perioils as altemative lessotrsby the
end of each p€riod It is for dle Se.vant to choosewhich lesson !o give. It is he who should decide as the
whole matte. depelrdson the circImstancesof his sefiice.
In this "Guide' some lessonsarc prep3redin detail, others are bricfly prepared. this is done on purpose,as we
do not want the se ant !o rely entirely on this "Guide".
We have set some ve6es, Scriplure itcms, cxtsactsand hymns for each grado. Such items integmto with the
Iessonsand me ncccssaryfor the pupils.
.EOIIE ASSIGI{it'ZMfti
We have issuedillusEaled lessonswith tiis s€rond edjlion. They are to be distributed among the pupils. Every
pupil should kecp a private note book in which he can write notesabou! tiese lessonsand do his homeworkand
may god almighty guide us and hclp us [o serve &e children
of the chuch and to bdng lhcm up in the life of glace,
holinessand lhe fellowship to saints.
Glory be unto our Lord forever and ever Am€n.
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n@racringwith His Holy Spiririn SocierlaTIE ChurchEducationaimsat helpingpmpleo li6dra!;t.
This 'cuide', the book "How ro serve rhesl"ge oI childhood",and "Hymn. for rhe srageof ch dhood' and
revised.edirion,herprheChuch EducarionServanipreparehis bs;ons acc",uirg ro Lhi
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TheDioceseof Beni SweifandAl-Bahnassa
is now issuingpicturcsaboutrhe-subjec!matterof the l€ssonsto be
used-as.aids.
Thesepictureshavebeendrawnby excelleniEgwri- p"inr"Is. Oi tr" backof eachoidure vou
canlrnoa summary
or an actrvity.Thc pictueswhicharebmutifulltcolourei,aresold.ar a pricelower
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may lhe lord guideus ond hetp us to servethe childrer of
tbe church and to bring rhem up in th€ tife of grace.
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holihessand rhe fiuosshii to the srints.
Glory be unto our Lord foreverand €v€r, Amer.
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PRIIT{ARY GRADE PROGR,4IU
Olit Chllit
*dl to l]erceivethc liken€ssbetweenhis personalerpericnceand lhe expcrience
of he childrenof
I.,9lilg
uoo, ln rhepastand at presenr-In rhisway he perceives
the conlhuouswork of Cod in him.
Insfrucfion
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to the Serucnt:
Take your gudenB and makea joumey to seve€l placeswhere you meet severalpe$ons in everydaylife
so that
fte childrenmay le€m $e good bchaliou ot the sainLs.In rhd churchrheyenjdyworshipand'feuic*srrii-*irri
tfie church. In liisroryrheyiee fte $ims and $e Gn ;orkj"g i; il;
;;iyilhcre anoar arl rimes.
Tle Pl,@ils
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We nolice rlte following:
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They respondalthough lhey are indifforent sometimes.
2. They perfectwhat &cy do and like to receiveinformarion.
3. They like movemenrin work and tend !o be independenl
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Boyslike ro pray with boys and giris rike to play wilh girrs. This
in clubsard outdooractivities.
is importrnt 0oobservein joumeys,
5. Thcy like lo^perform$eir work secrctly(personal
millers - unkflownDlaces_ {wnEnq)au|obioeraDhv}.
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gloups'n wtuch$ey discuss$eir socirt concems.They torm rleorieswhtchin! 6e
ryI]iorm
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lEE SERI'ANT
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A seryanrshould be a tricnct |o thc boys,
'Hea good Usrcoerro what they say, help rhe chitd !o cooperaF in
the class,and develop de good bchaviour.
sEoutdexpect sounddiscrissiohi to-m rfrc ctass. ne snoun
give the cbildren due carc.
2)
.His lessonshould be well-prepared. Hc shoulalsubmi! his life completely io the work of the Holy
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3) He keepshis classin a good condition and lhe childrcn helD hjs in the.esDccr.
COIITIEI\ITS:
Tlre Flt-st pedoiL
LESSON
NI]MBER
PAGE
TOPIC
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2-
10
Spieseere sent to exptote the prombeil lend.
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13
Crossingthe Jorilan.
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15
Elisha puriles the watet of the citr of leticho.
5.
17
Elltha bings the Shunammitc,s son back to W
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Saing the prophetsftom the poisonous cookcdfood and ftting them.
7.
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Jesusand Zacchaeusthctax.collector,
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tetus heals a mad tutn who ,s blirut and dunb.
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tetus heals the conaanite vonun's ilaughter.
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Jesus ftises a wiilow's sonin nain.
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Jesus heab a woman who suffer hom serere bleeiling.
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The ihnger of rfiurmuing
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The Erite in Babylon is a resuh of the peopte's sin.
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The panbte of the ten Virgins,
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The Rbhnan and lazarus,
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Ananias anil Sapphva.
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Revision.
Coptic New leals atat - SL Dimlana.
- The Brcnze Seryent.
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The S@o d. Perioit.
I.ESSSSsSOIV
ITI'!'BER
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?IT'PIC
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ChdstmB . The lflisemen.
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50
Thefight into EgtpL
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51
The Epiphan! - Nitodemus and Baptisr
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53
The tabemacle of neeting anit the A*ofthe
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The AwesomeArk o! Coeenantanitthc Teftibte plagt e,
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57
Showingreverencefor pripsts - Aqro^,s rod
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Obsene the LORD,s da! - Keep it HotJ-
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Concen for the Churchesand mending them.
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Sho$,ingReverencefor the Eouse ol cOD -
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Inc.nse-
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66
The passoterLamh ani! the DestoJe..
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67
An lilea ahout the pmpitilttion.
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69
The LORD'| Supper.
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70
The Hobweek.
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Easter Christ appeay to nury Magahteneafter the comiag of peter a il lohn.
Do not Swear ot at!
( A story .-. peter the le|teller ).
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Recitation - Coptic yforals.
Coveianl
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The Third. Pertod-
I.ESSOI
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TOPIC
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The Feast ofst. Mark - HisMa
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Pvler
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Prarer - Kittg Hezekiah.
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The Wisdom - Stor! of the Son to Whon..,.?
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The Danger of Wustice - Ahah anit Naboth of leueet,
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E tertqining S//.angers- Moses the Black.
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The brothe8' love for eath other.
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Fastlng - Daniet anit the Food of the RoJaI courL
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Do not be gneil!
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St Paul the Apostle - His Senice add toit lor the I0RD.
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Thefeast of the Apostle - St. Iohn the Apostle,
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SL Macaius - His loit for the Faith.
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101
SL Samuet - persecutedfor hh Faiti.
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103
John the Boptht-
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The ClassPaton Sa,,t
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Recitntion.
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The feast of the Virytu St.M.try - The Mhacte of Atreeh.
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108
Ret)ision.
fdon,
- Hannah, Samael" ,nother.
- Gehai and Noalrun the Slrian.
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TEE FIRS;I PERIOI)
II TTIE NEIROTTZ FE,IISIT . C(ETIC Ntlr
YEAR'S DAY
ST. DTUTAIVA
Refcrer&es:
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The Sorvart re3ds rhe InEoduclion of the Bmk "Manyrdom in Christianily" and the Book, "The Story of
Dimyana lhe Martyr", and Sinaxariumt2 Bash.ns.
To he Senarr!:
Committing sin is denying-Chrislianily. I must r€fiain from sin so rhar rhe Redeemermay no! deny me analI
mu$ repefl rmmediarelyif I commir ain. Dimyana refused lo meerher farher when he sinned as slie ret-ained
liom sin. gow far Fom Clrisr we would be if ie sinned !
VEg
" You
shal wonhip the LORD your cod, and l{im only you shall serve.', (Mafihew 4:10)
Ernt!:
+ A Moon civing Light in the Wildemess
+ OUI RighteausMarttrs.
TEE IESSON
A meansof illustration is to be prepared I! is the icon of SL Dimyana and lhe forty virgins. Tapersshould be
prrt before Lheicon. The picufe, c;ndles, roses,match and whar ii neressaryshoda be-prepared: Ir should be
shown in die suiBble time so rhar chiidren may sing hymns beforc ir and celebra@ir.
In the hrs! casethe lessonshouldbe $aded with discussion.
1. Whose piclule is lhis? How many virgins are rherein lhe pictue?
2. What is lhe mme of lhe feasr of roday?
3. Wtat is the msning of the word, "Nayrouz"!
4. The boys \r'.fuein their note books. Nayouz is a Pe$ian word It me8ns"The New Day".
5. Wbo can tell me dle namesof someof the saintswho were nartyred?
Her early lifq Mark her father was dre govemor of 7a-a Frai Province. Wten she was 15 ye€rs old she
refused b marry as she wished to live as a nun. Her falher built her a nunnery. She and forty virgins dweh
there and speottheir dme itr worship and work.
Mark denied $e faith: At $at time K ing Dioclilian harcd aU Chrislans, The king issueda decreethal anyone
who did nor worship the idob and raise incenseto fien would be depos€d....
+ The boys @peat
"you shall worship the lord your god and him only shall you serve"
The king deposedand killed all Christian govemorswho rcfi$ed to worship the idols c raise incenselo lhemDimyana's fathe! (what was his name?)was afraid. He mised inc€nseto $e idols.
+ What was the nameof the King?
+ Why did h€ deposesome govemors?
+ Wlly did Mark the govemor mise incenseto the idols?
+ l;ra! do€s lhe versesay?
Asl( to pupils to act the conversadonbetweenthe king and Mark.
SL Dimyana knew wha! happcned.... She becahe very sad.... She told her fony ftiends... $ey all Fayed--..
"O Irrd.... Cuide Mark your
servant and bring him back to faith".... Dimyana ask€dthem to pray and she left
the nunnery 3nd went out to meet her falher,
Dimyana: Whatis r.tnl I head abouryou?
Mark
Whatdid you hear,my daughtei?
Dimyana: Youdeniedour Saviou JesusChrist.
Mark
Yes, I deniedhin.... I had a greet fear of torment and of losing my job.
Dimyana: You feaftd the tororre of this world, are not you ataid of the bnures of hell? You foar€d losing
your worldly job but you lo$ the crown of life... You worshippedthe idols and ihe vclse says,
"YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOU GOD"!
Her father wept bitterly and fell upon his face saying, "I sinned !o God but if I go back Io Cfuist, wil be acc€pt
me?" Dimyana said, "Of courseI{e will becauseHe says,
rr..,And him that com€s to me I will in no wise cast outr'.
Her father rejoicedand sai4 "l am going now to lhe king ard I will say to him "I am a Christian."
(Ihe children act the conversationrhar ran berwe€nDimyana and her talher)
The father confessed...the saint re$med !o rhe palace...She prayed... Mark lhe Covemor met the king and said,
+ "I sinnedto God when I deniedfailh."
* "Wl|at is wiong wfuh you, Mark? Who
were you affeatedby?"
+ "My daughrerDimyanaadvisedme and the Lord says,
"You shrll worship
the Lord your God.,'
The-king Eeatedhim with kindnessbut Maift did not submit so the king orderealhis sordiercro
cut his head off
and Mark ariainedthe cm*'rl of Martlrdom.
l) Why did the king order his soldiersto cut off Mark's head?
2) What do you say when someoneasksyou if you are a Ckisrian?
Hcr Madvrrom
y_+ informed tha! Mark's daugbrerwas ue cause of her farher's fai$ so he sent a lader and one
l".K+g
hundrcdsoldiersro her. They brokeinto 6er psjace.
- Whereis Dimyana?
+ I am Dimyana, sir.
The officer go! a gold idol out of his pocket and said to hel:
- Raise incenseio lhis idol and worship ir.
+ No sir, becauserhe versesays,"you shall vrorship the Lord your Cod."
- This is the idol ofa god.
when you call thesosronesgod? Ther€is no cod bur Chrisr .rhom we worship (and
qllln$
.*.:il,^lj3.]lolry
mrs
saro $e rorty vtrgtns)
Theotficer forcedher and rheolier virginsro reaverhe parace...
he lormenEdftem....The tord comfonedrhem
ano neareourer wounds...Ar rasl IJ'eycut off her headand fte hflds of the fo(y virFins and the headsof those
wno Derevedand ar atlamedcrowns o[ manyrdomand won rhe etemal life in ile kigdom of Hecven... Their
oooreswerc buned ln ue za-a Fran valley near Bilkas to rhe nofll of the Delia A cll[ch was built for them
ano me cnucn ls sltl stficttns in its Dlace. Peoplego lhere every year to have the blessiDgof ST Dmyana alrd
tfie forty viqins@"tir*t
1- wl|at was the sin commited by Ma* fte govemor? Why?
2- Do you deny your Cfuisrian hith before lhe peoplc?
3- How old was Dimyana when sheEsided at $e patace?
4- What work did sbe do and who were with her?
Exeacise:
Pmy this week and say, "Lord neachme to love you as St. Dimyana and lhe forty virgins toved you.,,
Eomevork:
(Io be written and answeredby the childrcn in dcir notebooks)
l- Wherc did Dimyana live?
2- Wrirr down [ive of Dimyana'scharacrerislics.
3- Complctc:You shall worship lh€ Lord.-..,
Insnuctions
EmphasiseLfiespirit of love and worshipand how SL Dimyanarepliedthat mariage is not forbiddenbur Lhar
she wanEd to dcvote hcl time to God lha sameas St. paul riid and'the sameas SL Mary the Vngin did. lf you
like, speakaboul the lifc of Monasticism. Tell rhe chililren that someplay thrce iimes, otherspray sevenrimes a
day bui monks and nuns pmy all lhe iime and all are ChrisCschiLdrenbur Dimyana chosc that vr'ay.
Concentsrleon Dimyana s pnyer. AU dle chillrcn are asked!o pray for lhc rcpenhoc€ of all theo t[ey sit down
again. Emphasiset-trespiriaof being firm in limc of persecurion. H_erelhe chil_alrcn
may siltg a suitabiohymn or
discusstypesof peasccutionand endumnce.
hesent the dialogue in a Iively way; the dialoguebetweenDimlBna and Mark or letween Mark and fie king.
ConcenFateon lhe feelings; sadness- joy - surprise - cruelty (without details - only concenuarcotr posilve
aspect5.)
2I SPTES WERE SEIVT AO E:)N?[ORE TEE PROfiISED IAI\ID
Referencel
The Servantreads the Book of Numbers ch.l3 & 14 and thc Life of Moses by F. B. Mayer FAnslatedby Rev.
Marcos Daoud.
To thc Semnt:
The l-ord c{res for tho birds of lhe sky and the lilies of the field. Am I oot of morc value than many birds?
(Mauhew6: 26-34).
The l,ord emphasisesthat a1l thc hairs of oUI heads are counted and koown ro Him... Does mt this fact
sEengthenoul trust in him?
"The Lord is my light ahd my
salvation;whom shatl I fear? The Lord is the stronghold ofmy tif€; of
who shall I be afraid?"
Notice lhe faith of Joshuaand Cdleb and their fust in cod and His promisesin spitc of lhe logical and natural
obstaclcs.
4!s:
Completo
trustin th€Promisas
of cod.
Yr' "g*
I will not leavc you or forsale you. Be strong and of good courage."goshua l:5&6)
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All your Childrcnmy Lord....
TIIE LESSON
Who remenbersthe stateof the ancicnt peoplein the land of Egypt?
Whar is the nameof the King?
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Whom did dle Lord cal to briDg the perple out of Egypt?
Lhe.lar-d ggard4 the disless of his lEople and what pharaohalial f}le Lord wanied b save his people ftom
lhe land of bondage,... The Lord cho:seMoses o rhe'tead rhe people |o rfre tard wirich
- - he prorniserito give
mjm-.. a IaM flo'/ing wi$ milk and hon€y. Who remernbenrli nime of rfri" UnaZ
ll|OSeSObeyedll|e LoKl and EustedHim. He led $e D€oDleto viclorv.
I ne Lord $ys: "I will not leaveyou or forske tod-,'
On their way out of Eg]T,t they werc singing rhe hym[ 'All yoB chilalrenmy Lord,"
The l,ord performedmany miraculousdeeds. Who rememb€rssomeof thesemiracles?
F9pl,".q $eyreached rhe Jodan River. Tbe Lord ordered Moses ro send men ro explore the
s:.s-]y,g",
rromrseo Land... lne Land ot Cana:nr. Moeeschosea man from each Eibe,
How many Eibes werc lherc?
From lhe tribe of Judah he chose a man whose name was Caleb and he chose Joshu {iom rhe Eibe of
Eph"aim... Moses held a sp€cialmeeiing for rtrcmana relninoeartrernol Ge worG Ji GJii
'rI will not leave you
or forsrke you."
What did Mosessay ro rhemin that meering?
'Who
remembeNthe vease?
dle peopleg prayfor rhemrhenrheysEnedrheirjoumey...On rhebwayro rlle tand
P9 ry!ry. T99 asked
'All yourchitdren
the.hymn_
logether..
my Lord"...wti-,n
an! of drembecar;e
tireddtey
I9y.
Y1".149",C
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enmumged nrm Dy recrhng $e verse,
wi not teave J,ou or forsake Jou', aird sometimesrhey slopped ri)
pray.
lasj-thql eached rhe clty- lhel foond dur dte land was ich and fenite. It was rhe seasonof gr:apes.They
fjbrougnl.wrUrrhem pomegranates,6gs and a bunchof gmpeswhich was so heavy rhat it took rwo m-ento carry iL
on a pole berweendem. They rcumed after spendint fony days in $e tand '
How many men spied out fie land?
Wfta! did tley carry wirh them?
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The twelve mm retuned and rnet Moses... They blew the trumpeL.. the p€ople galhered...they lold them dlat
$e land was fenile and flowing wilJ| milk and tnney... lhe land was cover€d with gre€n vegetation,beautiful
flowers and @s!yfruiL.. rhe m€n showedthem the bunch of gmp€sso that they might believe them.
(The Servan!can tell the chiliben about the conversations$ar Ia hetweenthe peopleand the twelve men.
Ten men sDrEadfeff amons lhe Deooleand discourasedthem savinc |ar:
they were io weat<rtrat rrr6y coLitunor rhe peoph oT rhe lznd l;dinEr iL. $e people of de land w€re girots
and $e cities werc well fortifi€d sunounded by hight walls. The people were afrdid and wsnEd to choose a
lqder fiom amongth€m to lead 6em back lo Egypr.
The Servanr should emphasiseJoshua'sfailh and Caleb's faidL rhe two m€n who tsicd to silence and calm the
people and encouragethem sayiog that the land *as fedle and the Lo.d will give i! lo us and lhe .oa& that lead
to it were easy !o cross and the l,oad says,
"l sill hot leaveyou.-"
Rememberlhe $iracrlous deedswhich fie Lod performed among us and so long as the Lord t with us we do
not fear $em.,.
The peoptercfus€d !o listen to them. The people cried loudly and raisedstonesat drem.
The glory oI the tord appearedto a[ dle Israelilesover fie !enl.. fie lrrd said,
"None of theie p€oplewill liv€ to etrterthat land,"
The Lord said that only Joshuaand Csleb who obeyedrhe l-ord and werc fai6ful lo him would entct $al lad.
The war beganand $e Lord was with His peopleand the people \ron victory over the enemy, the giants because
uoo sard,
"I will not lerve you or forsakeyou"...
None of the twelve men eorercdthat exc€llen! lanil exceDtJoshuaand Calcb.
HomcworL
+ Pray tha! the l.ord cale for you and your family.
+ Complete the following passageby inserting one word in €ach blank:
+sent welve !o explorc the PromisedLand, The men cameback and said thar the land was
of grapeswhich was so healy
excellent and rich. They bro[ght widr them -,
and a $e
that two men _
il on a _
belw€€ntiem. Two men told the peoplethat they could you.
eneriies as the Lord said, "I shall not fail you or _
Recitation
The chilalrenJqrdy the "Intercessionfor Peace"by heart...
"Pray for the securig of the one holy, unive$sl Apostolic and Orthodox Church of God-"
Accordin8ly, the children start using i! in their pmyers and rEciling it. This In@rcessionshould be prinled or
wriuen and distribut€d. The children may be askadio get it out of books and competitionsshould be made.
4r,!cs,
Emphasise the fact tha! the p€Non who trcsts 6e Lord and elies on Him in a his affai$ and movements
succe€dsand witls vicbry and when we lrust rn the I-ord and sEuggle agains! the sin, the lrrd wi[ grant us
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viclory ard successin all our life.
AI CROSSftG TEE JORI'A]V
Relenn.?s:
The Servant r€ads $e BooK of Joshu4 ch. 3-4 & The Life of Joshua by F. B. Mayer - tsanslalei by Rev.
Marcos D:roud.
To lh. Servanc
'I will
you or forsakeyou. Be strong and of good courage."
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ros rs lhe [ollls vorce to evsr servanl
Keep the Book of this I3w ad on the Inrd's Law medita@day and oighl In rhis way you corect your way of
living and $cce€d in your work... This is whar the t orOsaia 16lostrua"anasayi dte sain6o me ana'olou. '
obstaclesstand in our.way,Ihe same as ille case wirh the River Jordan (Sins - f.iendship - problems \Iany
cmumsEnces- envtorunents)bui the Irrd helDsus overcOmethem.
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God's Carefor His People.
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"Bleis the Lord, O my soul,and forget
!!!!4:
Thel,o.d is my shepherd...
not all His benetits,' (psalm103:2)
THE LESSON
+ What is the name of ftc river which rhe peoplecrossedafrer getling our of Egypr?
+ Who led he people of God aftcr Moses?
Afier the dcathof Moses drc Prophel,rhe Lord said !o loshu.r: I have chosen you to lead $e p€optero the Land
ol Uanaan.cross rhe Rivcr Jordanand divide dle land arnong them... Joshuasaid !o rhe Lord O Loro, I rm too
young for lhat task and I am not worlhy of ihat message.,
The Lord sai4_"Fear not for I am with you', As I was wirh Mo6qsl'[ be with you... I sha not fait you or
roniakeyou. ue strong and or good courage.''
JoshuagadErcd $e people and said to lhem... loday I am vou selvant... I shall lead vou ro fie trnd of Cana2i
so pleaseobcy me so thar lhe Lord may be pleasedwiI]l nie and you and give us rh; Lrnd and drive away our
enemy.
One e3rly moming, Joshuag€$ered rhe peopleand said t}le them. Be rsdy..." He divided $em inlo Eoopsand
uey suned lner Journey. .Somgdrnesrhey sang hymns and somelimesrley prayed and when rhey fetr hungy
urey s_atoown to eal and when Oey bccamerhir$y. they s€archedfor wa|€r |o drink. Wheo sommne feh tircd,
lne ohers encourag€dthcm and $ey ail sanghymns.
Let us sing hymns wifi them... The Lord is my shepherd.+ What was fie name of the leader?
+ What was 6e name of lhc land th€y were going (o take possessionof?
+ Wlrat was 6e narneof the river they were going Io cross?
Say $e verse: I will not leav€you..The peopl€ arived--at rhe River Jordall and it was fir]l of water... The people srood r}lere iooking ar lhar wiile
rlr€r which was fLrll of water. Thcy wonderedhow rhey would cross ltlit girrt river wi$ all rhc irmy, women,
childrcn and anim.a\- They exp€.r"{ a miraculousdi€d... On |Jle d rd &y loshua advised lhed ro purifi
tie$selves and rcfrain from sins. wash lheir bodiesand put on clcan clolhes. fie said. 'The Lord wiu perfbrm ?r
grEat miBcujous deed." Afier rhe rhird day, Joshuaofiiered lhe Fiests to carry the Ark of the Coienant of
the Lord and walk before 6e pcople.
+ Wh4 is fte Ark of the Covenanrl
+ Where was i! puP
Joshuaordercd dle people !o follow the fuk of the Covena$ - ye! there should be a spaceber,,veenrhe people
and fie Ark ol lhe Covenan!- they musl not come necj.iL
The priests took lhe Ar* of d€ Covenan!of the Lord wirh g.eat crre from the Holy
ot Holies and canied it on
_milacle
their shouldersand walked before lhe people and when they-rcachedthe Jordan lhe
look place. As soon
ali me pnests Sreppedinlo $e river, rhe wa@r stopp€d flowi[g and piled op. The flow downsEeamwas
complet€ly cut off. The priesE siood on dry groundii lhe middG of th; Jorda; undl all rhe people had passed
The pe.ple pnis€d God and sangh],rnns"The Lord is my Shepherd... etc.
+ Wlo were carrying fjle Ark of ihc Covenant?
+ Whar clotfies did they wqr?
+ What hapf,enedb the middle of &o Jordant
+ Who remembers
the vcrse?
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While they were qossing the Jodan, Joshuachose twelve metr, on form each tnbe and asked them !o take
twelve stonesout of lhe Jordanfrom lhe very place wheaethe priests were standing. They took the stonesvdth
fiem and pur them down wherefiey campedrhat night as a memorial for God's carEfor rhern.
Joshuaalso set up twelve slonesin the middle of $e Jordan. Those stonesare still therc as a memorial of this
great miiaculous deed
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Tfie p€o_ple
bunied adoss the river. When lhey were atl on lhe oher side. $e Fiesls who were carying
rhe A*
of lhe Covenanl went oo aheadof the p€ople. Joshuaordered $e priesls ro iet out of rhe rive.... Ai soon as
they reachedthe other bank of the river, fte water flowed again inlo d'e nver and f kd the river.
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In this way rhe Lord led His peoplewho loved Him !o safety.
Oaestions
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l- rir'ho kd Ille people?
2- How mary alaysdid the peoplespendpreparingthemselvesfor crossingthe Jo.dao?
3- When did the waler stop flowing in the Jordrn and when did rhe dry ground appearin the middle?
4- What did rhe people carry from rhe boEomof lie river? Why?
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5- Wiat becamea memorial of this miracle?
Exat l.('e:
When we crossa dark place we make the sign of tfie cross and pny "Our Fader who an in heaven...'
Homework:
Choose$e conear answer:
1- Joshuacould close lhe River JordanOy the Power of God - by his o*n power)?
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2- CIte people- The priesrs- The young men)carried the Ark oi lhe Covenan(of tlle lord.
3' In the daysof Moses, $e peoplecrossed(fie River Nite . The Red Sea- The Riv€r Jo.dan)?
It structilr'rt
The Serva brings b€auliful meansof illustmlions such as a pictue of the Sea when it is split anil another
picture sho\r.ingthe priesis carrying the Ark of fie Covenan!and we€ring priesdy clorhesfollowad by the people
m Eoopsaccompanying
fteir childrEnandanimalsand loshuaguidingrhcprocessicl.
The Se-rmntemphasis€s-God'sc€re and dmws lhe children's aEeDtion!o the fact tha! cotl is the sameyesterday
and toalayard forever He keepsus safe now as He kepr us in rhe lyasl
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Recitation:
The childrcn study rhe following by hea(
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trI for o-urPontiff. Pof'e ShenoudaII], PaEiarcha.ndLord Archbishopof rhe grcar of Alepndria, and for our
Orthodox Bishons.
4I EI.ISIIA PI'RIIIDS
TEE W,'TER OF TITE CTTT OT JERICEO
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Referonces:
The Servantrcadsthe sccondbook of Kings
The Life of Elijah - The Life of Elisha
To flt Sena :
T salt vrith which Elisha purified the water of Je.icho standsfo. the childrcn of God whom rhe lord createdin
this world. "You are the sa.hof the e€nh.'
With $e l,ord's grace which is in thom, lhose who arc sick bcsuse of sim are heeled... Am I one of $e
childrcn of God
Ain:
The power of God is revealedin lhe childrcn of Saints.
Vcrse:
"The pmyer ol
a dghieous man avails much." (Janqs 5: lO
E)g!:
The l.ord is my shepherd..
THE LESSON
+ Who of tfie prophe$ lcd lhe children of Israel ou! of Eg]?t and crossedthe Jordanwith them?
+ Who remembercrhe verse?
After the deaft of Elijah, the I-ord comfoncd Elisha his disciple by saying, "I am with you,..". Elisha tmk
coumge and stoodbefore ihe JordanRiver. He imitated Elijah. IIe sEuck lhe ware. wilh Elijai's cloak but the
wa|erdid nol divide.
He cried lo God. "O lord, why does this stubbom water disobey mc? You said "I am widr you" O Lord
pedorm a minculous de€d, no! for me bu! for tlc pmple to believe tha! you have sent me aiter Elijah... You
said, "The prayer of a righteous man has geat lower in its effecB". Then ooce agarnElisha sfuck the water
wilh Elijah's cloak saying, "O Lord Elijahs God" and the water dividcd and he sang a hymn
"The
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Lord is my shcpherd-..',
Let us repea!lhe vers€ together:
"Th€ prayer
of a right€ous man avails muct.,,
Pudfying de Warer
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When dle men of Jelicho heardthal Elisha.wasin rheir iown ftey wenr !o him and said "Our city is fine bul the
wa@. is bad. Do Ds a favoff and tum this bad warer in(o frish warer so that the laltd may'bring Iiuit anil
agdcuiturealtd commercemay flourish."
He.said lo them, "Put some salt in a new bowl and bring ir to me." They broughl it !o him, analhe went !o the
E|nng, dJrw lhe salr h rhe wale. and said.'O tord, m-rke rlis warer Dlre so-dur ir wil nor causeanv more
deatB or miscarriages." And that water fias beenpure ever since,just is Elisha said ii would be. And iericho
oecametux or too{1,patm tlees, nerbsand E€es,
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Ouestions
l) Why did Elisha order &em to bring him a new bowl?
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2, What djd the I,ord m€an when he said, "you are the salt of the earth,"?
3) Whar ale rhe good qualiriesof borh Etijah andElisha rhar you like !o have?
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4) Whar is fte name of rhe city rhe wate! of which was bad?
5) Whar did Elisba do ro Erify ils warers?
Exercise
L€ts pray thjs week and say lo rhe L,or4 "O Lord, abide in us and prepare us ro be your servanEwhen we grow
up.
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Eomcvork
l) _Menlionwhat you know about rhe following cides and wrile rhemdown in yo|ll noEbook:
Jericho . Jordan.
2) Draw one of lhe scenesof lhis lessonand colour iL
Instructiont
Y.o.u.can_
spe.akabout lhe toJ,icof Intercession...as Elisha inerceded wilh Elijah's cod !o splir the JordanRiver.
Adviselhe boysro inrerccdewi$ oneof lhe sam|.s
andbcfriendhim.
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R.citation:
pu-pilsshould
The tntercession for congr€gationsby he€rt:
.The
"PIay for tfiis hotystudy
placeand for our congregaridn.tr
5I EIJSEA BRINGS TEE SEI'I\'{]U1T'ITE S SioIY BACK fi) r.IrE
Refcrences:
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The servant readsl[ Kings cheler 4 and "The Life of Elisha" by Nagi Hawzy.
To {E Serran :
"l have said this to you, thal in me yo
may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of
good cheer,I haveovercomethe world"
Do I have peac€in God and in mys€lf? and wilh othcrs?
Do I have peacain my grief and ribulation?
Do I thank God for everything? The only son of Shunammitewornandied. She left him in his bed and went to
the Prophet Elisha who said to her, "Is it well with you? Is it well rvith your husbatrd? Is it we \yith the
child?
And she answered,"It i.s well". ]llis is rhe Deeceof faith which no one can rqnove ftom the heafis of the
taithful whaEver fie cirEumsLances
may be.
4i,n:
Emphasisingthe power of God in his sain6.
YS'set
"I am the resurrectiotrand the life; he who believesin me, though he msy die, he shall liv€" (John 11:29
tunn:
God always care for us.
THE I-ESSON
(fhe Servantchecksllle previousweek's homework, exerciseand rhe ve6e)
ln anciellt limes, before Jesuswas bom, God dealt wirh his peopledrcugh his holy Prophets. Through them, he
showcd his power. The people saw fieir works and gloriEed God. Elisha was able to puri& the watEr of
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Jericho. Tte.e is anothergrea!miracle which God madeby 6e handsof Elisha.
S_hun€m
was ooe of lhe Iowns that Elisha son€d. Thcrc was a greal rich and pious woman living in Shurcm.
tandandmanyreapers
workedror himl wr,e"e"erErir *e"lL lhar|o,-wn,
$is lady
l-:t,h5b:nq-9*Jl4
useo
l() Inlrte hrm :i*
ro her hous€ saying: please come [o our hous€, honour us and bless us and eat food.
l5ecauseor her.s[nplrctty, he answeredher cal] and acceptedher inviiation. As a model minisler, Elisha us€d to
vrer Ine,6wnsne had.vrslt€4
agarnand again. He visiredthe parien6.comfonedftose in grief,prayedfor rhem,
preacneo
tnemand solv€dfieir problems!but he had nowhercro dweU in, neiLherin Shu-nem
nor in any ouer
wlla! is the name of fte !own? What is lhc nameof the pophe!2 Where did h€ s!€nd the night?
one day, the woman said ro her husband."Let us 'oake a smarl roof chambers... so that wietrever he com€6
r.r ther€". Heriusbud agrEedand lhey madea small roof chanbers and pul rhercfo, him a
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91t
!h"".,-d
i tamp, . CI}|e.SeNanrasksthe pupits of ,r,,ha!use was each) When are propher
Ersna cam€&ere. ucy shou,€d
him $e roof chambcrand Lhepropherrhankedrhcm. He used !o ium inLo rhe
cnamDers
anorest$ere. (Godbelledthe ShunamiF'shouse)
Elisha wantedto rewzrd rhe woman so he said !o his servantGehazi,"What is !o b€ done for that woman?., The
prophet kn€w $4t sh9 had no son, so he said ro Gebazi: Call $i! Shunammitaand Gehazi c.altedhe..
The
woman stoodbefote him at tle door and the following conversationran bctweenthem:
+ P€ce be with you.
+ Peaceand gmce be with you.
+ You haverakenail rhis |Joubtefor us...
+ Thergis no trouble at all.. We are plcasedu, nave you amongus.
+ What is Irobe done for you? How shal we reward you?
+ Thanksbe to cod. We neednothing. We ale sarisfiedwith wha! we have.
+ At this season,when the time comesrcund, you shall cmbracea son.
+ How can this be? My husbandis old
+ Do you have faifi?
+ I believe$at whar you saywill cometrue drcugh yourprayeB.O manof Cod.
lrne Doysztcttnrssccne.)
Aftcr a y€ar,Cod gave her a son. The boy grew up and he usedio go to lhe field widt his faiher. He wcn! our
one oay,to hrs.tsther among lhe rEapers. The rcaperswere busy gathering the crops, It was very ho! and the
Doycouo not Deartne hearot rhesun.. He sutrer€dfrom a sunsEoke
arrack. He fett gjddy. He ta\ very dred.
He went Io his fa!her...My he.ad!...Myhead-.. The hrher said to his servan! "Carry rhis"boi to his mother'_
Thc motficrembracedher son,aissed him, pur him on her lap.- he had a rempenture...
he wepl.. rhe morher
p'ayed: Ucl haveme(cy... O God. I did not-askfor children--' The boy becamecold..,he stopp€dbrearhing...
The boy di€d..."Thy will be done.O Lord." The mothet \'r'entuDand hid the bov on the bed of tire nranof cid
tn llre rool chamber...
Shelnelt down b$idc rhebedand prayed,,O Lord I had;o son,andthmuehrhe oravers
E[tF
holy
man, you gave me $is child... TtG c6ild is deadbuLyou "a, urirg tim u?it io'uri- i
9t
ryg
manx you U Lorclon everoccasion,
in everyconditjonand for aI lhings,Amen.'.
What causedOe boy's illness? Whar was the resuh? What did tle Shunammirewoman alo?
She krcw that the man of God was ar Mount Carmet. She w€nt to him. When he saw he coming, he senr
Gehazi to her !o ask her what she wsdrred. cehazi said !o her,'als it well wiit yooi; ana src siif, ,'ft is
well". "Is it rve yith your husband?,',he askcdand shcsaid,"It is we ." ',Isk we with you itil??; he
asked,and shesaid, "It is well.,'
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She was a woman with geat faith... The woman drew ne€r to the man of God...Shedismounredftom rhe ass and
knell down |o lhe gmund bcfore him.. The man of God looked at her fac€ and hc felt tha[ she $,as ir bitt€r
drsEess..She @ld him wha! happenedin bricf.. The man of God exprcssedhis sorlow for that sev€retouble...
He ordered his servan!Cehazi to so to her house.
He said !o him,
"Ta_!eny stalf in you hatr4 gird
up your lobs atrd go .- if you meet anyonedo not salute him... lay my
saefiuDonih€ face of lhe child-"
But rhe Shmammite woman insi$rd tha! the man of God would so with her and hc ahd so. Cehazi went on
aheadand laid the staff upon fte face of tie child, but there was ndsound or sign of life. Thercfore he etumcd
to meet him and told him, "The child hasnot wakened."
l) Why did lhe woman go to the man of God?
2) What did Cehazido?
When he was on his way to her househe prayed, "O Lord, glo.ify your name". He arrived ai the house..I{e
prayed... The boy is de3d. He was perplexed..."O Lord, you are ihe Alnighry cod- You can ab everlrhing...
Glorify yot[ name...Bring rhe soul of thls boy back !o his' body so rhat &iJ fa;nily may believe i.l pu,'amen."
Elisha went up and lay upon the child, putring his moulh on his moulh, his eyes upon his eyes, his hands upon
his hands. Ha sEerhed iimself upon trjm... ihis case needsstrugele. The cale wis difiiculi. it seemsas iihe
were giving him a pan of his soul. The child's body becamewafr. The propher got up and walked to and Fo
in the housepraying and crying io the Lod repeadngrhe same words...Thenhe wen! up again and srerched
himself upon the child. Tho child sneezedseven!imes... How wonderful!! The child openedhis eyes..Tharks
be |o God.. The child stoodup...
The miraculous deed was lerformed... God answer€d Elisha's prayer and the Scriptue says, "I an rhe
rcsurrection...The I-ord is God...". He lianked God. lhen summonedGehazi and said. "Ca[ 6e woman"... rhe
woman cane in... She saw lhe child alive... She was very happy. "Carry your son, your son is alive," lhe
pmpnet said- The woman fcll at his fe€t bowing to re grounO...s-herhankedCod. Sheiissed Propfiei Elisha's
hands. Shecarried hcr son, hssed him and shc glorifiedthe words of God throughElisha, rhe holy man and hcr
faith was great.
l- What did the woman do when be son died?
2- What were tho qucslionsthat Gehaziset !o fte woman alld what were her answerc?
3- How did the woman honourthe man of God?
4- Who can comDlctelhis vcrse:
I am the rcsurrection
Erercise
Pray for (so and so) who is ill... visit him... ask fie priest lo visit him and play for him and anoint him with oil.
hay and say,"O Ird, I pray you he€l my f.iend (so and so).
HomPu,ork
l
Answer the following questions:
Wheredo you find $e slory of Shunammile
womanin $e Bible? Wri@rhe @)(L
2. Complete thc following:
Jesussaid, ' I and -
and _
he who _
duough _
Inshtctions
m
yet shall he live,^
Readlhc conversationrhar took place belweer rhe characrcrsof the story in a lively way and ask the boys ro acr
rites.should be stsicdy pmcnsedduring lhe tesson:raising handsduring prayers- he sign of
Ie-:::les'3:tiqai
ue cross- l)owrng lo fte gound - kneeling down - kissing $e pricsis hand-_askhg rhe priisr _opray for ui.
Recitation
The pupils srudy thc Intercessionfor the place:
lray
lor. the s,afety of the vorld,
and of this city of ours, ard all the cities, districts, islands and
6I SAVII\TG TEE PROIIEETS I.ROI' TEE FOISONOUS
c@reD noo,peuo ranJJitcntetu
Releren?s:
The Se.van!readsII Kings chapr€r4 and rhe book "The Lif€ of Elisha " by Nagi Hawzy.
To {rc Sertant:
God do€s lot make a miraculous deed unless it is necessary., The Jew asked for a miracle but he dtd not
answerrhem...wher dley ere in rhe oDenand oeededthe mira;b.
conlemplate lhe work of sacramen6._In most casesGod makesthe miraculous deed through visible marerials.
In dtis m-iracle,^Elisha
pu! {lour_inthe por which was ful of biner !,oisonousfooa ana ru i6oa was gma. fne
meal,rn_Ule otterings of the Old Teslamenrrcfe.s to &e Body of Chri$ bur rhe perfecr rite makealhe meal
*9t oil rclamng to rhe fact tllar Mary conceivedby rhe Holy Spiril This evenr may be symbolic
SFjg
u,+,.u'tFT9t" and poison wiich were in rhe witd squashrepresentlhe biEemessof humaniry as a
IqgES,
r€su|ror |he tau ot Actambut tie meal is a symbol of lhe pmmise of incamation that leadsto sahation.
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God pot€cts His children.
Y9E!,
And if theyd nk any thing deadly , it wi by no meanshurt them. (Mark 16:18)
Er.!'
The l,ord alwayscaresabout us.
THE LESSON
yho^of-you prays before-he ears? Who $a*s Cod afte. he eals? How do you make the sigr of lhe crossovet
food? Male fie sign of rhe cross over yoursolf... Let us a[ mate rhe sigi of t]e cross...lll the nane of rhe
'Wlo
of you had receiveda guesl la$ week?
One &y, Elisha entertaineda the children of the prophea (rherewere abour 5O). Elisha was siEitg and rIEy
were sirling before him... Th€y lovei to lisren lo his tiachinis and his stories. Tirey were happy o liten o hii
sbnes b€cause|J)eywere usefirl and sweel Elisha loved rli'em,sat with them, as[ed thern riid answeredthem
and lislenedlo them.
There was a faminc in the lafld in rhose days as rain djd no! fajt. The tand dried and planls died an(i lhe land
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did nor give forfi its fruii but the Inrd said, "I will no! neglect you."
A feas! of bve: Elisha thought of giving $em food besidcsth€ spiritual food so he decidedlo cnlE(ain them.
He said !o tlem, "You musl be hungry - come and have dirmer with me." The men exceptedhis invitation..
Elisha ordeni Cehozi his servan(ro Dur a bis Do! on the flfe and make som€ stew for them. But Cehazi w3s a
disobedientbzy disciple. He did noago !o tie fields to bring ftuits becausethe fields wele far away. He found
a vine, and pici(ed as many gourdsas 6e could carry. The gdurd is a large. hard skinned fle$hy lruil of climbing
or Failing plant like Colocynd or bitrer cucumber. He f led his lap and we back. He slic€d $em up inlo lhe
st€w and-nbone saw him doing lha! But that food was bitter and iroisonous. It moves the bowels, causescolic
and vomiring. When rhe merl tastedit, they wouldn't eat ir
1. Who w€re Elishas guesls?
2- How may prophe6 werEthere?
3- Why did 6ey like to sit wih him?
4- What did Elisha order Cehazi to do?
5- What did Gehazi do?
& What was lhe rcsull of Gehazi'slaziness?
Asking$e manof Cod for help
It seems!ha! Elisha did not eai with thern but he onlv scrved $em. When they felt tha! tie food was poisonous
by tfie Spirit. He
lhey said to Etish& "O rnatrofCod, there isdeathin lhe poa". Elishzknewwhathappened
sai6 to $em, 'Do not be afraidas God says, 'And il ttej, arintr any deadly thing. ii will not burl them"
Elisha said,'Then bring
me31". And he d'rew it into de pot and askedlhem to e3L.. And therc was no halm rn
-up
lhe pol.. Elisha stood
to serve and €nteruin them...'They glorified de Lord for dlis miracle which He
perf6rmed through His piophet Elisha. Th€n 6ey left him sayinl: Thanks for )our hospihlity and q4chings.
itay for us. lviur the'kird says is atways tnlrj: "And whe; t-hey drink any lhing deadly , it will by tro
meanshurt them."
l- ExDIainhow tte m{acle was Dedomed.
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2- What do€sIhis miracle sLTd fo.?
The chilalren*rire no@sin rheir norebooks
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- The meal in rhe offerings of the Old Testarnentrefers lo the Body
of Chrisl
courd is bi(er and sin is birrer.
- Gourd + neal = good food_
Sin + incamadonof Christ = Eremal Salvatioo.
Exerclse:
PraJ so that the Lord may sendhis blessingsand bless the food offered to you, and make the sign of rhe cross
over youl l@(t.
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Homawork:
Chooserhe righr word
a) Jesusloves rhe (obedienr- disobcdienoboy.
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b) Jesusraugh!us ro be (obedieft - disobedien!).
c) Elisha was sining wirh fte prophcrs(playing - Iistening ao rhemand asking them - laughing).
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R?citation:
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Childrenshouldsludy fte ltrtercessiotrtor the Sicknessof the Bodv and the Mctadv oI tlre Sout "Prav
ror our falhers and brelhr€n who ar€ sick, wh€ther they are h€r; or th€r€, rhat i;ur cod, JesusChrisi,
may granr them and us the blessingof recovery,and forEiveour sins.,'
N JES;I,S AITD ZACCIIAEI'S
TIIE TAX.-C{'IIDCIOR
Rcfcrenccs:
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Lu*e 19
To flre Se''.ant:
:
Many p€olle arc concemedwi& wortdly malErs. They have Ulmedaway from cod ard lhey have dqg cistems,
cracked cisFms fiat can hold no water at all. Their sbub long
' for rhe irater of the fountaii of livinf water of
which whoeverdriok will neve. lhirsr.
The Lord caresabout us morc dnn we care aboutouselves.
Jesuswho sirs by the *ell of water ro spe3k!o tbe Samaritanwornan, is he who passesby lhe Sycjmore ree to
invite Zacchaeusand Dromis€to visit him.
-
If.we want !o live with Cfuis! we have to lefmin from the false eanl y glory which hinders us fiom living widl
Zacchaeusdid not care about how DeoDletookedal him:
O Lord help me so $ar all rny hbpe in tife wi be lo seeyou drough fairh.
.
Aim:
Emphasisirg Chris!'s love for sinners.
Y9,s"'
Jesussaid to him: "Today, Salvation has come to thk house." (Lute l9:9)
gr-!,
All yoorchild&nO my Lord...or zacchaeus
thetsx colleclorwasoneof $esewickedmen.
THE LESSON
who remembersthe previous lesson? The velse?
Wha! is the nameof the trx collector? W]lo rememberslhe name of anodrcrtax colleclor?
Wha! does lhe word "tax colleclor" me3n?(= lhe man who collecls t xes) - Why was a lax collecior a sinner?
Why did all $e people hate him?
Zacchaeuswar a very little man - He was a iax coilector. He was sick... he love money... His ftiends were very
few becauseho was selfish ... but zacchaeusdesiredto seeJesus.
l- Who was hccheus?
2- what is zaccheus?
3- Whom drd he desireto see?
see Jesus' His colleagles
zacchaeuswent to his oflice and sat for a while lhinldns. All his hoDenow was to
"l
!o seeJesus" . They
deeply so they askedhim, "What is up?" and he said, want"!vhy
rcticed thal he was ahinking
_nor
notl" and dey
He sard,
laushedar him. Thev did
bl:tievetJraia trx colleior wcnedio seeJesus.
"You shall love your neighbouras
saii, "Becauseyou dre selfsh. you love money3nd Jesusaiwayssays.
"But I intend to rEpe and
yourself- and D6 nor lay up
for yourselvestreasineson eantr" bui Zacihaeus said,
'Ihey
Anyway Jesusis now in
you
you
see
him.
s:iid ro hiln, ff what
can
ihange my way of life.'r
say is Eue,
the city of Jencho.
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our quickly. leaving his papels and files on lhe tabl€... Bu! Zacchaeusonly saw crowats
3::l^"11I9*
of
d.*qg near... becauseZacchaeus
a lille man and wanteOto see fesus,-. tre tdought
Po-ql.
plan.
of
a
Las
-He
I nerDwar a SycamoreEeenearhim and childrenwere playingon ir.s
branches..ie ran
-ne.o lrforgoi his
Jolr. slatusand age and madean art"mpr to crimb rh" n ". lt" ,f;nd" igr*r iiion us rie
*as "o smmr-nrr,ar
diffculr ro
Ir^was Hrs desfecrimb. Afrer many attemprs,,he,managedro crimb rh'euer- -i_tti io-unannn."lf urnong rt"
leaves.
lo see Jesus increased...He hope io see Jesus. The crowds uppa""t.l titrr... at l-ar"n,
meo..yoryrg men alr sunounded Jesusand each one wanr€alJesuso bbsi lin
.womcn.
and heal hi'o, Th;
crowc|spaqsedunder rie Eee and s@odrherefor some !ime... Why? Jd; fiftcd ,t
fu;y;
and fte sowds did
lhe s"me. ftey $ough! rhaLJesuswas pr"ving...bur he fircd hi'. eyd;
t;dc;;;;
said: "zacchaeu.s"....
zacchaeuswas suprised, 'How does he lmow-my.name?. hc rn*crit .td;;;;
q;i'ily. a*niJ"i,
i*lii
riarecliflnerinyourhouse.'Zacchaeuswasvcryhaprpy...He;;;ido*nq;;"tji...jri-io*eauo*ntotesus...
Jesuskissedhim...zacchaeus
invircdar trro.. pc6pd'ri'rri* ainn; i" ht; ffi;.1 i;il;
a crearrcasL.
(Describeit) zacchaeusserved &em. (Describezacchaeus' feelings joy
of
when Jesusentercrlhis bous€and
mention fte words you think he said ro riake Jesusand the gucss hippy) 'arid
asftrhc;h r€n:
l- How would you entertainyour guest?
2- How did Jesusknow the name of Zacchacus?
3- What doesIrrd Jesushow abou! you?
"Lord, I was
Then zz cchaeus
a wicted man. un,usrand cruer.
-sloodr',p tietore lhe Lord and rhe-cmwdsand said.
I rovemoneyberom
I knewyou. I now repe _ rorei"e me....iwi si"e- t"tr,,,v iiii,i,iii,le.ro rti" po*,
I navechea@d
anvone,I wil oav him ha.tatorx.limesas much. Tfidwidow foni uhom'l iook 25 piarr;._a if
wifl
r' do $is wirlrjoy so to"e * y*-ri""i; "..iiril',;;iil;.;;-'
siven 100piasEe_s.
k(uts(noe
now ,ne Loro was Dteased
,,Today
with Z_lcchaeus
who rcpen*d and bis decbration:
salvalioo has
comelothishouse.r'Jesusb€{ameafriendloZucctaeu"andmanypeopieU-eciie--denAs'oZacctaeus.
l- lvhar is the name of rie city?
2- How was Zacchaeusable to seeJesus?
3- What did Zacchaeusmake ro ente4ainJesus?
4- Say fie vers€;Jesussaid to him, "..................',
Exeftisc:
Always go to church and invite orhersto go wilh you.
Eometeork:
Fill in the spaceswi& a suitableword:
1- Zacchaouswas a (short - tall) man.
2- acchaeus loved (Cod - pcopte- money)
3- Zacchaeusclimbed a (fig - sycamore)tree o seeJesus.
- Arrange tle words of rhe following verse:
him - Jesus- !o - said - this - house- to - come - loday _ has - salvation
Inslructianx:
Introduc€ christ this time to the childron as a good-heartedperson who rcsponals
to our love and good alesires
and wlo answersus: I hust stay at your housetoday.
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If you are giving the lelson in a village or a place where thele is a gardgn,choosea sycamoretrge o. a tall Eee
and takc the cfiildren there and lell them the srorv.
Reciu.bn:
The childrcn should srudy lhc IDtercessionfor Trayell€rs;
Prqy for out fathers atrd brethren the travellers at any pa ol lhe world. Mak€ their passageeasy. O
Lord' whether by s€a, river, lak€ , land or any other meass that our Lord Jesus Christ may bring them
home safely snd forgive our sins.
8I JEST/S -EE?rIS A MAD MAIY WEO IS BLIND .AI\ID DUII'B
References:
Mark 9, Mathew 12: 22-37
Explanation of the Gospelof St. Mark - Guiza Smday School
To the Servant:
O Lord, you 6ught us that evil spfuit cannor be cast out except by pmyer and fasting. O Lord, give us th€se
sacredmeansand help us defestthe devil when he figbts us.
The blind and dumb mad man is a symbol of the sinful man.. He is silly in his ways of living so he huns
himself. He is blind in that he do€snot see rho good way and he b dumb as he canrd bear witoessto ChrisL
ai4
ChrisCsauthorily !o cast demonsout.
Y!89,
"This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting' (lvlark 9-29)
Z!s!:
A11your children my Lord.
THE I,ESSON
The Servantchecksthe homeworkof $e previous week and the verseand encoumgcsthe surdents...Wlo of you
basseena manwith a demon...a mad man...a blind man..a dumbman...?How is he like?
Today we hear abou! a man who was mad, blind and dumb.. How miserablothis man is! But christ who heals
a[ alld helps all heal€dhim,.. and tho man spokean could see...This man's father was very sorry for himESL becausehe was mad...he used to cut his clothesand te3r ihem up..., gril his t€eth tuid scream.
he wasblind.
!s!q!q: beczuse
Third: becausehe was dumb so no one could urdersLTd him. You know rtnr a dumb is usually deal. So this
man was mad, blind, dumb and deaf.
This man's father he€rd about Jesusand the mimcles he psrformed.
l- Who rcmembercsonie of the miracles that tesus performcd?
2- Why vas this man's father sad?
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Tlrc.m-an(ook his son r.oClu-isr\ disciples hopingrhar lhey would be able ao he3l him bur $e disciplescouid not
oo.ma_-L.
Inc mancltdnot losehope,but he wai@dril lesuscame...and the mansaidto Jesus.'.Scivant.
mv son
rs o.undino dumb...I..broughr
fiim rc your disciples(o heathim bur |JleycouidnoL..Jesrssaid to his disciptes,
nnng the Doy|o me. They bmughrhim ro Jcsus.
As soon .s rjle spidr saw Jesus,ir drcw lhe boy inlo a fir. so rhar he fe on fie ground and ro ed round,
loammg at Lhemouth. (This usually happenswhen out fa6er fte priesr prays for a m-anwifi an evil spiri! ard
wnen ne _I:rses'.-liecross fieevil spirit teavesrhe man and runs away in rermr.) The Lord Chrisr aiked rhe
mim s.t3uler, "How ton_gnas he_b€€nlike $is?" "Ever since he was a child', he rcplied. ,'M€ny rimes the evil
ryrt l3s rrgd to kill him by tfuowing him in &e fire and inro warer. IIave pii on us and'help us if you
DOSSTbIV
Can-"
;) "o ;hon did the sick man's farher go aficr rhe discipteshad failed ifl healirg rhe man,s son.
2) What shouldyou do wheo you are ill?
3) Wlat is the nane of the chuch sacramentthar caus€shealing?
Y'/henJesusnodced the man's faith and his desire k, have his son healed,Jcslrsgave a commandto the evil
s?idc "Deaf and.dumb.spirit '.he said, "I order you to come ou! of rhe boy and rc;er go into him again." The
s?irit screamed,threw rhe boy into a bad fit andcameouL
The boy lookedlike a corpse,and everyonesaid, ,,He is dead.' But JesDslook ihe boy by the hand and help€d
him lo rise.andhe sloodup.
gone indoors.his disciplesaskedhim privarely,w}ly couldnr we drive rhe spirir orr?', "Only
After Jesus.had
prayerand bsting can drive d{s kind oui', ansreredJ6sug 'Nofiing'elsecan,...The discipleshad nor pracriseil
prayer ffld tasting yet... Thmugh fte faith of rle man and rhe pow;r of Cod. his son could atlain the'gnce of
DemsnealedOacttians:
l- Why werc dle disciples unable!o airive rhe evil spirft oup
2- [.€t us r€peatthe velle together--...,..
3- Who rememb€rslhe verse?
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Erercite:
Let us pray tor (name)who is sick.
!&4!'
Tsch the boys io rcspectdisabledpeopteand nol !o laugh at rhcm. They should help them and love them.
Eomevrorki
Put &e sign (,
or (D right or wrong before rhe following:
a) The discipleswerc able to c6r rhe evil spirit oul
b) The boy died.
c) The evii spiritrEjoicedwhenir saw Jesus.
d) tesus was able lo cast rhe evil spirir out.
e) Tbe boy's father had faith.
Complete:This kind cannot be..
Rccilation:
The pupils sordythe Ini€rcessionfot rhe watec
"Pray for the nising of the level of river waters
this yetr and rnay Christ our Lord blessthem this year,
accord a chearfultouch unto the lalrd!, support the human race,savethe csttle,and forgive our sins.
9I JESUS .EEAIS TEE COIITAAIYITE I/OI'AN'S
DAUGETER
Refcrences:
Mauhew 15 - Explanarionof the Cosp€l of SL Malthew by Marcos Daoud.
Explanation of $t€ Gospelof SL MaEhew - Giza SundaySchool.
To h. Serw :
The Canaarite woman who wm of a foreiEn mce mme ro Christ and her he3rt wEl full of faith as tro one but
Cfuist could heal her daughter. So she iisisred on meering Christ. The Lord tested her fairh by worils that
could make her lose hope but becauseof her deep faith, her conEition and hcr eamestprayers, she deservedthe
Lord's pity.. O Lord grart me nhisspiri! when I pray ro you,
4!E
unflsr s power ol nealng srck people.
k$g:
"Then
Jesusans$,eredher, "O woman, great is your faith!" (Matthew 15:28)
EE!:
Lord have mercv on us: Kerie eleison-
2a
TEE I-ESSON
Whom did_J€susheal in the pre$ous lesson? Describ€ him. wl|at did Jesus do? lflho renemDerssome
mracresor ne:umgthat lcsus performed? \Mho remembersdlc verse? Wlar shouldyou do if one ot vou
reraBvesssrckJ wno are your friends? tue rhey ail you! cirizens? Are they a.ll from ybu. vi age? Are 6ey
all your relarives?
J€sushelpedatl peoplewhoever riey were. you rcmemberwhar he did !o Zacchaeusthe tax collec@r,and to
tne mad,olrndard dumbtroy..Jesushelpedpeoplein many ways.,.Somerimeshe gave$em what rheywanEd
qurcKy ano somenmesne posQonedansweriflg heft on pulpose.
Thete was a Canaanitewoman who had a mad daughlf,r... She was sorry for her,.. She wept day and nighr
ttecauseshesaw her suffering. She wished her quick iecovery..
When lhe womanheardfiar Jesushejled a diseases,she askedwhere he was.. She he€rd that he was ne.arthe
crues
-Jon or | ''re and sdon. so sne hurried1o meet him but lhe placewas very crowded wi$ people. Shecried oul
or David,have mercyon me.' She repm(edrhesetords mary riines..."Mv dauehd is madand in a
t€rriblerondition...' Brt Jesusdid noLsay a ri,ordo her...The womairweni on crying...-His
disciplescamero
him andbeggedhim. 'Sendher away,sheis followingus andmakingalt dds noise." Where was $e woman fmm? What did her daughrersuffer from? Whar did she say?
The Lord Jesusknew that the faith of rha! woman was grea!...So e did nor wan! !o answerher requesainstanrly.
He wanredro give $e crowG a lesson in failh.
- \{hat do you want? You havedisturbed us with your noise.
- Ifuve mercyon me, Lo.d and he€I my daughEr. My daughreris mad.
- Of wha! raceare you and $here do you come from.
- I am a paganfiom a town nearTlre ad Sidon.
- I havc becnsentonly_to rhe lost she€pof the
Fopte of I$?et.
Cfhe womanbowed down ro him and said) "d Ljrd, hclp me... sEengthenmy fairh.
- What do you wart?
- Heal my da[ghter.. Have mercy on me.
- I lold you i have bern sent only to the losr sh€epof l$ael and it is nor right to take the childrcn's
thmw it !o tfie doss-
food and
- Thal is true, my Lo.d, bu! even the dogs eat tle leftovers that fall form their mastar'slable. Give me
is thrown !o lhe dogs.
what
WhenJcsussaw dlxr $e womanhada deep,sEong,firm fai6, he said ro hcr. "You are a womanof greir lairh.
Wharyou want will bc done fo you.' And at $at very momenther daughrcrw&she{ied.
The chilakenact the dialogue...rccite the verse,..
You are a wornan of geat fait}.
ExercisP:
In your notebooh write do*n ihe name of youl fricnds who do no! come tro chucn. a)b)c)Ask them to accompanyyou to fie SundaySchoolor to the church to leam hoy/ to love lhe Lord Jesus.
Write the conveasarioltat mn bctwc€nOur Lord Christ and the Canaanitewoman,
Insn'ucti.ons:
Hold a discussionwith the chil&cn and go togetherto the people around us whom Jesuswan6 us to help.. all
jobs...whethcrtheyareservanls.sruden6,begga$.ponen, leiders,doctors,engioeers,
+e peoplc..olall class€d.
sewimts;gn|s or Doys.. clc.
I OI JBSIN' RAISES A WIDOW"S SOIY trY IIIAITI
Relercnccs:
Luke 7
To he Senant:
Christ always leads us in triunph when we plsse him. He says: Religion that is pure atrd undeliled before
God and tlie Father is this : lb visit orphairsand widows in-their afiiictions,and to keep oneselfunstained
(James1:27)
from the world,
Truly, Lord, you visircd rhis widow when she was in severeEouble bu! through yoDr kindness,she @sloredher
son.
The chilalrcn of God imital,e $e Lord, In them, the misemble lmd comfon and fte upset find peace,and fte
hopelessfinds faith - O Lord, have mcrcy on me and let me live in this true religioo.
Aim
Christ'sauthoriryoverdead
!!Es:
L\rVP
: : "r
Youngman,I sayto you,ariie,O,tatthewl5::8).
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!D@:
"In a bwn
cal Nain", or "When I am sick'
THE I-aSSON
What was oul lrst Iessonabouf Who rEmembers$e verse?
In the,p.evious Iesson!e saw,how the Lord Christ has authority to cas! ou! demons,and bday we sl,€akabou!
utElsfs autnonry to mise the dead.
The l,ord Jesuswas in a tos{| called Capemaum. He spenra nigh! theIe and he healedthe slave of rhe Roman
Lapvun. Un lhe secondday, he !ren! !o a lown called Nain. Cmwds of people,men and women, followed him.
Many mer. women. young p€opleand children wanredto be blessedand io be he€led.
The Irrd s@rched his hand and blessedfiem all and he healedrhose who were sick-. The Lord saw a gr€!
caowd gathering.at lhe eoEanceof $e !own... He sen! some of his disciple$to se€wha! was up.
Tlre cr6'wds
^were
(|Iew,near.
soeaming
.Loud cries- were b€rd - The peoplewere sad - Woman were ilessed in black - they
- cryingand
weeping h wasa funeEt proc&sion.The disciptesaskcdoneof rhcm:
- What is the marter?
- A funeral.
- Who?
- A widows son fiom the lown,
- Does he have bro!he$?
- No, he is her only son.
The disciples looked at one anorher..CatmorChrisr raise dis yo0ng man? Of couse he can. The disciplesran
to the Lord. They askedhim to come near the funeral orocessionw;hictrwason irs wav lo the tomb.
What is the n3meof the lowo? Where was Jes|Isar lhdr drne? Whon did r}le Lord s;d.l
Lord JcsusChrist went $crc. There were loud mes. Men and womeo wcre weeping. Jesuswalked over and
orderedthe mar carrying the coffin to stop, and the men slopped.
The peopleaskedthemselves,"Wta! will Jesusdo?"
Irrd saw her weeping.his
The Lord asked,"wtere is his mother?' and they told him whereshe was. when lhe "He
is
is my only son.. Hr}
hean, as filled widr pity for her, and he said !o hcr, "Do not cry". The woman said,
"
Lord said 10her. Do
my supponer...rlis fa'ttr6rdied.. He left me alooe...I do not haveany o$er sons....' The
" The woman bccame
ruit feip... You wiu see tie glory of Cod... I wi bring your'son back to life..
comforlcd..Shedriedhcr rcars...Shebclieved...
The l.ord d1ewnear fie coflm.. and touchcd il ard said. "You4 man, qet up, I lell vou." ( Notice dat the
Lord sDoke!o a dcad man) ... How wonderful. Tterc was a moviment in dle coffin... The dead rnanrarsedthe
covering and the shioud.., He sat up..
Women rcjoiced and tho men said: Gloty be lo you Lord Chtist. Blessed be rhe Nane of the I-ord.. The young
man unboirnd the handkerchief which Sound his head... I{e unbound the ties... The pcople congmNlated the
widow... Ydr son has been brought back lo life... CooS.aluhtions...Jesushas bmught the young ma'| back to
life... The boy began 1o speak.. Tle Lord took him and gave hirn to his mothcr. Take your son.. he is alive...
The woman ieh iappy.. She bowed down before him..-She mised her hnds and thnked Cod... She kissed
ChrisCs hands...Shd 66w€d down and kiss€d his feet... She got hold of her son's handsto make suredlat he was
alive...IIe wasrxised...
The crowds werB amazed...A powerful miraculousdeed took place among drem.. All tle people glorified and
praisedtheLord...We also giorify and praisedtheI-ord with $em...and say: WhenI ]m ltred.......'......
Otestians
l) Wtat did $e Lord Jesussay to the widow?
2) What did the Lord Jesussay !o the young man? Let us rcpeattoge$er .....
Exercise:
R€cite rhe following praycrs. Clte popils write down in tfieir noebooks)
"o l,ord Jesuswhdirisrid the;idoir'! son of Nain, have mercy on us and mise our souls from the death of sin
andgmnrus fie ligh! of grace,Amen."
Homework:
How many mi.aclesof raising the dead by JcsusChrist are mentionedin the Holy Bible?
What aje lhesemiracles?
Instructions:
This story ;! full of inrerestinSand excilin8 siruarions- when you explail i concentrateon lhe emotionalside of
ttre story.
Draw fie pupils attenlon !o fte fact Ihat Christ comesin lhe suirabletime to soh€ ou problems The distance
Gt'"o" dJf*a
io*g *an and lhe tomb was very short. chrisl came to the town gate in the suitabletime to
raise the de.1dman.
The children mus! unale$tandthat Chri$ was nol ar the town ga|e incidentally or by chance,bu! he was there in
that place and &a! time lo rars€the dead young man.
Rccilrtion:
The pupils srudythe Intercessionfor the deceased.
"Pray for our fathers and brethren who reposedpeacefullyi[ the domaiDof Chrisa'sfaith sincethe early
begitrnine,our saiorly fathe-rs.the Archbishops.our falhers rhe Bishops.our farhersthe Archpriesrs.our
lalhels the priests,our brerhrenthe Deacons.our fathers the Monks, tnd laymeo,atrd for a tie deceesed
ubristtans that our Lord J6us will have conpassiotrupon th€ir soulsin I'ar;dise Gratiae. As for us here,
rtraythe Lord be merciful to us, and forgiveus our sins.
.r L JESITS EEAI^S A WOtttA4 Wn'O Sa,F?ERS rROitr SESERE BIEEDTNG
Rcferences:
Luke 8, Ma[hew 9.
The I-ord Jesusat $e Shorc of Ilke Galilee, Beirul
To &e Sendnt:
is always Eue O Lord You say: Whatever Jou ask in pray€r, ,ou wi receive, if you have
I9_S..pTJtti."
Ialm
ttus woman c:un to )ou believing t}lat you alolle can heal her even if she touchesoul clorhesshe will be
nede4. And she touchedyour clorhesand was h€lei. O Lord eive
$ar faith... Manv D€oDlearowd round Jesus
wirhou!believingir| him. O Lord Don ! te! me be oneof liose.
4in:
The work of faith in oul life.
Y9s9:
Your faith has made you weu - co in peace.(Luke 8:49)
lrn !,
"Grert js
the mysiery of godliness"...'Jesuswas bom of a virgin' or . I was sick and weak"
1:FE IJ'SSON
The Servad checks the homework given las! week- (encouragesthe pupils)... How did the Lord Jesuslaise the
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widows son of Nain?
Wheo Jesustouched the coffin and said: '.Youtrg mcn - cet up I tall you', The d€d young man was
brough(b3ckro life. And todaywe secrlar anyondwho louchesjisu! wiI be'healed..
I meaniide iand of dle
Lord Jcsusrouchesus or if we buch him. he ;ill answerall tJlercquess of our heans.
Jesusand his disciples spenrsome rime on fie shorc of a lake. When they retuned r,oCapemaum,rhey saw a
latge crowd waiting for jesus. Jesoshad no time for resL He sat down on the shoreand Laight rhe cro;ds wirh
pauence3rd love and he helpeda1l.
1) Where wasJesussining?
2) What is rhe name of fte !own?
3) What was he doing?
Then a man namedJairus advcd. He went rhroush rhe crowds and bowed down ar Jcsus' fcel This man held
a hight position. He was an oflicial in the locrl iynagozue - rnany peoDleknew him. Jairus was confusedand
perplexed.He cried Ioudlyand said:My daughrer'isdyi-ng.Sheii rinll rwelveycan old... Ple3secomequickly
and lay yorr h3nd on her... I am s|lle tha! she will be complerely
he€led.. Jcsuswen! with Jafus. The disciples
_fromlvery
and the crowd followcd them. The pcople cmwded Jesus
side. They all desired to seewhat w6uld
happen.
Bul strddenly,J€sus sroppedand aske4 "Who touched me?" The pclple waited io he3r alld answer but no
answerc:lme. Peter said, "Master, the p€ople are all around you and qowding in on you."
1) Whcrewere|Jlecrowdssoinel
2) Whrt did Jesussay whei he;roppedsuddenty?
Jesussaid again: Someonehas buchcd me... for I knew i! whcn power went ou! of me".... there was complele
silence... A woman came trembling aIId thrcw herself at Jesus' faet. She said to him, "It was I sir... I have
suffered kom severebleeding for tivelve years. I havc spcn! all I have on docrors,bur ;o ooe was able ro cure
me. I he3rd amazing dings about you O Je$rs llle 6reat liealer. So I came to you... while I was among rhe
crowd,3ndideacameIo my mind: lf I could buch rhe edgeof his cloak.I would be he3lea.
Whar did rhis woman suffer from? Whar did sle hear abour Chrisf
Then I drew near you O tesus..and touched $e edge of your cloak a I was healedimmediately and the bleeding
slopped. l.ord I thank $e, I $ank dlee. J€susgelrly said lo hec ,'Daughter, ]our faith has made you w€lL
Go in peace".
Then Jesuswent to Jairus' houseand brough! his daughterback to life.
QssP!!:
1- Wherev,asJcsusgoing b?
2- Who waswith him?
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3- Whar did ttrc woman d o'l
4- How did Jesusfeel the woman's touch in s!'ite of the crowd?
5- Whatdid Jcsussay to hed.. Yo|lI fairh hasmadeyou well - Co in peace.
6 Study the vcrse..
7- Who can say the ve$ e?
Etercise:
Let us visil (name) who is sick and pmy for hjm and give him a Qurbana.
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Let us ask th€ pries! to pmy for (name) tie sick man and to anoint him widr the holy oii so lhe he may be ri/eilEomewoft:
Fill the sprceswirb one work €ch:
l) The womanwas suffering &om-2) The womanspenrall her money
' on -ana
3) The woman
Ckisrs
drc bteeding_.
Recitition:
The pupils srudy lJle ln@rcessionfor $e crops:
Pray for t[e-s,inds. lhe r:rops, the trees. rhe vinesand every fruit bearing tree in the whotewortd that
oul Lord, may blessthem and bring them to bafiesr without hrrn and in full srrurity, and
::nnsa,
rorgrveus our sitrs.
12' TEE DAI\IGER OF TIUR]UURIIVG - TIIE BROIIZE SERPDIYT
Referencet:
Number 21.
To h. Setmnt:
Moses 6ised i met2l snake ud put in on a lole in fte wildemess xccodinq rc re Lord,s commandso tla!
yS bitten .could.look ar i! and be he3ied In rhis rhe Lord desiid ro mal(e aI d|e peoptelook ar
3f19,*l!
xrar nory sacntrcewhich
wolld be pur on fie cmssand anyone who believed in him and look€d ar him would
u]e,.rydy and soul. For Cod so loved the Borld thcl he gave his onty Son, that whoeverb€tievesitr him
shouldnot perish bua hav€ etemst tife.
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Godhatessin.
Yle
We havesinned,for we havespokenagainstth€ Lord and againstyou, (Numbers2l:7)
4E!:
"wllen
I cm iil' or "O Lord have mercy on us."
T'IE LESSON:
'Who
gives us oulr fcrcd? OuI clothes? Are we usedto rhanking lhe Lord for his gifts?
You knoy-how the_Lord cared about Hjs pcople in EglTr and how he saved them ftom rhe bond of the
rnaBon.. He cnose!4oses -asa leader and provided him wilh miraculous dceds...and how dte Lord gave him
tavour.rn t|e eyes (the sight) of Pharaohand that rlle miracles he made amazedthe Eg,?lians and irade rhe
Ph?raohsuhni !o |J|ewill of God and releas€rhe people...The lEoplc went out under d;iArdershjp'rfie
of Mose,sMoses struck the.sea wirh his stalf and $e p€oplecr<issedon diy
The
L{rd
led
$em
ctoud by
by
!round...
_dayand by a pillar of lire bJ nigh!.. The Lord senr riem rJremin-naand quails so rha! rhcy might flor srarve..
-wnen Uley wer-ewa*lng m a Dafien hnd and neededwater, rhe Lord brcught them wa@rout of a mck.. The
Loftl also carcd spiritualy about rhem.. He caredabour their souts and sav; Moses rlle ables of th€ Covenant.
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The Lord caredabout his people.
1) Wlat did $e Lord provide Mos€swirh so fiat he migh! bccomea $cat leaderof his people?
2) How did the Lord carc aboo! his p€oplewhen tiey were in lhe wiLtemess?
Id spite of all this drc peoplespokeagain$ the Loral and against Mos€s..They complainedof the mannaand the
quail...Serpcnrsbir them.
Se+lcnls w€re found everywhere,inside and oulside their tenB.. Serpenrsbit many of them ard those who were
bilten died- The plaguc wrs s€vereind powerful...They suffered Fom severepain,.. The people realisedftat the
hand of tie Lord w-aslaid hcavily on rhem... they caine ro Moses ard saidi We hav6 siined, for w€ have
spoken against the Lord and againstyou. Now pray to the Lord to take thesesnakesaway. We are
sinne$ and the Lord will nor listcn lo us." Mosesaskedthem, " Will you repmt and stop complainirg?"
They said, 'We repenr".
Moses went to a lonely place, bowed down ard worshiDDedthe Lord then he slood up and prayed: O Lod I
have sinned and $ese'p6opb sinned against pu... forllve me and forgive Lhem. O tord, iaftd these snakes
away..: Glory be to you.. Anen."
The Lord loved his sefian! Mosesbecausehe was hones! and obcdient so he answcrcdhis pnyers.. The Lord
be
said b Moses: "Make a bronzesnakeand put it on a pole so that anyone who was bi!rcn could look $ it and
"fie
he€led." So Moses made a bmdz€ snakeand out ir orr a Dole. He qatheredrhc 0coDleand said to rh€m,
Lord commlnded tha! he who looks at this snaliewidr rhe iajtr will b-ehealed"...r;d ihe people believed.
l- Were the people thanldul to the lord for his gifts?
2- Whc! did $ey scy ro MosesabouttheMannal
3- How did $e Lord punishthem?
4- w}la! does the bronze serlent standfor in tlre New Teslamen0
The boys write in $eir notetlooks- ft sBnds for ftc Sacrifice of ChrisL
The people carried those who were biuen by tfie se.pentsand put rhem bcforc the bronze serpenrand they were
healed..Someof $em werc bittcn a long time before, and some werc bitten a shon lime before and immedtately
Iooked r( de bronze serpent..Even dose Lo *hom tlc semenLsdrew nerl |o bir€ rhem, huried !o look at |J|e
Daonzeserpentand the serpenBcould not do them any harrn.
lf wg,commircda sin a long time ago or if we havejusr sionedor if rhe devil is coming ro fight me...We
snoud hurry and look ar he cross and say, "My Cruciired Lord, have mercy on me." and-6e tdrd will have
mercy on me.
Ouestiorts:
l- Who was savedfrom rhe s€r?ent,spoison?
2- Who will saveus ftom the SerDcor'spoison?
Let us repeatlogeder: We sinned.,......,....
Enrcise
Pray this week and say: "My crucfied Lord, havemercy on me." Repestis sevelElrimes by day ard night.
E.tmework:
ngny,t)"es of crcsses,draw rhem, colour them ard bring fiem wih you ro rhe Sunday School. pur one
Y1t!
ol
lhcm ln he place where you pray,
Instuctions:
I- Cive rhechildrensomecmss€s.
2- Encoumgethe children !o benefir from the power of rhe crcss in their pracrical life.
3- Encouage rhem!o laltoo rhe sign of the crosson their right hand.
Reciution:
The pupils gudy lhe Inrercessionfor rhe ArchDriesb:
Pray for the Archpriesrs,priests,deacons,sirbdeacons
and the S€venOrders of Cod's Church.
I9l.Al TEE DU'
nI BdgYlatv Is A RESUL'ToF rE
pEopr,E s sny
Referenfts:
2 Kings 25
To the Senant:
AlUrcugh Cod is gr-acious,mercifui,_slowto anger and aboundingin sre.rdfasttovq ye! He haressin ard he is
ngnrcous...l1e glves $nneN many chanceslo repent and rctum..., but when man lives in sin all of his lifq dle
Lord punishes_him." Ordo you presurreupon the richesof his kindnessand forbearanceand patieilce?
llo yor trot know that God's kindnessis m€ant to lead you to repentance? But by your 6ard and
ibpenitent heart you
storitrg up $rath for yourself irn the *iy oi wiatfr when'dod,s righteous
_sr_e..
JuOgmeorw r Dereyegted.' (Romrns 2:4.t
4!s:
God hales sin.
lktse:
God be merciful to me, a sinner. (Luk€ 18:13)
gr.!'
'Load, have
mercy upon us," or 'When I sin".
THE I-F,SSON
l- Show how the Irrd was kind to his people.
2- How did the people presumeupon God's kindncss?
In lhe previous lessonswe saw how Cod's mercy and steadfastlor€ were met wilh disobedienceon dre pan of
"Exile' mcan?
lhe DeoDle.In 2 Kinss 25. lhe ScriDturctclls us abou!lhc slorv of Exile...What doe,sthe word
W$n did har Exib h;ppen? 1-heLbrd is Holy.. t{e alocsnot lde sin so when peoplesinned they werc punished
by being senr ino exilc.
zedekiah, King of Jerusalcmsinned against lhe Irrd, The people followed him and sjnnei.- They umed aside
ftom the Com-mandments
of Cod. So the Lord ourushedtliem Therc was anotherKing whose coulrEy was a
n€ighbouringcounEy. wllat is his name? He wis a grear King. Ee was King Nebucfudneggarof Babylonian.
ft[ fing drn€ to iight $e king of Jerusalcm. Hiiarmy go-tino dre ciry... They loo@d the cily and kiled
ma[y p6pb... They Euilt toweri around it and besiegedi!. The siege lasted for two ye$s-. The pcople in te
city iu'tfcica fom lever hunger. They neededbre3d:..King of Jcru-salemand a number of his soldi€rs fled at
nidhl They lefr by way of-lhe Royirl garden, wcnr dfou-gtr the graway ar ncd in the direction of Jordan
Villev... Brit thc B;bvbihn annv oirnu-eaKinr adckiah. ;rDlurei him ,n lhe pldns n€€rJcricho and all his
soldidrs desened hin:.. Zedekiah'was Lrken E KinE Nebuchidnezzarand there Kiflg Nebuchdnezzar pass€d
lo derth when Nebuchednezzlrhad Zedekiah's
sentenceon him. mile Zedekiah looked on. his sois were oul
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eyesput out, placedhim in chainsand took him to Bcbylon.
O|,esti,ns:
1- How did the Lord punish the people wh€n they sinned?
"exile" mesn?
2- Whal doeslhe word
"spintual
exile" mean?
Wha! does
3- Who car forgivesins?
4- What was ll|e sentencepassedon lhe King of Jcrusalem?
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Kjnq,oTBabylonenteredlcrusdem-rwha! is his nime?) He buml do\lll $e Emple,$e pala.q and $e houses
Frople,andnrs sotdierslore down $c ciry walts...He look awCyro Babybn rhe f€opte who
::-1',]TPoq"t
w€re,IertIn the crty...He Lookaway alt lhe peopleof Jcru$leminlc cxile and
DlundercdGem..He seni all dle
pcopremro ei |e, exceplpropherJeremiah...
The peoplcsufferedoppression
foi a IonF
!ime...During d s tong
-on
penoo ol sullering rhcir heds retumed o Co4- They cricd, O Lord, have mercy
us... We hive sinnei
rgarnsl]ou ^ Rememberyou promrseand you' covenani.o Loro.-.wlen will you i5mJ back|o us and ro have
melcvon K?
We arc all sinners...Ler us reDenrand sav:
O Lord, havemercyon us,sinners.
()ucstions:
l- What did Nebuchednezzar
King of Babytondo widr rhe Ciry of Jerusalem?
2- What did Nebuchednezzar
do wirh rh€ King of Jerusalemand the peopleof Jerusalem?
3- What did Nebuchednezzar
do with rhe Temple, the Kings palacealld the housesof all lhe p€ople?
4- Wtat causedall theseEibutations?
Etcrcise:
Pray this week and say: Lord b€ merciful 0ome, a sinner - Repea!this p€)er s€vemldmes day and nighr
Homework:
Write your sins oo a piece of paper and confessthesesins this w€ek to the Lord before the pnest,
Instuctions:
fie Servan!gives rfie children ar opponuniry during rfre lessonor after rhe lesson!o p|ay so rha! rhe Lord may
'lrsm rleir sins. End your triion widi a suirible lymn such as:
19,:Sr"e.
To whomshallI so bur vou.
I! is you rJlrt will-be mercifut Io me, O Jesus.
r worsnlp you and pray to you.
Rcclbtion:
llFrccssionfor rhecrops:.pray for the winds.thc crops,the rrees.th€ vines.and every
l:.p.r!i!.:ryt tl"l49
whole world thra Christ, our Lord, may btessihem and bring rhem ro harvesi
y',ll-l:1.llq
wrrnour nann and T.lhe
tul secur'ty,atrd forgivc us our sins. ot
I,IaJ tor the good winds and the fruits 6f thc €nnn.
I4I'I
lE
P.4.RABIX OF TE "EN ImGDYS
Refcrenrcs:
Matthew 25
To he Senant:
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l'"B!:|:q
1!*:
:-,^I^oj X..-Ifp"*d
.J*gnts whoh the master finds awake whm he comes', Blessedare you betovedbrorher
tor |ne salvalion of your soul Ke€p your soul pur€ to be wirlou! blemjsh when you srznd
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Wftat siu happer if Chris! comcs and finds me asleep? Of couse I well be refused. The cares of life and lhs
pmblernsofihe world keep the b€liever away form w;kefulness. The Holy Bible teachesus:
Awake. O sl€eper,and arise from the dead,and Christ shall giveyou light... PraJ at all tim€s itr the Spirit'
with cll pray€r cnd supplicalions. To that €nd keep alent with sll perseverancqmaking supplicationfor
all the sainti-
4i'|:
Being prcparcdfor the Kingdom of God.
Y!89:
Behold,the bridegroomis coming;go out to meethirtr.
Matlh€w 25:6)
Cs!,
"We
arc lhe maidens"or "We ale ihe five wise maidens".
THE IJiSSON
The Servantsels the sceneby asking thc pupils aboul what they lalow about lhe wedding panies and the allilrde
Jesusrold thom many lbings in 'ambles. Why? He rold rhe peoplea srory about ten maidcns who were invited
to a wedding party. They look rheir lamps and wenr lo meer$e bridegroom but five of lhem wenr in with him
to lhe marriig; feast and the other five were refuscd. Cive of lllem rv;re wise and the other five wele foolish.
When the foolish took tieir lamps lhcy took no oil wirh them; but rhe wise fook flrsk of oil with their lamps.
As the bridegroom was delaycd, they all slumbered. Bu! a! midnight rhere was a cry, "Behold, lhe bndegroom!
Comeout to mce!him."
1) Why wcrc five of lhem called wise and the olh€rscaled foolish?
2) What did all of |}lem do wh€n the bridegroomwas delayed?
3) What was the cry heard at midnight?
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p.T *9'n Trq rheirlamps.And
rhefoolishsaidto thewis€,"crveussomeof your
T"i^+^_q"j:-T19,.I
'perhaps
'1o!.
gorng
*
oul
Bur.rhe
wrse
replied,
Lhere
wil no!beenough
tor usandyou;-go
lj;.]91 9y de.teqeng.buylor yoursetles."
And white lJ|cywenrro buy, lhe bridcgmoricame,and rhbsewio
:^T:.,p
9" q1s-nr
wrtr| nrm r) ne manhge [eas[ axd rhe door w3s shur. Alrcrwtds fte oder maidenscame
l:re reigy
Loro,,Lord, olen _tous. But he replied, 'Tnrly, I say ro you, I do no! know yoll' Then J€sus
ily._salng,
sardlo $e people,'Wrrch rhereforc.
for you krow nei$cr the'dayno. rhe-hour."
Afler lhe Sewanr tells.rhe srory in ro inrereslingattracrive way, he leb the childEn deducerhe symbols
of lhe
slory rhmugh rhe queslions:
+Who a.e fie wise maidens. (Ihose who are ready)
+Who are fte foolish maidens. Clhosewho are not reacty)
+mat is 6e oil? fworks)
+Who is dl€ bridegroom? (Jesus)
+l[hat docs ftis.stalemenr mean,"Perhapsthe€ will not be enorgh fo! us and for you'?
Cfhe righteous man
i5 scarcelvsrved)
"the
+\that ddgs fie sratemena
door was shut. mean? (On rhe day of Jualgmenl any attempr to repent is
useless.)
The pupils wrirc in rheir noEbook.
Etercise:
If,yor fcel $sr you do nor wanr !o pray, or !o read lhe word of Cod, or lo go ro rhe House of rhe Lord make
urc srgn or lne cross and obey d|e commandmen!
Horn?work:
Ask ten childrcn ro bring in len lamps. Cfheyc be made of paper) Fi!€ of lJ|emconrain a candlc cach and
ne others lre wlthour candtesChildren cln acr lhis prnbte under fie supc{visionof rhe Servanl
Recitatian:
The pupilssrudy6e Inrercession
for love:
Creet eacholhir with a hoty aspasmos.
I5I A, TEE RICIIMA]YAND
I^ATRTIS
RelPrcnces:
Luke 16
To he Ser'ant:
What things wollld you give.b rle poor and dEjeedy? Do you give $e tithes oi you rime, healrh and money
lo $e Lord? Wha! do you aim at bt so doing? The iorldty gtory-or in secre!!o gldrity fie Lord?
4in
Almsgiving.
ks!:
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But now h€ is comforted,and you are tormented.
(Luk€ 16:25)
!!E!,
Jesuslold us a story.
THE I]SSSON
Thc Servantsels rhe sceneby asking the childrcn ro spcak aboui rheir daly observadonsaboul th€ poor and the
rich... he helps the ch'ldren to dcscribehow a tich min lives - much money - much gold - se.vanis - blocks of
Ilats-ab€aulifulhouse-abigpalace-hecounBhismoneyeveryday-hisfmd-hisclothes-thepoormln
lying at lic rich man's door - he desired to be led from wha! fell from fte rich man's lable. The nch man
rcfused to feedLazarus..The dogs came and kickcd his sorcs.
l) Wlat son of life did ll|e rich man lead on e3rrh?
What sort of life did llle poor man lead on eard?
2) Is this life ctemal?
The end of both: The poor man died... no one on e3nh carcd for him bur lhc angelr carried him to Abraham's
bosom becausehe usedio glorify the Lord and pny !o him.
The rich man died-..A[ the people of the cily senrhim to the gmve in a grmt pmcession...They wepl. clothed
him in shrouds...
fte chief eldersof the cit. $e clergymen...lhc friends,the neighbours,thc rclatNes...thef
he lifEd up his
were all carrying musical insEum€n6...and'rhe rich miir wen! !o l{ades ard bcintin tormeot,
"I am hereb€cause
eyes and saw ASraiam far off and Lazarus in his bosom...He repentedand btamedhimseli
oi my cruel hemt and of my cruelty to olh€rs. I did not fecd the poor neither did I provide them with clo$es..."
he thought._ He callcd our Fdh; Abraham, setrdl-aarus io drp the cnd of his fmger in water and cool my
tongueior t am ln angusn In l,lts thme.
But Abraham said, "Son, rememberlhat you in your lifctime receivcd your good things, and Lazarus in like
mannerevil things; but now he is comforted here,and you are in anguish. And besidesall lhis, bcn',/eenus and
you a great chas-mhas b€en fixed, in order thrr lhose'who would p;ss from here to you may not be able, and
none may cross&om thereto ss.
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- Th-e.richjn-ansaid, Th€n I beg you fader.
to seod him to my father's house, for I have
brotheN,so rhat
r(^ tr|ay wam nem. lest ttley also come in|o rhis placeof lormenr Bur Abnham said ',fiey five
have Mosesand rhe
propne6: ret them hear ftem." And fie said. '\o, F?rherAbrafiam.
bur if someonegoes rd oem ftom rhe dead,
they will repen!". He said !o him, "tf they do nor he€, Mos;t
;; p-ro-p-h;;:-i"iiJ. i r rrr"y te con-rir*i
.
ot someoneshould rise from rhe de.rd_
Ouestirns:
1) lryhercdU the ich man go to afur death? WhJ?
2) Describestate of the rich man and Ijzrru
after aleath?
3) Completeto verse: Dut novl
The chidren can act the com'ersationthat ran befireen the rich tutn and Abrahun.
Brercisc:
Feeda poor family rhis wcek.
Instuctians:
The servant shows.rhar it is necessary.o be kind to the needy bur it is be[er !o horara criscossionwirh
aoout norr b dlstrrbue atrns so rhat fteir money !o beggarswho do not deserve,lms. Each classshouldthem
have
an alms box and whar is collecrcdshould be spe;t on a!-oor family.
Pupilsshouldknow rhnr\ee€lhdid not lead!o $e ricb man'sdesEucrion
bur his cruelryand sellrshn€ss
resulred
u nrs oesmrcuon.ancl Lazafus w:rs nor rescuedbecauseof his poveray,but becruseoi his patiencq endurancc
and worshiD.
Repenbncsand following |J|ecommandmentof Cod :u€ nccessary.
You can makeuseof the stori€sabou! sainis who usedto give alms such as the story of Anba Sambamen.
stories satbt" rh€ child's imaginarionso-you should lcll lhe slory $ it is wrinen in |J'e Hory Brbre snd wiLhou!
grung commenbor explanarrcn
so lhat the child may makeuseo[ his fejlile imaginadon.
Recitttion:
The pupils study rhe grBatIntercessionfor obladoD:
P-rayfor thosewho sre concerredwith oblarions,first fruits, oil, in€ense,coyerings,reading book, and
altar vessels,that Christ Our Lord wilt recohpensett "ln i" ttre t.a"irr! Je.ui"i"il "oa f";gire # ;u;
I 6' A' A]U'I\IIAS AIYD SAPPITIRA
References:
Acts 5
To th/. Servdna:
We have to undersEndtruth in its widesr meaning. Do we feel tsuelove lowards all people? Is ou. repenrance
a true one? ls true love for rlle Lord $e basisof'oljl religion?
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Do I lie !o olhcaseven for fuD?
Telling the trurh does not con[adict being polire.
E4:
Telihg fie rrurh.
v"Eg
You have not lied to men but fo God. (Acls 5:4)
I!z!:
Be merciful !o us, O Lord.
TEB I.ESSON
The Servant dmws lhe pupils altcntion !o the fomdations of $e Christian life... love, sacrifrce, and orderund
refe6 to the method followcd in collecling and disEibuting gifrs and alms in lhe days of the apostles. (Acts
2t449,
The children will deducethe following facis from the Servan!'s quesrioos:
1) There was no rich man or poor man as everything was in common.
2) All Christiansale logelier with dcligh! and $ey praised fte Lord
3) The rich men wcre no! compellcd lo give rheir offerings but drey willingly did lht. (Refer lo tlle story of
Ananias and Sapphira(AcE 5:4)
4) The apostles liemselves supervisedlhe fioancial maatersand distributed |he gifls among the poor, each
according to hjs need.
5) When the scopeof service increased,the aposdeslaid tleir handson sevendcaconsknown to be filled with
tlie HoIy Spirii and wisdom and pur $em ii charge oi finsncial mrtters. They got fteir auftority ftom ftc
aposues.
6) The apostl€sdid not store up money although it cane to dlem in great amoults - Notice what P€ter said fo
the lamemer: I hrve neider silvernor gold...
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l- what are rhe most imponad chamcr€risricsof the early church?
2- To wha! exten! were the apostlesconcemedwith money?
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3- How did eachbeliever ge! his ne€ds?
The.Servanttell $e children fie sbry ol Ananiasand Sapphimshich indicaEsrhar otterinsswerE qiven
wlrrngry. tne Servanrreterslo |Jlevetse: you havenor Iied ro.. and repeaGir wiLhfte pupilswhcnhe;fe$
to Petq's wods ro Ananias lhen asks thesequesdons:
l- Whar did Ananias do so rha! he might shaF rhe believers rhcir good works?
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2- wl|a! is the sin lhar the dcvil causedAnanias!o fall in?
3- How did Pererkrcw Ananias, sin? To whom did Ananias lie?
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4- Wha! was I}le consequenceof lhe sin of teuing lies and $e d€sirefor money?
Thre€ boun later sapphiE cam-e_
in.. The S€ritlrt mentionsheJcooversationwith Peter the apostle. He says lhe
verseand aepeaBit ard Ihe children ajso repeatiL Then he asksthem:
l- Did Sapphirar€ll the tsurh?
2- What happenedtllen?
E ercise:
Always sayihe Euth and do no! swear!o emphasise$at wha! you say is true whaaevcrhappens.
Homewo*:
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Ask the childrento revise $e previous lessonsxnd lo be preparcdfor fie rcvision lessonby brioging with rhem
llle necessarytools.
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Rc.itation:
The pupilssrudylhe In@rcession
for oblarion:
Pray for ftese sancrificdand woniy oblation. for lhesesacrificesand for tfiose wbo have offercd rhem.
IN A1 REVISION
To he Seflant:
Revise_theprcvious aims, the bercfits you gol rhe exercisesyou pracliscd io you pmyers,the blessi[gs of God,
thankrie Lord for rhem. Recordyou ioubGs rnd ask fie Loids nelp.
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Confirmingtheaimsof rhepreviouslcssonsTHE I-r,SSON
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Herearesomeexamples:
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l- Compiete
a) Elisha mis€d the ..... .
b) .........raisedthe widow's son........ deaic) King Ncbuchadrczzlr of ....,.... captuod .........Kiog of Jerusalem.
2- Completethe setuencesin goups (A) with $e co.lect phases from group (B).
(A)
Joshua
Elisha
Lazafts
(B)
wd standingby the rich mansdoor.
crossed$e Jordar wilh his people.
purified dle walsr of Jericho.
3- Re3rmngelhe following:
a) Serve- you - shall - only - him - God - and - you - Lord - tho - shall - you - wolshipb) arise - young - you - man - to - say - l.
4- Answer llle following questions:
a) How w€re6e wise mridensprepared?
b) whal wasfie sin of Anriias and Srpphim,
The versesof this period are:
- Now he is comforted,and you are tormented.
(Luke16:25)
Lesson15
' God,be mercifulto me,a sinner.(I-uke18:13)
Lesson13
. I am th€r€surrection
and the life; he whobeliev€s
in me, droughhe may die; he shallliv€.(John1l:25)46
- You havetrotlied ro m€nbtaro eod. rActs5.,ar_t$SgqE
- Youngmrn, I sayto you.arise.fluke 7,t4)___@
- Your faith hes rnade you well; go in peac€.(I-uke 8:4$ Iasson 1l
., Blessthe Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his ben€lits. (psalms103:2)
Lesson3
- prayer of a fighteousman availsmuch.
(JaJnes
5:16)_k$9q!
. And Jesussaid to him, "Today salvation has come to this house.', (Loke 19:9) Lesson 7
- Then Jes||sanswered her, "O woman great is your faith.',
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(MaEhew 15:28)
Irson 9
. We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. (Numbers2l:7)_LS!9!_12
- I shall nol leave you br folsake you. t€ strong and of good courage. (Joshua1:50_!€!!9!2
- You shqll worship the Lord yo|lr cod and him only shalt you serv€. (t{auhew 4:10)_!e$9LZ
. This kind can com€out bJ nothing but prayer snd fasting. (Mark 9:29)
Lesson8
- Behold,th€ bridegroomis coming; go out to meet him.
(Vauhcw 25:6)
Lessont4
'A*it,:l:,b|I'"lt'*
teadrv'
it wirrbvnomeans
hur'them'
TexB for Recitaiionsudicd in this period arc:
The Etercessior!for p€ace- for fathers - for tlle congregadon- for the place - for the sickIess of $e Body and
the Malady of l.beSoul - for travellers - for the watei - for the Deceaseil- for de crops - for the Archbishopsfor the fruils of the land - for love - and rhe EEat Interc€ssionfor Oblarion atd ri'E Small Intercessionfor
Oblation.
Ihe puprl has to sody them and the Servant should edcoulagehim rhroughcompctitions !o make sure that he
has studiedthem.
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TEE SDC()ND PERTOD
I A' AJ CERISiTI&{S - ?EE II'AGI ffEE
WISE iIENI
trcf.rences:
Mauhew12
ConEmplarionor Nativiry - ti. H. pop ShcnoudaIl
To the Servant:
Conlemllae how the Magi scr their minds on the coming of Ckist anathow the Jewswere indifferent. Make a
companson
anoseewhereyou shnd.
Thg Magr gave Jesusgold (the dcaresrrhing ve have), fmnkinc€nse(worship and genuflexion), and myrrh (our
surcnngs 0 endLrmnce
tot nts name).
Enqr )our plvrte prayer rcom and_pray $e.Lord ro guide you by Hjs ligh! to Be6lehem so tia! Christ may
aDloeln yqrr hesn and cleanseyou fiom all sns.
Aig
To show how ttle Magi loied the New Bom Divine Baby and the necessiiyof showing our love to him.
YIEL'
when had opened their treasures,they pr€sentedgifts to Him: gold, and frankincenseand myrrh.
Matthew 2:111
Eru:
My Lord, My Lord-..
Aids:
A big piclore.. a nagic lantem.. acling some scenes.
Inloduction:
Wha! hppened when Chris! was bom? (Revision of the Nariyiry events - good news for rhe shepherds,rhe
apDeamnce
of rhe stff to de M:rsiWiIa!cm )ou s€ein the picrure?-who are fiey? Who is rhis?
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1:IIE I-'SSON
great people from-the e3st. They srudiedasEonomyand walched$e srarsand rhe unirerse...They
T:.Vigt,"t
aIrmlreo ue solar system, Ule luna.r system alld hc st-arsand fieir orbirs.., Th€y worshipped hre and srars.].
wnen Lneysaw a new slar, Lheyrhough!ftar a new king was bom. In a very dark nighi'd,r€e
of ftem were
studymg$e srr$... They sawa new sr.rr...h wasbrighr- IL hada sDecirjorbii.. Thenfiere is a new
kins who
wlll De DomIn Jcrus:em as fie JewishScripturesays.-.He has b€in bom Lhen...Let us so to woKhiD-him...
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Theywen!rhereoncamels...
tr wasa longjdlm"v.lrtei t"ilooa-anJ-iorLd...Eit r,irii gin;'""ril;
tlle new
bom king. They seroff.
What did rhe Magi do? Where did lhey come from? Wty did ttley make for Jerusalemin panicdar? Why did
lhey visir 6e kini?
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in Jerusaiem. Al g,g ryopf" who saw rhem were amazcda.ndasked why $ey had come...
*l^h
t? -*r.
Thev encuircdibour rtrenew
.roey.were$Engers...tlle colourso[ lheb fac€s...fieb clor]es...6eir lansuase...
lang-. lhey |r]ok riem to Herod..Jemd was upsel.. The King senr-for rhe high priesrsand rhe Scribes...
PT
aoo .askrd ticm rhey answered quickly...in Bedllchem.. The KGg be.ame mord ripser-. Then rhere were
propheciesof chrisl.. He sent thc priesti away...Then Herod sr-rnm6nJ r-tre*ise -en'seriitty'aria
aiainairJ
'co ana searctr
hom lhcm whi! Lime$e star appeired and h; scnr rhem lo B;lLlefi,
dilisei .lv for fie child
)ou have Iound him bring me word. fnr I Loomay comeand worshiphim. Heroddecid€dto kilt
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What is the name of $e King? Why was he troubled?
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Whar do pmpheciessay abourrhe place where Chrisr will be bom?
Whddid Herod intend lo do?
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Did rle Mcgi nolicc ir?
The-wise tr}en.lefr lhe Royal Prlace and mad€ for Betllehem. The slar which thoy had s€en in the Easr v/enr
oelorc hen. trll lt came ro re-srover the_placewhe{e rhe child was. When they saw rhe strr, d|ey rejoiced
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qq* j9y; tr wasa smallho6e.-Theyenrer€d..
(whondid $ey:e€?)..Th"t
loid Lh?;iit;
. repeat).
.,osepn and :.'ft
Mary (tne chrt(lrEn
fiey offercd him giflsi.. The peopte asked, "Why have you oft6rcd
gotd? (A symbot of his kingdom). and you, ihy have you 6ffered tmni;nc'ensc?ii svmuoi oif,L'o-a-es-rir-ooaj
iuro wny nave you oriered mynh:, (A symbol of his suffedngs alld passionsl...rfie rcjoic€d.. They p;ryed, then
rheylcft (heplace...
Who remembe.swhar rhey lrad !o do then? The angel appeaftd in gr€al glory to th€m and guided dlem to
".'-" "'"
anorher
way.-.Thusckisr-wasrescued
irom*at-o
3i xli!?,ii,ol'
How did lhey arrive? \tta! did rhey see? Whar did thev otfer?
whar shall we offer lo Chrisf (Our h€ans_ a psn of oui pocker money for his breoren..,
Ex.r.ke:
The chilalrengive a part of their pocket money lo rhe poor and anothq pan lo SundaySchool.
Homework:
March the followinq:
Gold
siandsfor
Frankincense
standsfor
Myrrh
slandsfor
Prle$hmd
Ue kingdom
pitssions
Repea!lhe hymn, "My Lord" dudng the lesson...
Ler all fie classescelebraterhe occasionlogether..Make rhe Focessio' of Ihe Narivity picture with hymns and
candles.
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791TNE F-I:IGF.T IIYIO EGYPT
Reference!:
Egypt,.eceivesthe Vi.gins - Silimm Nesseem
To {tc Serwna:
Flight is half way ro viclory so bewarcof shnding in d'e land of Sodom.
When you run away from the sin (late $e child and his mother); the child is the mysr€ry of your power and his
morler helpsyou in your struggle.
wh€n Chtist came |I) Egypt, fie idols fell and were desEoyed- I4ay rhe Lord abide in our heais ro desuoy their
4!n:
Shun (keepawayfrom) evil.
Y!89,
A se,takethe youngrhild and hismother,and fl€eto Egypt. (l{afiftew2:13)
!!rs!:
The Angel appeared.
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A_picture-of- tI€ Holy Family in. E$?t - A picure of ftc Virgin uEe atld some places which w€re sanctiEed
wnenlnc Holy lam y skyed ln lnem.
Inlroduction:
Questionon $e previouslesson.
Did thc Magi rerDmby dre s3meroute?Why?
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THE I-ESSON
The Magi renlmed by another.oure... Herodj,as suimmd€d by his minisrets and leadrc
m lhe patace..They
roand.rro-.
rheyasked
hirn...6"rdE;;;;;;er_iJals
9,".:# .lpj",:;:j:.:T-yfl!-lc
wzlsconrused..One day he redisedrhr! the l\4agi
*enti,y...rrreyuir
woutd nor comebaclc..He senihis teailers
to lrelnlchem...
rhechildrenwho are two ve3fi otd or under...Tle/askcd wtry....tur tre -iusea o answer...
tey
underslood..
Lbcydid not wanr!o do lharbu( he insisrcd-
HlfJgitin"JrH:tldwuhentid
hesendto kill lhechildren?
what wasihepurpose
by sodoins?why
A gmup oi soldiersand officers wenr $ere... The cily was in ge3r disordcr... Whar haDD€ned:,
The orders werE
MgtheT .Eien !o escapebur rh€y could nouL me sor"aiersai,lael iir. ii y... ifi"v r.rLr.alne
chijdren...
lsj!:d.::
house-. peoptecursedUle rtranL.. people said the Chrisi had fla.. They wenr back !o
tterroo- (r.xptaln what happenedduring fte meeringand how Heiiod was disappoinred).
What did he soldiersdo? Was fie king plersed? Why?
Then Chrisl will die wirh rhe o$er children... Will God ler riis happen? The angel cppearEd
to Jos€phand said
"{ }is morierandneeLoEst;a rosep'h
6;... ,iji,i,"lii} iiil*i
eg}?rLireidorsreli
I-T. 9g-fijl1g
uuwr.,.
{uEscnDeue Joumcy 0 Ue placeslhe Holy Family }Uyed in and how happywe are because
Christ
vislted our land) . Ancienr Cairo - Maldryah _ Natruri vattey'_
-i map
_-' -alrJ."";;;ur-.,
rruie
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Meotionrheplacesrhe Holy Farnityvisildi in Eglpl
Etercise:
Make a joumey !o one of lhe placcs tha! lhe ttoly Family visited.
Homevork
Ansrr,/er
lhe followiflsouestions:
a) Why did $e Hol! Family flee inro Egypt?
b) What happenedro tt|e idots when Chrisr enEredEgyp
c) ReadJohn3.
References:
+ John 3
+ They Mysreryof BapGm - Ana Cresorv
+ Binh fron waLerand rhe Spirir - SD;dis
+ Bagtism- Rodel Faras
+ The Sacrdmen6of dd ChEch - Habib Cirsi!
To lhe Sendn.:
Do we l€{|'tr a lessonftom Nicodemusand go o the Lord to consult him about our problems?
BaFism is r new binb.. and Relr€ounceis a secondbilrh... Do r€ always walk in he Spirfuof repentance?
On the daj ot bapdsm the godmotherrenouncesthe alevil on rhe behatf of rhe bapdsedchild. Canno!you Epea!
Urispromisenow with a conscious
will?
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1!n:
To ur|delsond the work of baptismrhat we atained when we were chil&en.
YlEs:
Unlessone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannotenter the kingdomof Cod. (John 3:t
4.w:
SevenSpirirualSac.amcnrs.
Aitls:
Give the lcssonin lhe BapdsmRoom in rhe church or bring wirh you picture of a small doll and someware!.
Inltoduction:
Review questions.
+ Mendonfie SevenChurchSrcramens.
+ What is the nameof the fiIst sacrament?
+ Who do we conside.i! lhe first sacramenf
THE I,ESSON
A man namedNicodemuswas a Phariseeand a nrler of thc Jcws...He knew rha! Jesui was a good Servant,so
he came to Jesusby night and said to him... Conyersatron...Mcntion fie conversa[on in a lively way.
What is fie nane of oui feast loday? wbat is the man's mme? Why did he come by night? Wha! did Jesus
say? Did he undersLand?
When did he ro! undentand. Jesus said !o him: Unless one is born of water and the Spfuit... (Seize $is
chance and explain the rituals of Baptism - By immersiol into tle water three times - this stands for Cfuists
burial and his ;esufectron into a neylife... and the praclical applicationwhich lies io repentance,keeping away
fiom $e first works and lhe bcginning of a new lif6 of holinesi, quiet full of obedienceand love... Nicodemus
thankedJesusbut he ne€dedan example from the Old TesramenL
How is the Sacramen!of BaDtisn Dmcticcd?
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Wha! does dis m€an? I{ow can I live in baptismnow? What did Nicodemusask tor?
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The Lord reminded him of fte bronze serpent...Fairh heals us... ie. love for tl|e
Crucified Christ, repenEnce,
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receivinsrhe Holy Communionr.rp rt"
we oecomepure...Nrcodemus
;;',il".
ioi.i-d,,. .i" ii"l;A;
hanked Jesusagain and tefi happily.
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,Whar was the exanple lhar fie I_ord gave? Explaio iL
What doesit me€n? What is dere ill commonbetwe€nlhe bronzeserpeotard the C.oss?
Enrcise:
we havs ,o confessour sins and rep€nr and receive $e Hory communion so rn,! ihe work of baprism
may be
rcne\red u us.
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1. ........wen!!o meer........by night and Chiist spokeabourrheSacmmenr
of...... .
2, Unlessone is bom of ....-. and ...... he cannot......... tfie Kingdon of God'
Recitatian:
Maulew ?:t-5 Judgenot .....
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This is oneof $e lextsraughrro rhe fifih gnde. pupilsstudyir ri[ lesson2j.
AEE UNIT OF
TEE CEIJRctrI ATTDOT]R INVE FOR ITER.
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27' TEE TABERNACLE OF ]I'EEfING
AND TgE ARK OF TFIE c;OVENAffT
EIVD COD'S PIESEIVCE IIY tT.
neferen es:
Erodus 25
Explanarionof Exodus - Sponing
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To th. SeFr'dna:
srudy lhe c}aprers abour rhe Tabemacteof Meering so rhar you may kiow how the Lorit
!_"_t"lsl!_y,E!.
carEs
about ntua.l{*
as?ec6 in worship.
The glory of rhe lr;d filled de TchL.. We are rhe Tempte whererhe Spirir of Cod abides... May he be gtorifed
in our lile wirh lhe glory of rhe New Tes|rment.
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Read the Epistle to the Hebrcws to lerm the lessonof the necessilyof obeying rhe Commandmen6of God and
to deservehe blessingof lhe Divne r'ooo.
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Theesublishmen!
of rhechuch in aheOld Te$amentand&e Drcsence
of theLord in ir.
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I wasgladwhentheysaidto me,Let us go into the houseof lh€ Lord. (psalms1 22:1)
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Er4!:
Praisethe Lord.
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A small model of the Tent and its conbnts or a big picture or models of the lamp6.,,the alter... censeror the
picture of de lesson.
Intoduction:
The Servaorgives review quosrionslhen he dcscribesthe Tc[r as the finr seedof fte chuch
TEE I,ESSON
The Lord-bought his ancient people our of fte land of Egl,pt, out of the houseof bondageand rescuedthem
rrom rnDultion and severesbvery.(queslons)...
He led theln jn lhe wildemess and made many miracles ro lh€m and for rhem (pupils give €xanple,s). They
wan@dto lhank God but they did nor have a ahurch ro meer in. (How did rheylite in tlre wildemess?)They
prayed $at the Lord may give ficm a church to pmy in.,. Moses desircd ro build a chorch...A1l the p€ople were
waiting for lhe Commandner6 of CodGod called Moses and spoke !o him... Mos€s hcld a great mcering with lie people ... (D€scribe i0 He asked
dem lo SS!!!y rhemselves (ie. lo wash and pmy) as ihe Lord wo.-uldspcak do Uiern. fhe krO spoke o tlrem
abou! lhe Llt... Then he ordcrcd Moses ro !o iip fie mounains... Thi people stood in feer and kept
quiet...
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They heard lhe soundsof thunder,li8hEling a;d hbms..- Moses srayedwiih rire Lord for fony days...
Lord
gave him tle Tent design and said to him:
Make the Tcnt into lhree divisions The Holy of Holies,the Holy placeand the outer Court...
The fr$ pan co ained lhe fuk of the Covenantcovered in all sideswi& gold which containeddre tables of the
co\€nant and a golden um holding lhe manna.
The sccondone contained lhe al{c. of incense,the lampstandand the table.
The third division corlained the aller of buml offering, and the laver. (The Seftfi! explains fie priest's service,
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ft€ offering.of $e sacrifice xnd $e incense...and that drc High hiesr enter€drhe Holy of t{olies once a ycar...)
Moseswas happyand wcnr down quickty.
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+ Wlat did rhe Lord say ro Moses?
+ What are rhe divisioos of rhe renr?
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+ bf wtrar usewas e\€ry rhiry in it?
Moses wenr-down.and-gadercd Lhepeoplc and asked rJlcm ro give $cir grfls. Gxptain how Lhepeople were
!3ppy.lo.oller tner gu|s ano how rhcy gave m$y ftings)... They beganlo makerhe Tent...They set ir up...
lhe.glonousprescnceof Cod in rie TenL.. All $e peoplekepLsilent in submission...
They all rejoicedand
ftar*ed the Lord as l*e rhank him lor his presencewirh us-in $e-church nowadays.
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+ What did the peopledo?
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+ Desoibe 6eir feelings.
Er.ftis?:
Lers rememt€r this story when we enter the chlrch so tha! we may feel the presenceof God ill rhe church, afld
offer our prayersand worshipwilh submission,
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Homevork
Draw a pictu.e of the Ark of the Covenanr,rhe Table, rhe Lampsiandand rtrc altcr of incense.
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Instuction:
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Make use of a magic lsntem !o show the Tent of Meetings and its divisions and how the l-ord appearEdto rhem
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221TI'E AWESOME AR'. OF COVrjNAITT ,JTD TEE TERRIBI.E PIAGIE
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Egbry!.ces:
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+ I Samuel5,6.
+ The Firsi Book of Samuelof - Sponing
Tg-4!-;!!y!!
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Wlrcn |hc Ark of the Covenantwas taken inro fte Temple of Dagon, the Sraue of Dagon fell face downwards
on the Found ... When Christ entersyo|ll life brough ydur prayer; ard supplicauoru
The lrrd brought his ancieo!leople ou of lhe Iand of he will ddve sin ou!.
The Lord sancrified$e wood as he resEd on iL fie Spirir resrson lhe SacmmentJin a way tfiat surpassesour
understandinE,he sanctifiesthe Table and the peNonwhb exercisesrhe sacmment.
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The Ark of th€ Covenan! st$ck the Philistines when ir was among them.. and those who Eceive the Holy
Communionwilhout repentanceor withou! beiflg prepa.red,will suffer-thesamerhing.
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Showingreverence
to ihe Sanctuary,
llle Se.vicavesselsandlhe icons.
Y!rset
Holiness
adomsYour house,O LORD,forever(Psalms
93t5)
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!!!n'!,
How swe€!Coq)omls arc.
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A model of the Ark of the CovenantconEining the Tow tablesof ll'e Covenanr,the um holding rhe mannaanal
Aarcn's rod - or piclures of all rhcse- or rhe picrureof the lcsson.... or draw a tiese rhi[gs on-rhe blackboard.
Introducaion:
Review-queslions.-.Exprrin rhc componenrsand conEnls of rhe Tent io aletail..,then do rhe sarne w{h the Ark
ot Ue Uov€ncntand he Tenible PhsuesTHE I,ESSON
The AJk o[ lhe CovenxnrconEinrd - fDiscussion) Thc priesB orried i! bcfore $e people on fieir joumeys and
n vars... The Lcviries wcre dedicabd b do rhis rrsk and !o care abour alt rhe c$ienrs of the Teni. -Ihi Fibe
only cared about the Teod aJ|ddid nothing elsc.
What were lhe contenlsof the Ark of the Covenant?
rflhat docs it snnd fo.? Who were dedicatedfor
servins ip
There was once a terrible war belween the Philistinesand the Ancient People...and the Philislines defearedthe
Israelitesand Iook fie Ark of lhe Covemnt... Tle Is€eliIas were oshemedof lhcmselvesand were very saal The
Philisdnes look rhc Ark and put it in their temple of Dagon wifi grear delight. They exercis€dfteir paganrites
(prayeIs - l e, dancing...)Th;o they weot to b,!d.. Next iroming riey were"sDrprisedrofind Dagon hiliig down
with its face to tlc groond... They were ashamedof ltr.it... Tlet set ir up again.. The uplEr half of fie sralue of
Dagon was h lhe form of a man and rhe lowe. pan h lhe form of a fish. Early the foliowing rnoming rhey saw
that the slaoe had again fallen down in frolt of the Covenan!Box. This dmc i|s head and both ils alms were
brokenoff andwere lying in the doorway....Whata shame! They wenrback home...severpains..-tumouls...
ihe
nex! moming,lhey wen( with difficulLy!o rhebfielG... mice dcvouredrhecmps.
What is lhe nane of the encmies? What did fte Ark of lhe Coyenart do on the fir$ day? and on the second
day? How did it affecr the peopleand rhe crops?
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The leadersof $e Philistines gathered...The problem must be solved (Describe the sceneand the conveEations
aoout the Covenant Box... No, .., etc) They put it on a wagon.. They took lwo cows and hitched them !o the
wago.n...
The cows slined off on rhe road-. They knew dGir way...'and$e philisrinesfotmea
peoprclook lhe CovcnantBor with geat resletL The Lord blcssedLhr city which honouredrhe Oim. ffri
Covenan!Box.
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Wha! did.rhe.Philislinesagr€eupon? Whar was $e sign rh"r Liey se!? How did ,hey sendrhe CovenanrBox
DackT wnat happenedlo the inhabiEnls of Beh Shemesh?
E ercise:
When you enter rhe chur€h, bow dowo in woAhip ard kiss the lconostasisard rhe Icons.
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Homevork:
1- Draw a picture of rhe CovenantBox and Dagonfalling do*'Il before it.
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2- Read Numbcrs17.
23I SEOWINC NE:9EREIYCE I'()R PRIE|SIS -/AROI\I€
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R.f.ren ?s:
+ Numbers 17
+ Explanalionsof lhe Book of Numben - Sponing
+ The Sac.amen6of lhe Church-
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To the Sermn!:
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Ko.ah, Da$an and Abiram rebelled agains! Moses and A3ron so rhey were scvercly punished. Ir!'s nor
complain becaoseof whal dle Lord and given our bredftn and dcprived ip from it.. I-ei ui sutrnii our witi ano
hea( b him. Ler us not be selfish.
The Lord gsve^Aron s stick. the power to grow and lo Iive. If your life sutfers from s?iriual drlness and iI
your servacesuffers fiom spiriruil tErrerness. Ler us tay our hopd on Chrisr.
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The.rcd is a symbof_ofSt._Mary the Virgin who conceivedChrisr withour human seed. Le! us take Ckist into
ollr Deiulsaad our l e and tet us always inrcrcedewith his kind moaher,
4!s:
-
children should show rever€ncefor our falhers$e priesB .nd p.Jy for rhem so ftar lhe Lord may help them !o
careaboutus.
Yqs"'
Hc who receivesyou receivesMe, and he who receivesMe receiyesHim who sentMe- (Matthew 10:40)
Er.!'
I love our farher fie priesl
M:
Somevestmerts - pictures - a modcl of the Ark of the Covenan!- Somesticlc - the pictur€ of the lesson.
Inlrotluction:
Quesdonsabout thg awesomeArk of the Covcnant,its plaguesand blessings- the cariers of $e Covenari Box -
!lr:l
9ue:d9ns_eqoulyt'o beplsed us, give us communioo - and he difference betweena pries. and a deacon
who re€os
|J|eHoly Bible and $e EDisdes.
THE LESSON
Some pcrsonsof $e OId Tcsraflenr dcsired ro b€comepriesrs. They rebelled agains! Mosesand Aamn- (What
(Ild lney scy?) - Those rcbcls were Koruk, Darhn and Abiram and i50 olher leideB - They rebeled agajjs!
lhe
lcaclcrshipof Moses and Arro[ W]cn Moscs heard lhis, he threw himsetf on the ground aad prayed:$en he
'Tomonow
said,
moming$e Lord will show us who bclongso him...Take Iircprni Dul live co;b_afldhc€nse
on-$em and t3kerlem ro fie rler. Thcn we wcJ seewhicfi ol us |Jlefard has;h6ei'.. They all wenthome...
y.f,tni* peoplc said b.each ofter on lhai nighr?.. May Moses win vtirory ovei ttrosi wictea peopte.,.
lw,h:!jo
u Loro, pun$h oose wtckedpeople,..ctc.)
+ What are $e namesof the rebels? Aqains! whom did thev rebel? Whv? What did Moses do? Whar did
Mosesarrrnge so rhar 6e Lord might dccl-alehis desirc?
Next moming, the rebels crme crrrying ceosers. All lhe people assembledro see what woold happetr...Moses
aod Acron p.ayed: "Ot rd, solvel}lis Droblem...'Everv iran ook his flreDan.Dsrlive cods cnd incenseon
iL.. The gound shookunder drem...They ail cricd in feai..,The earfi splir unde;$em and swallowedrhem.
The othcrs,rcn away in great [err... Thcy searchedfor llle rebels but fiey were lmder the Srould. The Lord
nonoufedMosasand Aaron+ What happened
in $e early momingl
+ How did the Lord declfic his will?
The Inrd wanted to show $e people that lhe had chosen Moses and Aaron... He order€d the leadersof thc
communily to give Moses lrr'elve sdck, one from thc leader of eachtribe... and to wnte each man's llame on his
s!ick.. Aaron also did so.. The I-ord said !o Moses: The stick of $e man I have choseowill sDrour...Moses rhen
pu! all the sticks in ths Tcnt in fron! of lhe Lord's Covenant Box. The next dav, when tr{oseswenr ino fie
Tent, he saw lha! Aaron's slick had sp.outed.I! had budded,blossomed,
and proiir.rcdripe almonds.How did
tha! happen? [n no time.. without waGr or soil!! It was a mimculous de€d...Titey all showedresp€ctfor Aaroo
and camc lo kiss his hand and ask him ro forqive them cnd Drav for rhem- The samets we do now when we
kiss lhe handof rhe pries!as it is he who puG Chrisr'sBody ori his hrnds,preachus. rcceivesour confessions
ano pfays lor os.
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Etercke:
Go to confession- rcceive fte Holy Commonioll...prny for him 6at lhe Lord may help him
!o s€ft€ us.
Homework:
, Complctethe following.
When..........,
..........,and ..........Ebelledagainst...........,
and .._.......
the lrral aleclared
rhathe hadchosenAaron
whenhis .......spIouted.
ReadNumbers15
Recitaai/rn:
+ PupilssludyMa$hew5: l-12
The Be3dtudcslill Lesson27. Thesexre prirnary Schml lifrh gnde rex6 for recitarion.
zztt oBsEFIrE 77tE LORDS DAy - reW
tT EOLY
Refcrences:
+ Numben 15
+ Erplanarionof tle Bmk of Nurnbcrs- Sponng
To fic Sen'ant:
W€ do noralwaysobserveSunday.de tord's Day...
We thanlkCod for he is merciful io us. He does
notlle:rt lA_$e sameway as he Ee:ttedfie pcople
of the old Tesbmenl
Let us obse$e Sunday- Le! us woNhip the I_oral,
receive the Holy Communion,rcad tlte Holy Bibl;,
give alms, nor ro do anyrhing lhar can be p;sFoned
so rhat we may devote our dme to prayersandcontempladon.
4]!!!ObservingSundayas ir is rhe day on which rfie Lord
rose_l.mm
hc dexd- be receivingcommunion,
rsding
rheBible, alrendingSundeySchooland helpingd|e p6or.
Wp:
Rememb€rthe sabbathdaJ, to keepit holy. (Exodus20:8)
Eru:
Sunday,the Lord's Day.
AiA:
. '."pEsenr
rle waj of observing
fie Lord'sDay- a manpmyins- a manbowingdown_
Ply-'1l!4.!1"!l=r
- a manreading
a m3nrecervrng
communion
$e Bible. a visirto a Dobrman.
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1:HE I.ESSON
Whrt arc IJ)elen commandmeflts?
\ry'hydid the Lord commandthal the Sabbalhshould bc observed?
\\/l|.at did the childrel of Isra€I do on the Sabbadr? Wha! is $e Lord's day now aflcr Crucifixion? Why was
Sundaychosen?
Onc€, while the Israeliles were still in the wildemess,a man was found ga$ering firewood on the Snbba6. I{e
was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community alld was put under guard bccauseit was not clear whal
thc people, bctween men and Moscs ..
shoutd be done with hiln. (wrib down the conversalionlhat rrn among
"The
man must be put to death, ahe whole
between Moses ard lhc man) Then ihe l,ord s3id to Moses,
communiry is !o stone him lo dea6 ou6ide lh€ camp - So the whole community tmk him ou6ide the camp and
stonedhim !o dcath. as lhe I-ord had commanded.
What did the man do? What did Moses say at fifit?
whzt did the l-ord say 1ohim? why did the Lord commandthat all the communiry was to stone him? (so you
may not forget dlat breking this commandmentis dangerous-)
Exercise:
Hold a conversaiionabout how to ke€p Sunday holy... Le! tie pupils give lheir suggeslions-..Then make an
ageementwith the pspils to go !o churchand alEnd the Holy Mnss,rcceivethe Holy Communion,p.ay, read
the Bible, visit the sick p€opieand lhe poor people on tha! day in prniculat.
Hometeork
Say whetherthesesentenccsaie aight or wrong by pultiflg a X or U befoie cach one.
l- The lews observethe Sabbad.
2- The Christiansobservethe Sabbath.
3- Ke€ping Sundayholy meanstha! on that day we arc to play wilh our ftiends.
4- Ctuist likes us !o visit the poor people on Sunday.
25I @IYCERIII FOR "EE CIII'RCEAS AND MEIYDIIVC AEEM
fulc'lj
IBRAINM EL GOI,ARY
R(lcrencPs:
+ Tlrc PreciousGem (AlkhateedaAl Naleessa
pafl 2 - Tte l2th genention - Column I P 486
To hc Servrna:
Ibrahin el Gohary bore witnesslo Cfuist in a dargo age - He was a high Sovemmen!official- we, as Ckistirns,
ne€d such a good exampleto follow.
Although he was rich, he did nol neglec! his duty towards God and the chuch. His position as a minister did
nor makehim neglccth|5 RsponsibilitylowardsbuildingandmendingDe churches
He did no! tfucalen those who pemecutedhis brolier. The Spirit of Christ dw abode in him l4ught him how [('
love and forgive people althoughhe was able to avenge.
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&:
Caring Ior building churches,fe€ting happy
- ro do rhar, offering gif6, pmying so lhat the l-ord may establisha
church in every placelhor needsa ch-urcli.
YeEg:
r was glad wheo liey said ro me, "Lea us go into the Houseof the Lord.', (psslms1 22:l)
Uynz:
In your house,in your home.
Atds:
A picture of Ibrahim el Gohary - Modets of churchesor their pichres.
Intoduclon:
QuestiotNon observingrhe Lord's Day - fte chwch as a place wherethe Lord dwells among tie b€lievers.
THE LESSON
We rememberhow Killg Solomonlaid fie foundition of rhe TemDle..$,h.rl did he n€€d? Hor did men
volunte€rtrccarrywood.slones,elc- and how did rley build fie Fmpieanddecoraleir?
How did they nate lhe loois?
This deed pleasesfie Lord... When we love his houseard care for buildins churcheseverywhere...Tlis was the
virue o[ a greatman namedh'rhim al Goharv. He lived in rhe t8rtr cenrriv durine rhe r6isn ot $e Mamelutes
and MohanFdAIy. He was he Chief Clerk of rhe prime Minisrerrt fiat ltne andhe had; grearaudbrityand
was very_nch- He was a pious Chrisrian who pracljsedmeansof grace. (give examples,_ w_haris fie na;rc ot
dlarman? Wlar washis job? Wharwere his characrerisrics?
H-e-waspmmoEd !o rhg.posrof the Chief Cle* of $e whote counFy of Eg)!r becausehe was compeEnlano
nonest. He was a.true Chrisrianand doughr only of how !o pte3le Ciri$ anii'llorify his name rlrougir rtrarposr
ot hrs...He spenthrsmoneyon.rhepoor and rtleneedy...bui he wasno! sadsded..'He$oughr of d;ing greater
He,.as\qul pne$s.rndthe people.-.He noriceddur LhercwereptsceswilhourchurihesatrJrouglimany
*99:.
(-nrisqans.live{l
rn uem. Orherplaces wcre very poor and to rhesehe seir a to! of money... and he mdded die
churcheslhatncededmendin!.
6l
He, m€nded de monasteriesand sent $cm what they nccdcd slEh as oil, whest, canclles,incense etc. The
endowmenr
conEaclshc devoEdfor rJlcchurches
and the monasrencs
rccched238 conurcu
( r ne scrvant grves appropriitc quesrionsfor enchsEge)
Exercise:
Pray for the sprrad of the churclr.
When you hear of such a projecr offer your moneya.rd gifts with delighr.
Eomettork:
Complete the following:
l- I was glad when they said to me
2- Ibrahimal Coharycaredfo....... andlhe .......chuchesand monastdiesand be cndowed..-..
3- When we hear ttla! a chuch is being buih we mus! .... ind..... so rha! ftc Lord mcy ser up rhe building.
Read I Samuel2
26I SSOWWG REITEREIVCE FOR TEE IIOLISE OF GOD
EII TIIE PRIES'I.
References:
+ I Sxmuel2
+lSamuel-sporting
To thc Senant:
A minister's sin is more dangemusthan olhe. people's sin as it makespeople indiffcrcn! lo the holies of God.
Be careful about your senscs,your conducLyour delings and your feelings.
If we neglect our duty lowards sinnersand wmng doers by giving advice to dlcm tllc Lord wi[ punish us.
We have to show cordial true clear love and respect for tie house of cod as in doing this the chilaLrcnwill
lmltaleus.
4!s:
Children should show rev€renc€for the House of Cod by enlerillg and going out wilh rcve.ence and prayet, by
sitting calmly, listening and undeKtandingwhat is said.
kEL:
My houseshallbe calleda houseof prayerfor all tle nations.(Mark ll:17)
t
!!!2.!:
Thepr€viousone.
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4!:
Pictues of churches- rhe pictule of rhe TenL.. T1lepicnre of lhe lesson.
Intodactiott:
Review questions- tie holinessof lhe House of llle Lord as $e Lord is presenth ir by His Body and Blood Discussionabout how to enterthe chuch. What shall we say: But I th;ough the sbu;darce ol'thy stesdfast
love will eDter.thyhouse.I will worstip toward thy holy temptein rhe feir of rhee.... pray befori you go t(l
oec.. rtly wnr|e you are wal*rng m rhe sEcel... Pmy durinq fte mass...,Watch how |he Driestand the deacons
act and move and try (o undershnd... Receive thc blcssings of de icons... Do not give your back to $e
Sanctuary
whenyou go oul fQuesdons
abou!Lhissrage).
In fact, the Lord insiss oo keepinghis householy. In the Otd TcsIamenr,$ere wasa Dries!oamedEti... He hacl
two sons, Hophni and PhinelEs who helpedhim. The people otterEd lheir sacrifices...There was a ceru'tn oroer
for doing dlal- The pricsr rmk his posirion... Hophni a;d Fhioehasweie wicked menwho sinnedin lbe housc of
the Lord... The sons of Eli were scoundEls. Thay
'fiepcid no arcntion lo $e Lord or !o rhe regularionsconceming
what dle priests could demandfrom rhe people.
people were annoyedand murmurcd+ainsr fiem... Mani
of lhem despisedlhe Holy Phce (Quesdons)
m: 44..h*d
-thg people's_complainKand saw rhe evil deeds...He was angy wirh Eli an his solls.... IIe
orderedEli !o rebukethem...EIi advisedlhem no! to do rllar againbur genrly..lille tard was xngry wirl Eli.
Tle boy Samuelwas in rhe Fmplc. The Lord appexled ro Sam'reland 6ld fim ha! he decided lo LiU Eli and
his sons...Eli knew rhejudgmen!of rheLord andivassad. (euesions)
Therc was a severewar... The Israeliteswere defected...HoDni and phinehrs were kiucd in banle - Eli heard the
sad news.. He knew tha! dle enemiestook fte Covenrnt Bbx... I{e fell ro rhe gmond and died.,. So rhose who
des?iscdthe holy place of $e Lord died.
Exz?cis.:
Obse.vehow you entet go o0r oi and st nd in the House of llte I-ord.
Home$rork:
Chooselhe suitable words fiom the secondcolumn to complcle fic ,rords from the first colunrn,
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Eli thepriestwas
TheBoySarnuel
HophniandPhisehasdied
pleasethe Lord
a high priest
be{auscthey des?isedtho House of rhe Irrd
27| |IVCEwSE
References:
+ Numbers16:41-50,
Revelarion5:8
+ The hccious Pearls- The Minare! of th€ Holies
To he Servant:
When you.seeLhenceose.in the church.let youl pmtrrs go up witJr them so that rhc lrrd may :rcceptthem as
sweer-smerung
mcmsewlu lne pnyeB ol lne sarn6.
Atrend the Pmler for the Raising of Inceme - Evening and moming Raising of $e Incenseas thes€are essenrial
ttasesof rhe Divine Mass.
Let the aromaof Orist sprsd in all the sides of your life - Le! you swe€t-smellinglife affed the life of oders
tlrough yourperpetuallesdngof rhehesenceof Cod andyour perpetualunity wiLhhim.
AiE
Emptxsising tie riLual spirir in wonhip and undersEndingllle significancc of rires since childhood so lhar the
cnrlomxy De[seo lo woGnlpplngw n Joy,
Varse:
Leamy pEyer be set before You as incense. (Psatms141:2)
4r.!'
Our chuch everylhingin you is beautiful.
&
4j4:
A censeror a picufe of a ccnser,
-
Inioduction:
abourshowingselerancelor lhe Houseof Cod - euesdonsabou!how !o be attenlivewhenyou oray_
Questions
wnarc3n you seel Ut what useare lhe incense
andthe censer?Whardo lhey mean?
_
THE I-ESSON
This cenyr which $e pricsr usesin rhe pmyersof $e Divine Mllss and lhe inc€nsein ir reter lo rhe Virqin Marv
(he_vrr$nt womb) ' She carriedthe Divinefire in her womb tjesusChris! is rjie swe€!-smelline
inc;nseana
ure DlvlneFue) - |he heavenlyDame- the dree chsinsstandfor fte Holy Trinily - (Discussion
and-questions)
.lvtlen
does lhe Driest use this ceoser?in lhe eveniograising ot incense? (When?), in |lle rnoming Eising of
incense?wheo? ..- pr€pararionfor the Holy Mass.
-
Ihcense:
_
1- Sweet-smelling(a$ma) as rhe sweet-smellinglife of $e sair6.
2- dses up to heavena5 thc praye$ of sai s do.
l' sprcrdseverywhereand Lhisrefers!o $e hc! $e( peopleseerhe imrge of Chris! in fte sainb everywherc.
50, whenetrrwe seeinccnse.we have!o obeyLhedeacon! wrming ana pfoy. (eueslons,
_
In fact. incensehas b€€n usedin prayerssincede dme of M6cs and A3ron. teuesrionsaboul rhe srory of
Korah,Dxdan and Abirdm rnd de; dasrucrionrogerher
wiLh,ie ;;b;isiThen he whole col$egarior rcbelled again$ Mosesand Aamn... Moses becamevory sad..
_
The Lord was very angry....The Lord sert an epidemic and morc thaD fourtecn rhousandpeople died.. AI
houseswerc weeping and crying.._
Arton to pul.firccoal in the inccnseand raise ircense. As soon as incenserose. the epidemic
Yoses Prg-ered
slopp€d.
The people rfunked lhe Lord as rhe prayersaccompaniedby incense were powerful. They p;omised
never lo rebel again. (Queslions)
.
Even in heaven,lhe Lord Jesusis siEing on the Throne surounded by rwenty four priests carrying consersfrued
wilh incense which is the prayers of ihe srinls...That is *ht Dr"ia ;ysa' il,"t' .y p""y6" 6e couniea us
incense before thee.,' (euesiioils)
Etcrcir":
Attend the Mass - Go early to church to attendlhe moming mising of incense..pray !o the Lord as soolras you
s€eID€censor.
Homeworh:
_
Mark / or X before $e following:
1) Inc€lse is rhe symbol of (r€adingthe Bible - prayers_ love)
When Aaron Bised incense(rhe epidemicconrinued- rhe epidemicstoppcd)
3) In heavenfterE are rwenty four priestssunoundingCfuis! and $ey are carrying (patrn leaves- c€nsen)
Rccltation:
Lute 2:25-32
Now therc was a man in Jerusalem...
pupits srudy these verses ti
tesson 31.
2AI TEE PAS,S,OVDRIAMB AND TEE DESTROYER
References:
+ ExodusL2
+ Explanation of fie Book of Exodus - Spodng
To lhe Sentant:
The people wiped fie blood of the passoverlanb on rhe door p6!s and the beams above lhe doors of lheir
houses- This fias a symbolic meaning, The Blood of Christ proaeclsus and $e Diline Juslice will no! punish
The Blood of Cfuist forgivesus our sinswe coffinitted in the pasr,and purifies us of our sins at plrsen! and
sancliliesus for a pure life in lhe future....Do w€ submirour lifc everyd;lyto tie Divine Blood bi repentance
and fellowshin.
ChrisCs Blood mr.Lesus svmd finn in truth... Ilave you received the Holy Communion recmdy?... May you
obsewe the Sacramentof Sacmmenls.
4!4:
Childrer shouldrcccive &e Communionof ChrisCsBody ard Blood so thar the Lord may forglve us our sins as
he forgave the anciont pcople.
Y9E!
In him we haveredempiionthrough h'rsblood, the forgivenessof sins.(EphesiansI:7)
g!s!:
Our Redeemerhascalled us -
4i4j.:
A big picture or the picnre of 6e Lesson.
Intoduction:
endhonouring
rheLord'shouse...
The imponrnceof prayeB...Rerriving
rhe Holy
9:1.l9.lt
l9}l,ll"ll*
Lommunnn.
( Ltusrs $e cim ot fte tessonaccording!o rhe Unir: Our tovefor dle Chirch)
THE I-ESSON
*:j"y
gqrnmunionis very imporr.onl This is shown by a slory rhar rmk placern rhe otd
l=^:':_q
r.esramenl.
lrn€ servanrgrvesm_alyquesrions
abour$e Isrxelitesbondage
in lhe landot EglTr,abou!lheir
surlenng
Jndcnes,abourDeTenplagues
d hecomes!o $e powerfulrendiplague).
blq -,.L-dg
Moses:nd Aaron !o re rhe people Lh3! each famiiy woutd kil a ramb named d|e
I!"
r he lasch La.rnb (Pf,sch= passover,- They should lrke pan oi de btood and lay ir on rhe door
:T9I:r, *0
po$sano
rhe upper beamso hxt when rhe desrmyersa1vfte blood, he would pas and would noi kill lllem. Ire
l()l(l mcm Lo€jlt (ne rambs mearin $e evening wir] biq.er he6s - rheir loins girded, rheir staffs in rheir hands,
$eir lcmps tilas ftey should be prepared!o go-oul
of rt e una oi mniiagi. 1-C'tifareiJiray fao" Lf,esrory so
you can give 6e lessor rlmugh discussion) At midnight the angrl came. Ki ed fie Egyptiansand saved the Isoeliles bcrause rhey offered fte sacrifice...
rne.Droodwas put In the shapeof a cross...The pasch lamb slood for the Lord Jcsus ihose blood was pourd
on the crossfor &e forgivenessof oul sjns.
y"..T.Tl,.l_ryg
,gisobedience- sins or rhe rolgrie - an€er - dispuE - selfishnsss) If lne Lsd judged us,
:l"las_he
ne ll/ourodestsoyus
did -with rhosesinners,,.but he who desiresto escapepuniihmenr,mu$ rccelveue
nory.Lommunron,
lhe Broodof chrisr...when rhe angelscesfte blood.he wiir pilssaway...rDiscussion
abour
the blessings
of rhe Holy Commurron)..Be prepared,;hen you go lo receiverhe Holy Co'mmunion
Repenunce
belorere{eivinglhe floly Communionis a m!sr...
Eftrcise:
Co !o confessionio the spiri! of repenranc€afrer you count your srns..rhenreceive the lloly Body 3nd Blmd.
Hom?work:
Matchde foltowing:
The Paschlam-b
is a symbol of
fne Dloodol the |lmb is a symbolof
rne angcBpas$ng js a symbolof
ChrisCsblood
The Lord Jesus
the Lords forEiveness
29' AN IDEA ABOITT TEE PP.OPITI,iTION
Refercncet:
+ The Book of Leviries and-itsExptanadon- Sponmg
+ lrc cxlematevedasunq
Church
+ Wift Christin his Passions.
dearhand ResurrEcrion.
To ahe Senant:
Cont€mplarethe five offerings of the Old Tesr.mentand how rhey conform ro th€ work of the cross.
Contemplateyour Frivate life and how it needthe blood of Christ.
Do we live wilh rhe work of salvarionwhich liberdtesus from every sin...
4!n:
Appre.iationfor rheexpiarorywork of Cfuistfor us tkough epenranceon olrr pan.
!489:
The previousone.
!!E!:
My cmss,mycross
&:
A big picture of rhe Tcnt of Meeting or the Templc wilh ia ahers or lhe picture of thc lesson.
Int oductiofi:
Questionsabou(lhe Paschlamb and ils symbotsof Chris! - and the severalsacrificesrhe ancient peopleoffercd.
THE LESSON
The ancien!pmple offered any sacrificessuch as:
a) A sin ofcring
b) A SacrificEof peaceoffering - They ale of ir and ir rcfers ro receiving lhe Holy Communion.
c) The bumt offering
The sacrifice^s
were continually o-fferedso that $e Lord's anger might be r3ised - Why did rhe tard forgive them
after they off€red rheir sacrifices?
We all know that Adam sionedand was driven ou! of Paradiseand no longer dwel( with God. (Discussion) The
Lord loved Adam ard Eve in spite of rheir sins bu! lhe Lord hatessin...l He wanred lo puniih Adam (ivhy?)
the.w_ages
of sin is deadr...If you eal...you shalldie...Was it possiblerhatAdam woulddii for nis sinsaia is6
again? This is impossiblei5 h€ who dies in sio goesto Hadej... Whar would rhe Lord do? B€raur€ of hb love
rc( use ne_arrangedlo- be coJporarcd,ro take out flesh and be like us in everyrhing except sin... alld die... bu!
when the Righbous Chris! die4 did he go to Hadesas the sinners?...No... Tlien hi can iise and raise us with
him... Thus Chrisl_diedfor us and gave us rhe et€mal and everlastinglife... When can this be? When we repenl
and worshiphim all rhe time.
(Discussionaboul the effect of sin on us and about lhe work of Christ thmugh rhe cmss).
Ereftise:
Let's rememberlhe Crucified Chrisr every day ar noor and coun! our sins which arc like nails in his body... Le!
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yj-*.!T
, iorgive us. Le! us repenr. (Give examptes)- Afler the lcsson srandup quiedy befoe fie Crossof
Homehlorh:
Answer rhefollowing quesrions:
l) Why did fte children of Ismel offer sac.ifices?
2) What did rhesesacrificessrandfor?
3) What did Christ do ro sav€us ftom dearh?
4) ReadMark 4
3O|./EJ TEE LOID'S
SUpptR
References:
+ Matthew 26, John 6
+. The sevel chuch saclamellls+ The sacramen!of lhe Holy eurban
To the S.rnmna:
Judasr}le traior was one of ftose who ate he Body ard rhe Blood. Searchyoul hean and s€e rl there rs anv
-.confess
beFayal
n ir
noly rccruonshrp)
ir andwalksrnighrwidrthdr_ora-tSeri.toui _ iir'*r,i"ii-[l"G-i.
"'uii-l,io-ir:i
The Lod-$€sh€d his disciples feer before he gave thcm the Holy Communion - be rcaalyfor receivi[g the Holy
uommu otl
be sure rhar.you crn see the Lord Jesussurounded wirh believers in one bodyYF,l-fo].$-1,1"-lq1Tunion
one rozuol Dreacland you wlll undershndde meaningof de churchand}ler members.
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Airn:
ConcentrJteon the mysnry o[ Qurbanand $e importanceof receiving the Holy Communion. Make sure thar all
the childrenhaverEceiveddc Holy Communron.
leaz:
H€ who eatsMy flesh and drinks My blood abidesin Me, and I in him- (John 6:56)
!!!n!:
Our Redeemerhas callcd us.
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The altar if possible- or a picturDof lhem - or a picturc of rhe Lord's Supper.
Inlrodaction:
Questions on the Lesson about expialio[ and rhe importance of receiving rhe Holy Communioo - rhen
discussionsabout how rhis sacramen!_was
establislEd.
THE LESSON
The Lord spent more rhan tiree ye€rswilh his disciples. He taughrrhem words of etenial life. The tine for his
cruciixion drew near but thcy did not lnrdelsrandhis plans. The passoverfeasr drcw ncar'. He scnr rwo
disciplcs to prepare the passovermcal. (ln whose house?) The Lord sat wilh His disciples. They were ail
happy becauseof the passoverand fic fcast. Jesuskepr silcnL They ale the passovermeal. The l,ord took a
loal of br€ad, prayed, blessedit and divided it - eat this - &en he r,coka cup and blersed it and said .-..-..-They
all ate and dmnk in silence...(Quesrions)
Excrcise:
Examine yourself - go to confession- Eceive lhe Holy Communion.
Home'9ork:
C'hoosethe conect word
l) Judas(deserved/didnor desewe)to receive lhe Holy Communion.
2) Receivirg Cornmunionwiti prcp€rationmakesus (abidc in Chris!&eepaway frorn Ckiso.
3) After pnycrs breadand wine become(meresymbols/ rcrl bodyandblood).
ATTAITEE IIOLY WEER
Relerenrcr:
Thelast chapte|sof the four gospels.TheHoly Week(Guiz! - NewCaim)
To lhe S vant
May you walk wilh thc Lord while he sulfcrs His Holy Passions...
In rhespirir of player..attendingthe Pasch
prayer...rcadingBiblical textsandtheapproprixEspiritualbooksfsuchasfte CruciliedJesus)
Offer PassionSacrfice,son the alrar of love as prayerswherherin rhe early moming or the late night,
Genullcxion,knockingthe chest,helpingolhersandfasling.
'to
Af^rec,thedgrknessof fie grave comes lhe glory of resurreclion,so do no! be afraid of
fte cross if it comes to
you m any torm.
4!a:
Explaining !he.ev€n6 of.theroly we€k, how the church celebmtes$e occasionso tha! the
cbild can atlend and
be saliatedwidl $e rirurls of his week_
kE9:
But he w's woundedfor our transgressions,
he was bruis€d for our inequities.osaiah SJ:5)
4rz!:
The power and rhe glory be to you.
AitTr:
A seriesof pictures to represon!lhe event of Ihe we€rc
Intoducaion:
rlle Lord's su-pperand how ir rook place_ .vvha!is $e nane of rhe week during which rook
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pracel....r\rl llle eventot rheHoty we€kwi|J|discussion
andquesdons.
Sunday:
The l.ord enteredJerusalem.What happenedon $a! alay?...He went back Beftany.
Monday:
He wen! !o dle Tcmple.... Cu.rsedthe fig tree - feachings.
Tuesday:
Teachingsand parablesabout lhe desEuctionofjerusalem, lhe secondcoming and pepa.ation (preparedness).
Wedn€sdaJ:
Judasand rie High Priesrpiolted agains!Jesus.
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Thursday:
Eating lhe prssover meal. The eshblishmenr of Holy Communion Sacmrnenrs. The arrest of Jesus
rle powef oi cod ... llley fell back - be3lingMatchus'e3r _ the
9!uscmane...Descriplionof whxt happencd...
beforelhe High PriestaI rhenighl
Judgmcnr
Friday:
Trirl beforcdrc public ar dawn - Pilxr qucsrionsJesus- HerodqueslionsJcsus- pita! qucstionsJesusfor $e
seconoLrme-Jesustssentenced!odearh-hewas|obecrucifisd_rheeventsofcruci{ixion.(passions_n
lioJns,- ... ctc...the painshe"enduredJor
us. The powerof Christon the crosi - rfi angtiof nitu.e - tte tempte
verl split - rhe resurecdon of rhe de3d - thc rhiel go€sto pcradise)
Saturdav:
The Lord was in the tomb - he mse on Sundayat dawn (euesdons)
-The
How the Church celebmt€s lhe occasionsof-this weelc
pasch of rhe passover (rhe angel passedover)..
Cfuisrirns in tie.past celebraledthat occasiononce every 33 years rbcn Anba Demirrius'Nkaniam'ananged thit
rl would.De celebratedonce a year- Ir was customary ro read the whole bible (The Old and Ncw Testamenfs)
uunng $[s week, but Anba Cabriel arrangedfie rexts dlar should be read during $is week. (Anba cabriel fta
PaEiarch71
The Scrvantisks why ti€ chuch is closed in black, he asksabout tle sad lones of the hymns, why the sarcntary
rs closed_ d lrhen it will opcn again - why prayels aro raised in the back outside tl|e sincruary.@cause Chriit
was cmcrlled,outsrdeJerusalem).-.we rEad$e Prophearnd the Gospels. we hearsad hymns - we are sad
because
our 5inscrusedChrisrro be crucified...(Whaa
are rhesesins.l)...We ratk wifi Chris!evcrydry... hour by
hour...On Thurs&y we performrhe Holy M3ss...because
on rhatdav Chrisrsavehis bodv and 6toodto us. Oir
Frialaywe rememtrr his crucifixionand we pray from momins o eveniniand we burv the crucihrion icon
amongfie-mseson rheal|ar as a symbolof Clirisi'sburial....w'ge! i! our o-nrheeveon rhe resunccrion
@asrer
sunoay):rLerwe spendrhe wholenighr wirh rheLord, pnising him cnd worshiDDin!him while he is srill in rhe
tomb as a signof our fairi and beliefin rle powerof hii Crosi and his esurrecii6n.-(euesuonsr
Exercise:
A$end someof rhe Paschp.ayers specially on Thursdayand Friday.
Homework:
Choosethe conect word:
l- In lhe Holy week, we grieve for (Christ - our sins)?
2- The Holy we€k is caUedrhe (Paschweek - the prayer weekx
3- The word "Pasch"mmns (love - pcace- passovcrx
Recitlttion:
Luke 11:33"46lill fie end of the Deriod.
32I AI EASTER. CrIIiIST APPEA]RS lD i''{.Y
}'{GD,IEIIIE
AETER THE Co.MING OT PETER AITD JOEN
xcrcfences:
+ John 10
+ Contemplationon the Resureclion.
+ Frcm ResunEctionto Ascension.
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To the Senant:
The res,ne.tion of rhe Lord is a power thar h€alsp€ople of rlle death of sin.. kt us rise ftom lne lombs of sin
Io lrve rn lne rower ot the vrctoriouslife.
ResurEcaionis the key to rhe everlastinglife.., TIle hones!souls seekswha! is abovenot whal is oo eanh...
Resunecdonsis vi!,!!ry_over de coduprion of rhe flesh and an evidenceof its redemptionand chanBe...submit
your Dodynereso Urar may be disthguished fiere.
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Werejoiceat rhercsrrrectionof theLord as lllis enablesus !o m ro heavento live with hior
Y!.@:
He is not here,but he is risen.(Luke24:O
!!rz!:
ChildrEn,Christ has .isen.
Ai.h:
The picbre of Resunection - The processionof resurrecrionin th€ church , repetirionof the Resurecrion ptay in
Inf|oductinn:
Quesliollsabout lhe Holy weels The eventsof lhe Resulecrion,
THE LESSON
De,s.rib€,how de disciples feh afler de l,ord \I,?scrucfied... They slent dl€ Sabbati (Sau[dry) in de bouse as
|neycould. nor go oul.. They all depr 6e nighr before rhe Resuriclibn (Mary Magdalene
-Where did-;or sleepbecause
sl-redested lo ser Chris0... She wenr ou! ar (hwn... (Conversarionwifi lhe pJbils:
did she go?' Isn,r she
afiaid of people? How will shemeerrhe guads? Who will roll rie sone for her?)...She anivej aidE !omb... a
surpnse...
lhe s@newa:t nor here... Shewenr backquickty and rold $e disciplespeterand John....They went
quickly to tlle grave to se€what happ€nedPeterran and John ran... John went beforePeter...He looked... rhe shroudswele in 6eir Dtace,..&e handkerchief
N pul ar a sepamleplace near the shroud...John entercd fie romb... He believed the Jrius rose ftom the dead-
(Qu€stions).
M€ry was weeping.. She bowed to look inro rhe grave... but she saw lwo angels in whit€... rhey were siuing
where $e body of Jesush3d been, one at rhe he.adand rhe other at the feeL "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have
Lakenmy Lord away,ardldono!know wherEthey havepur him!"
!!ey askedher. Sheanswered,
Then she tumed round and saw Jesu:ssl1nding.... SliLehought tiat be was rhe gardener...soshe sard t6 hiln, "If
you,took him awiy, tcll mc whcre you have pui him, and I will go and get him." Jesussaid to he., " Mary "
She saw him... I{e lold hcr lo go to $e djsciples to rell rhem rhe gmd news... They all rcjoiced. (Queslions).
The apostles wcre happy... They congmularcd one anodrcr... "The lrrd has ris€n'They preached his
resunection....They held prayer meetings... They contemplated the res$recrion of the Lord... They read lhe:
scnpture....lhey rcad lhe prophets... They spoke ro people abcl! Jesus.... The poor people wcre happy...
(vuesuonsJ.
Exercise:
Visit an orphr.nageor some poor people and offer gifrs and help rhem... or visir soma sick pcople... Resd fte
evenBol de Resurecrionin fie Holy Bible.
Homevo*:
Copy chapter20 from lhe Cospcl of SrJohn.
33I A'| DO NOT SWANR AT ALL I A SNORY I
IPETER TEE JEWELIaN
Refcrences:
+ Matthew5:34,James
5:12.
4!s
Do no! swe3rai all.
!&&:
Do not swearat all. (Malthew 5:34).
TEE LESSON
Aids:
The whole srGy should be aced (a shop - a puse - a book - money- lhree persons)
The Story: Oneof non-Christian
merchanBlcfra depo\i! of 100poundswidr a Ckislian Jeweler namcdUncle
Peter, dren we to a far counEy wh€re he stayedfor mary years, Uncle Peter waited for bim b$ he ahdnot
come back Uncle Peter sold his shop to anothff Cfuistiair jeweller whose name was also Uncle Peter...Two
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yealsaftet fic mcrchant
retumed
andwenrro theoldshopof u''crcpererandaskedfor hisaleposir
rharbelefr
h,llr B*llt:_:i9-1d-pe!e.knewnorhing
rhisireposir
andsaidrrrair,J&a noi Lrc i,y..,ey r,oln
_abour
IS
nrm. inc mercnantwa:r srpnsed lnd rsked
peler
him |o swcfi by LheHoly Bible...but
refilsedro_do so
evenhc,gavehim rhc moncy...And he 8.ve him lhe sum ot moneyhe askedalrhoughhe
ll:5]1j1qry,lq.'l
KnewnoLnrng
aooutlt so thathe mlght not s$€ar.
Lord desired lo show his grory ard lo decrareuncle pcEr's innocenceas hc observedthe commandmenr
,The
'swear nor
at rll" Wlren tie first Petermet fte merchantJnd gavehim his moncyand ktew wharhappened.
ftey borhwentro Uncle PeFr
s€coodone)ro give him his;oney back.. The nierchaftwasdeeply;ifecred
Dy lne superiority and puriry of^(Lhe
rhe Chrislian Ecchings- He w3s bapGed and b€camea Chrislinn.
Np&!:
Types of commonvows tha! annoy our guajdianangel and makehim cover his face are:
(By the n$ne of God - Chrisr- Cospel- $e Cross:The Holy Communion. fic sain6)
How to stopswearing
+ PIay
+ To feel lha! sw$ring grieves lhe t ord
+ Convincepeople that he saysrhe Eurh - Your words should bc ei6er yes or no.
Exercise:
Do not swe€rat all - Test youself and go io confession.
Homevork:
Complele$e tollowing:
l- Let wha!you say be simply.....or .,..
2- Swearnot ......
3- The Lnrd dealaredUncle Peter's innocenc€becausehe did nor .......
34I RDCTTATIOIY- COPIC WORDS
Jesus
cod
Our Falher
love
Christ
Saviour
hay
Peace
And wilh $e Spirir
Isous
Iwory
Peniot
agapi
Pikrtuistos
So - teer
Ishlesl
keeri
Ke to ibnevmatiso
Write the words on the blackboardand ask rhe childrcn ro coDvthem.
The ve.sesstudied in this period are rhe following:
+ Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it HoIy, (Exodus2:8) _k$AgZ3
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+ Unlessone is bor[ of water and spirit, he cannotenter tfie kingdomof Cod. (John3:$ t€sson20.
Holires,s
adornsYour house,O Lord. (psalms
93:t
Lesson22
My houseshallbe slled a houseof prayerfor Etl lhe nations(Mdrk11:17)
Lqsson26
+ He who eatsMy flesh and drinks My btoodabidesin Me, and I in hirn. (John6:50
Lesscn30.
+_,When th€y had openedtheir treasures,they presenfedgifts
to llim: gold
and frrnkincenseand myrrh,
-Lesson
(Mathew 2:ll)
18.
+ I er'asglad when they said to me, Let us go into the hous€of the Lord. (Psalnst22:1) Le,ssorl
4,2
+ In Him we have redemptionthrough His blood,the forgh,eness
of our sins. (Ephesians
l:7)
youngChildand His m
to Egypt. (Matthcw
+ Do not swesr at all. (Mxlthew 5:34)
+ Let my prayerbe setbetoreYou as incense
, (Psalms
141:2)
+ He is not here, but he is risen. (Lukc 24:6)
l€sson 19
ksson 33
Lesson27
Lesson32.
+ IIe who receivesyou receivesMe, and he who receivesMe r€ceivesHim \yho sent me. (ManlEw f0:40)
Le{son 23ReciEtion Texts for tiis period are:
ReciEtion Texts lbr lifrh gade are:
+ MaldEw 5:l-12
+ Beatitudes
+ L,*e 2i25-32
+ Luke 12:23-46
The.childtEs !o srudy rhemand fte Serwnr has!o encouragehim $rough compeiirionsro make
surerhat he has
$uoleo them.
TEE TIIIRD PERIOD
4ST-
IARK
- _EIS
References:
+ The Sroryof the CoDticChurch.
+ The PreriousCem.
+ SL Mffk fie Evangelisr
of Egnl andfte Mrrr',r.
+ Sma.xiuiun- Bffmudnh 30
To thc Setvan.:
ls_ln'lisrers, 9ur sor:5 'le€d rhe aposlolic spirit wilh which SL Ma* evangelised_ He cajne ro Areranatria- He
th:*. I{€ knew rhal he woutd face dle many philosophicataiiiruaes_fte easrcrnphitosophy_ The
fl:.y.."9g,l:
- rhe ancicntEgyprianphilosophy...
tOrltslerd rna here..- Capablephijos6phe,is...
A crear
L"Illl_pl'loTpttt
D ne-came|o Alexandia fiIed with $e work of lhe Spirir and lhe hlage 'of Cfuit Orawnoi his
Iaceso hesucceeded
in his evanselism-
3:-*5n*#",f"fd"'Jy
ror ct'ist ant ror us" we haveto be prepared
ror manvr'lom...
to so .o
we haverosubmirour life !o d'" Lord. r! is hed'u! ,r/ill guideus lo victoryand opeDrhecrosedaroors
for us.
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Bearing wihess to Christ evm if our btood is shedfor him.
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And thel overcornehim by the blood of the lamb and by the vord of their testimony,and thet did not
love their liveslo the de3rh. tRevelationI2:lt)
Ev.g
Sl. Mark, S(. MarL
4!4!:
A big picture of St. Mark wirh mndles pur bcfore it.. The processior of lhe icon for all clrss€s or for each clais
if possible - The picaureof the Lcsson.
Inlroducaion:
Who is rhis? What is that besidehim? Why do we d.raw rhis Iion bcside SL Mark? Does anyone lnow the
story?
TEE I-ESSON
SL Mrrk is qlled $e Evangelist of Egypr. He wrore the Gospel of St. Mark so the church call his the
Evangelist - He preachedthc word of coa'ao he is called fie Preacier.. He is called an apostle as he was s€n! to
I_tpnycounhes, on of them is Eglpt... He is called $e Mar6'r as he was maro'red be€ring winess to Ctlrisr...
we celcbree tle manyrdom and tus going lo heav€non 30rh of Barmudal (May 8fi) each yqr. SL Mark was a
young mrn living in the Nod of Africi w'$ his porentswho were Jewsand who were rraders...The family was
nch in mrterixl and spirir so SL Mark was brought up in fairh... The barbariansaracked $e ciry and looted it...
They lcft for Palesline...Tha! was a Divine armngementso rhat Sr- Mark may mee! rhe Lord Chiist when he was
in $e Flesh widr us on this eadh... (Descnbe rhe family fe€lirgs when they were garhering
rheir fumi$rE Io
-The
deprrl.. prins... submissionto he will of Cod... They did noi undenrand'
why...
reioo is the Lord's
(QuesIons))
ex|5lcnce...
They rcached Palestine... Bamabaswas his uncle.... his morhcr's bro$cr.. They visited him... he comforted
them.. He spoke to lhem about Christ who carne and to ,rhom he bccame his disriple... Mark rejoiced... He
asked !o sce him... He look hin wi6 him... Jesuswas Dlcasedwirh MaJk... When Ma* retumed home and told
the family aboutwhat Jesussaidand did... Mark walk,:dwiri Jesus...his
farlcr did not believe.,. OrF day he
was outsidchome..he wetl! on .r joumey...A lion and a lionessaDDeared..
his parcntswerEafraid...his farhcr
askcd him !o keep away from dE ficrce animals tur Mark Nsured iliem $e hc would kill them in the Name of
Iesus... They warned him...He drew nefi the animalsand pmyed.. They fell do\rn..,. hence.lr,edraw a lioo in lhe
picture..look ar dle picture.. His falhef bclieved in the Lord Christ.... (Questions).
The I-ord Jesuspreachedand Mark was with him... The Lord chosc him to be one of the Seventy ryosdes...
Mark rejoiccd at $is... The Lord was ancsted... He was crucified... IIis ftsurrection.. His asccnsionand his
apftearance...The apostlcs evangelisedfie word... Ma* wcn! wift Paul !o Asia Minor... Then he went Io
CJ?rus... rnd ticn to Alexrndris... The story of his coming to Alexanalriaand how his shoe was !om... Describe
his feeling of loneLjness'n Alcxandria...He prayei ro die Lord to guide him... fIe mer I anus and begrn his
evangelism...
The esurblishment
ot the Chu-rchof EgWt..ICsglowth as success...
It sretched ifi influenceall
over $e counfy... SL Ma* orclainedlniaDusPatriarch. He ordaircd priests and deacons...Then he travelled 10
the Nort! of Africa and lo Rome where he mer PeEr and P3ul.. and alayedwih $em till lhey were marqrcd...
He came back to Alexandda and found fie chuch flourishing afld he rhlnked rhe Lord. (Questrons).
On the EaslEr day (It happencdthat $e feast of Sirabis was on that day), fie pagans were annoyed...TheJ
gathered togeticr and altackcd lije church...They kidnappcd him and lied him m horses...They draggedhim in
lhc sree6 till his body was tom lo pieces...They pu( him in prison...Chris! appearedro him (Describethe
fcelings of tle Christians - Desrribe ihe feeline of SL Mark wh'enhe saw the L6id encouraginghim.) In fie
moming they rep€aledwha! fiey did the previous nighl.. He dicd... They made an ai@mp! ro bum his body...
I{cavy riins prevenrcd(hem...Christianscxme and buried his body wilh great respect...Sailors from Venice took
his body but lcft his hmd which is still kepr up till now in the churchof Alexandria-.His relics retumedto
Egnr in 1968, 19 Centries afler his martlrdom. Intemalional celebntions look place in the great Cathedral of
Abbasya.(Questions).
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I
Exercise:
_
+ Let us bring our brorhersrtreChrisri$s of our school lo rhe churchand SundaySchool.
Homcwork:
_
Complelede fo owing:
l) Sr. Mark was maft'red oa 30 ............,...ofMay.
_
2') SL Mart preachedin ........Minor and in ....... of Africa and in ...........where he was maro,red.
3) SL Mart's head is kepr in his church in ...... and his body is nor in .......,
-_
ItrttuctiaN:
l) concen'aie on rhe wonde.ful way of sr. Mad<'s martyrdom, his bappinessand the power of his nartyrdom.
_
2) Repeatfie verseseveralrimesdrring fie lesson.
3) You canuseSl. Mark's hymnduringrie tesson.
_
4) Make dlc icon processionso fiar |Jlechurch Spirir may be acquired.
TEE uNrTOFrrn waTuovs ure
36IPRAYER - IIAIIIIIIAII, SAMI]EL.S ]ItrOIrlER
Rcferenccs:
+ The Life of Samuel(Fr. Meros Daoud)
+ I Semuel1
To dt
.
Sertant:
Prayer is rhe fe€lings of a needyhean nor $e e.ipressionof dle mind an lips.
The Lord gave Hannaha grEalblessingxL last.
'-
It is easy for a man to havechildren,bur Samuelwas a sliritual sonas he was given to the Lord.
H-ow lovely $e spirit of dedicationis.. Hannah left her son iII the Temple... Ho\i/ lovely lhe same spirit that
affecredSanuel is.
i:ffering from spirinnl bareness,true prayers accompaniedwifr tearsis the only way fot rhe success
!t I9Ilneq.lrutts
ano
oI your servrce.
'
4in:
The heavenanswerssincercprayers.
-
!4.8e:
and prayedto the Lord and wept in anguish.then she made a vow. (1 Samoeltl0-11)
19
4i4!:
The picture of Safluel praying.. A picaureof rhe Temple, the altar and the priesr - The pichre of the lesson.
Indnduction:
Questionsabout SL Mark - queslionson the pictnre - hold a discussionwirh the peopleas this slory is known to
$em.
THE I.ESSON
In the Old Testanen!.. Elkanah had lwo wives, Hannrh and Pcrinnan - The secondwife had chiLlren and the
fust did not have chiLlren. She was deDressedbe.auseshe had a dosire thar Chrst would be her descendanl..
P€rinnahdespisedher... Etkanahwas a lood heanedmrn.-. Ite comforted her all the !ime... (Describ€Hannah's
bitter fcelings and some of the aggressiveatlitude of Perinnah wirhou! giving details about negative effec6.
Concentnle on the positive ones...Of course a piclulc of Pcrinnah musr make the child hate her bad quai.ities.
(Quesuons)
On the feast day.. All the people were happy, exch on in his house... armngcmenrof clothes, sacrifces anal
vows... happin€sswas everywherc,.. Childrcn play and sperk abou! de joumey and the riNals of the feasl..
HanMh wA.isad and she;ept.. Elkanahwas mich affeclcd...hc lovcd-her..he comfortedher...He Ered to
convince her Io eaL.. Thoy ale atd drunk in Shiloh... Eli lhe pricst... Ccnsers...clorhes...circuits... sacrfices and
hymns...elc... All the peoplc wcre happy except Hannah. (Questions)
Hannah\rcnt alone to lhe Temple to pray.., She was dceply depresscd...Sheprayed.. To whom was shepraying?
How was she praying? (fcars - worship - genuflexion- siiking fie chcs! - iighing - unheerdvoic€... The priesl
[otic€d this.. He thoughl thal shewas a drunken wom3[... Hc adviscd her nor ro alrink wine (Herc you can speak
in delail abou! fie lively conversarionbetwe€r Eli and Haonah and make use of this coDversation!o teach
everyLhing
3bourpnyer, how lhe Lord answers our prayers...submission.prlience,de Lord's pmmiscsand
srcadlastlove)...Eli promisedher...shercjoiced..Shewenr our...She
rhankedfie Lord.. The changewasnotrced
by everyone...(Queslions).
They went bact home...The [ers! ended...Deyswent by.. She ga!€ bidh to Scmuel...She rcjoiced...They aI
rejoiced..Shewaitedtitl shewened him...On'ftc fees iay sheiook him ro $e Empleand gavehim !D Eli dte
priest (anorherlively conversationb€twe€nlhcm - Eli rejoiced as fie pmmise was futi led... fhey were all mund
tllen lislening and thanking ttle Lord...) Samuel srayed in rhe Temple and he became a great ftrophet.
(Questions).
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Exerche:
hay so $ar your problems may be sotved( a t',oywho snnoysme - sicknecs- poveny_)
Homeeork
Maich rhe words:
Hannah
Perinnah
Elkanah
Samuel
had children
had no childrcn
b Hannah'sson
is Hannai's andPcrinnahs
husband.
Draw a picturc of Sarnuel
R.citatitn:
DogmaticBiblicaltexrs:'Ihe Sacramenls:
l) The Socrament
of BaDlism(lohn J:5)
Jesussaid to Nicodemu
' Tr.uly,rruly, I
say !o yorr,unlessone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannotenter the Kbsdom of
lauEr rie pne$ immersed
yhy_Ty
me firce limesin taEr... in rheNane oi rie Faffu, lhe
Yos- Iq fJon ano|ne HOtyspmt...-50 I h:rvebecomehe Lord's sonald I Jitaincdthe new ft[we...
Uotclt
In the old Testamenr, om€n who did nor have children gdeved as rhey were nor going !o be morJtersof rhe
erpectedMesiah.
9A PRAyER. KNc EEERIAII
+ 2 Kings 20 S! Mary Church - Sponing
To thc Senan :
hayer with conrritioo and confidencepleasesCod.
Confidencein cod makes the simple lmls ve.y fatal sickness.
The pure hean scesrhe Lord and unalerstands
his purpose...Isaiah lhe pmphe! is a blessedmodel of t!js.
4!E
The power of the pmyer rhat is offered wirh fairh and conFition.
Ve6e:
I have heardyour prayer, I have seenyour tears;surely I will heal you. (2Kings20:t
EE4:
The prcviousone.
8l
M:
The piclure of lhe lesson- A big picrure of Isaiafi of Hezekiel, or one of rhe Royal palaces.
Introdaction:
Questionsabout the pacviouslesson..Concentrateon pmycrs.
THE I}SSON
Hezekiihwasa goodKing..Whenhet€cameKing,he foundrhar$e Israelires
worshiDDed
idolsrnd rhebronze
s€rpg+ (wlt9 remembcGir's slory?)The king bumr $em and dcskoyedrhe albrs r;f idots and sopp€dth3r
worship-..
He mended
fie lrrd's housc,openedir andbcgan*olshipi'niL..Thehngdomflourished
ririringhis
teignwhedcrin civil domlrins
orin s?irirual
domains.Th-eLordwrj phascdwirhhifr because
of hh fidetii so
ne maoenrmovercome
hrsenemies
lhmughmanymiraculous
dccds.His guardian
angelki[ed t85,000of his
eoemies
whenAssyriabesieged
Jerusalem.
(euArionsabouri.{ezekiah's
CIhesbry is foundin 2Kings-I8,19)
dee.lsl
King Hezekiii fell ittm almo$ dicd...The proDherlsauh wcnr ro seehim..-Hezekiahloneedlo know fie will of
God..a.lively convemation
berweenrhem.. 'The Lord tells you dxl you are lo pul every-lhrng
in oder, because
you ,r,/ill not rccovcr. cet r€ady to die"... Hezekial $med his face to rhe wall aira oravdd- mbat did he sav to
the Lord?)... lsaiah letr ftc king, and bcfore he passedlhmugh dre cenral counyar<iof re pilace, fie Lord iold
him to go brck rc l{ezekiah.rulerof tJ|eLord's peoptcrnd s;y to him. I havelicardyour pl?ycr...I wi[ tet you
LivefiftEen,cirs longer..I will rescuefrom $e kiig of Asslria..." Isaiahwenr brcti ro de Ling ana rotd h'in.
(DcscribeHczckiah'sfeelingsrlhen he saw Isxiahioming bsck...He $oughLthar rhe Lord might have bear
with his weeTing...
displeased
bul whcn he hcardlhe good-news,
ne rejoiced:.The whole memberioI rJleRoyal
tamily md $e_pcopleliving at lhe Royal Palacewere1appy....minisreis,chiefs,soldiers.and servanlsrejoiceA...
hymns,li gh$, (Qussrions)
The,y Esk€dIsaiah, "What shall we do to the King? Shall we bdng doctors?" Bu! Isaiah said, "The Irrd witl
perform a mimclc... D(rtors cannor heal him... Put a paste made d'f fies on the boil and he will set wetl...."
Someo[ $em doubted...otherswere conlidcnL..Thev bur rhc oase male of fiss on rhe boil and vaited...The
king got well...ie was hcaled-..happiness
increased...
The ncwswasfulfilled...iicome tnrc...The king askedfor
a srgnand lexah spokelo hmr-m.
Give me a s8n.. I cannorimagine that I shall live.
The shadowwill go back ren steps.
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The sun wenl brck ren s(cps...fhey were all surDriscd
and Draiscdfie Lord...The kinc aor we[.. and lefi his
bcd...hc b€ganro work rs usuat...He servcdrheL.ordrilt hc ilcj alar tiireenycan. teu;sionsl
Exercise:
Ilfou sce! sick mrn in you_house.whcn you visit someone- io the sEcetor annvhere- raiseyour he3rtwil.h
prayer,or hrmso rhaLyou will ge3r$e Lard's wods: I hjve hccrdyouJprrycrs,
Homework:
Say wheahcrtheseslatemellLsare righ! or wron8.
l- Isaiah was a grEa!king2- Hezekial\ras an evil king.
3- The prs@made of figs healedlhe clargerousdiseasewilh rhc power of Cod.
Rcciuttion:
+ The Sacrdmen$
o[ Cod.
+ The Sacmmenr
of Chrisn (V).ron)
Johnstid:
You have been.anoinredby the Holy one. and you alt know., I rlrite to you, not b€causeyou do not know
me.rrutn. Dut-because
you Xnow it, and know that no tie is of the truth, Thar is why my far.herlhe priesr
anoin@dme 16 dmesall ovcr my bodyso I havebccomea Templeanda Dweilingptace6f dG Holy Spirii
Agk'
The tord himsef addcd 15 y€arsro Hezokiah'slife
Explain $at the cake of figs in ibelf was nor rhe causeof healingbu! i! was only a means.
8al THE Wrsporlt - SroRI. oF THE so]v To wForf .. ?
References:
+ 1 Kings 3:16-27)
+ Explanationof lKings - Sponing - SL ce{rge Church - Spodng
To lhe Scrront:
How lovelySolomon'srcquesrwas! He did not desircwea|th...He did nor wanl rie headsof his erEmies...
He
only askedfor wisdom, E)omine lhe rypes of toot requestsand concems...afe they spiritual or accordingto the
desiEs of lhe flesh?
Wisdom.is necessaryfor the qririlual road... and for cveryday tife...pr3y rhe Lord... the Fa$e. of Lights, to granr
you wr\dom,
SL Andony laughr his di-sciples$ar wisdom ard separationale the most important vidues. prayer, fasting,
-if
abstinence.and the life of poverty, and ch3riry withoir separationcan destroy man insteatl of resiuing him
pmcused
pnde
rneyare
wltn
andnaughtiness.
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4.4:
Ask thc Lord to give you wisdombcforeyou do anyfiing suchas sbdying or ptaying.
YsEg:
The fear of the Lord is the beginningof qisdom,
(psatm l1l:10)
4rg!:
"God in
His heaven"or "Praisc lhc Lord"
Aitk:
Thepiclureofthelesson-Abigpicrure-drawingonlheblackboard,Apicrureofapatac€andalhrDne.
Inlroduction:
Reviewquesdons...
a linking poinl.
There was a greatking namedSolomonbefore thc good king Hczckiah.
THE LESSON
Solomon bccameking aflcr David his farhcr. Dcscribeho,rr'he was enrhroned...He wc[t to Gibeon !o pmy and
ask lhe Lord 10 give him $e graceof work.. Thc Lord appearedro him and asked,r,/ha!he wanted to be given
(Convcrsationbclwcen the Lord and Solomol. He did noaask lor wealfi or rhe dearhof his enemiesot a long
life tut he asked for wisdom...) The Lord was pleascd and gave him everylhing... He began his rulc wilh
wisdom.. They all noticed it and thmked the Lord... (Queslions)
One day two wometl ci]me and presented lhernselvcs bcfore king Solomon-.. They were weeping. They
complrined. They wcrc living
in ire samehouse...They gr\e bini- ro r\ro baby boyi...OncnighitlG \aomsn
-baby
acciAendyrollcd ovcr on her
and smoLhered
ir... Shelor up during rhe nigir. L6okmy soi frcm my side
wnrleI wrs 0sleepand c:unedhrm ro hcr bed...thcnshqput lie deadchild in my bed. The next momingwhen
I woke up rnd wss going lo feed my beby, I saw thar i! tas dcad. I screamed. (Describethc mother's feelings)
I Iookeda! it morecloselyandsrw $ar it wasnot my child...fiis is your son..whereis my son? No, lhis is my
son.. (Dcscribe
$e feelings of the rcal mo(her,and rheir quanel) The false molier said tha! rhe living baby was
hcrs...'The piople standingwere lis@ningin amazemenr...How will tlris problem be solved? What wi[ lhe king
do? He will prove the tru& of this woman's words or rhat woman's words. They were all pcrptexed...!errs...
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discussion.-(Questionsi
The king raisedhis hean !o LheLord ind pnycd tor wisdom..He senrior a swordand when ir was brouqhthe
siuo, 'Lut lhe lrvrngchrld n rwo and give eachwom3nfuLl of iL Thc rcxl moher, her hean fu ot love for
her son,seid !o rhe king.'Pleaseyour Mijesry, don't kiil rhe child: Give i!to her. Bu! rhe falsemoder said,
Don t grve rt to ertncr ot us, go ahcad and cur it in rwo." (Describethe fcelings of tie re3l motlrcr and the
indiffcrcnceof rhe falsemoder)...lnen Sotomonsaid " Don'r kill rhs child! Givdi! to lhe fir$ woman.-sheis
i"L<real molher". When de !€ople of Ismet heardof Solomon.sd€cision,fiey w€re all litled wirh de€presp€ct
lor tum, bccause
rheyknew rhir God h3d give0him $e wisdom!o senledispuiesfairly. They said,"fie tord
grveswrsoomto nnyonewno zlskslor lL
'The fe3r
of rhe Lord is ric bcginningof wisdom.' (euegions)
Ererche:
Pmy and ask the Lord to give you wisdom before you study, bcforr rhe er'ominarionsanclbeforE you ptay.
Inttructbnt:
Explain how lhe problem was complex Jnd sEangeand rhar culing the boy in two was our of wisdom gmnted
oy u)c Loto.
Completethefollowing:
1- King Solomonaskedthe Lord ro give him .....and rbeLord gavei! ro him.
2- King Solomonsaidfte childwas drc son of rhewomanwho .,...andnot lhe sonof the womanwho........
l- King Solomonr\rs rhesonof K ing......
Recitation:
fie S.cremenB(Continucd)- The Sacramenr
of Rcpent3nce
andContcssion
tlJohn l:9)
John rhe rposrje$id: If we confcssour sins,his is fairhful and ius! and iill forqivd our sins and cleanseus
kom aLl-unnghteousne_ss.
. So I go to confessionand confess my sins... I obey fry confessor and follow his
aoqce..He glvesmc tbsotutronoi my slns,
391T}JE DANGER OF IIXTTE;T'ICE . AIIAB AND Nj;BOT''
OF
OF JN,REEL
Refercwes:
+ lKings 2l
+ Explanation
of lKings - Sr cerrge Church- Sponing
To th? S{tant:
Injusticeis a commonsin - desirefor havingwharbclongsro olhcrs- cruel trearmenL
- despsrngotiers because
of thci wealcless
or rny spirirurlblemishoiinhcrenl or iociat dcfomiry is injusdce.
Injusrice me3nsa alenial of he existence of Cod... h is known rha! God dcfends rhe oDDressedand thar lhe
opprcssor
doesnor seethlt ablesupponcr,
Saiiaie younelf widr the Lord. Do not desireanything rhar bclongsto this world and its recreativeme$s bur be
satialedwirh what you hare.
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4i4:
Tie child shouldbc accustomcdro being satisfiedwiIJt what hc has..Do nor desireany$ing rha! belongs
o$ers lnd do not cnvy thcm.
VEr:
Be cootenrwith suchthingas Jou hrve.tHebre$sI3:5)
!!ts!:
The previousonc.
Aidt:
The picturcof lho lcsson- A big piclureof drc lcssonor a vine of gmpcs- a smallvine bnnch
Intoduction:
Revicw the-'questions.
The Inking poinr - rheshae conEastbctweenSolomon'swisdomand Aiab's injusrice,s
two Kingsrullng one people.
THE I,ESSON
King Ahrb was a wicked king who did evil beforelhc Lofd as he mafiicd a pagaowomannameJczebclan
lDrougnncr pagtnsm sprexdunong |Jlcpcopleof Isracl..Jczebclcard for abou!850 pricsrs...So 6c Irrd was
angry wifi thc pcople cnd prcvcntcd fie fsll of |nin for dlree ycars. (Discussion) Ahab did not rcpcnt bu! he
went on commitdng sins and kceping away from rhe Lord and liis hcfi! ,ras ftick and dark. He was a cruel man
as he sold himselfto the devil. (Questions)
One day, Ahab wen! out for a walk... He saw Noborh's vincyard... He asked(Describelhe King and lhc pcople
around him answering his qucstions). He scft for Naborh (a convcrsadonbelween $e merciless kfug and
Nabo$ lhe poor man who insistcd on keepingrhe land of his farhcrsfor himself.) Ahab felr asharnedbcforo the
people...He was annoyedand wenl back homesadly... (Describe how hc cntcrcd tho palaceand how the soldrers
saluted him and lhe music dlat was hcard and how he srievcd.) Jezehelwclcomcd him-. She was surpriscd io
seehim $d... iA convcr$don bctwccnrhem...hc refusid ro er!... She encouraged
him lo uer! Nrbodr cruell)
and promiscdthat she would give him ihe vincyard) (Qrcsrions)
Jezebclusedthe king's scal andcrlled fo. lhc elders...They proclaimedi day of frsdng...They gol a coupleof
scoundrclsro iccuse Nrboth ot cursingCod...The eldcrs crrr ed our fie pl ... fDcscribehow hey garhercd
peopleLhrough
homs...Peoplewercsurprised...
What is up? The peoplecamequickly10the placeofjudgmcnt..
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Tt€ coun{as hcld-...They s(lod.in silcnce...
Judgmcnlbcgrn...Thcy sskcdhim...hc denEd...rhcy bore ralse
qrlness...lhcy sloned.himro deiLh..-They \cre slt deceivco...
They ietLhrsdcadbody ior $e dogi !o lick ir...
lhey came back ro Jezebel. (Describc rhem when rtley rcld Jeiebei of whar rhcy did..Jeze6i and Anab
rcjorce0),..,
Ahab wenr our Lo lrkc posscssion
of Naboth.svineyard...He rcjoicedas his hope was fulfi ed.
(Quesdons)
r.nom.gC.
hc woke md sal on his Lhronehappily$cn he wcn! lo de vineyard....He saw a mrn coming
fllll
tmm. ure disrance...
a girdle of lca$er round his wf,ist...Ahab was horrified...'Tharwas Eljjrh... 'Have yoi
caught up wirr\.me. my enemy?"(Describe$e convc$xrionbctweenrhcm in a livety wiy... The Lord's
rudgmentgnevedAhab)...he wenr sadiy backlo lJle palace...He lold Jezebelof wh4 Mppcnad-..Days wenl
0y... lne urlrne worctscamerue... Ahab was killed ill thc bardeand |he doss licked uD his blood...and thc
samelhing happenedto Jezebellater on. (Queslions)
Instuctitnt:
Explain rht.one of lhc ca$es of lhe kings wickednessis tla! he narried a paganwoman and he acred
accorotng!o ncr oprntonand he rgreedLorll her wickcd$oughli.
Ex?rcise:
WhenJou.dcsireany$ing dt
contentwili what vou htve."
belongslo your cotle€ue, pray ind ask rhe Lord !o forgive you and sry. Be
Homework:
Choosethe righ! word:
l- Ahab was (a good king - a wick€d king).
2- Jezebelcausedrhe worship of (idols - God) ro spread.
Recitation:
Revision of the previous threeSacramcnts.
,OI E IERTAIIVTYC SIRAI\IGE|RSi . MOsiEsi TED BI.ACK
References:
SL Mosesde Blsck . YoussilHcbecb
To thc S.na^t:
Enrertainingstrargers is a Chrislian virlue and a t ue expressionof $e tue love, sacrific€and the fceting that we
areaUone body.
This _vinuecan be exprcsscdthrough ccjing for any strangerswho come to us, telping them ou! of Iove and
menosn'p.
St. Moses was nor concemedwitl the way of worship but he was conccmedwith enlenainmentand thc lovo foa
strangers,.
50 we havelo tr€atour gues6as Chdstdid.
@
The child shouldbe accustomed!o showinglove for sEangers,caring for thcm and for lie guesls.
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"Do no! forgeato entertain
strangers, for by so doing som€ haye unwittingly ente.tained angels,"
(Hebrews13:2t
fulr:
My Lord wo are...
Aids:
The picture of Moses $e Black. Acting some scenesfrom the story.
Introtluction:
Revicw.qucstions- Conrcmplrrclhe-goodqualiticsof lie childrcnof cod - Anothcr good quality is sbowing
hospihlity Lostrangcrs..As a sorl of inuoduction you can lcll lhe slory of how Abrahim erierai;cd the Lord
and the angels.(Cencsis 18) lheo you give tie s(ory of anorhersainr
THE I.ESSON
Mosesthe Blackwas a very wick€dman whenhe wis young...He wasa murdcrer..adullarcr,and a robbcr, Hc
did not believeifl God.. Ile was a mighrymxn of strong
muscles.Whenhc becamemonk mbbelscameto rob
-!he
him... So he ticd t}|emand canied$e; iin his backlo
monksand forgave6em. But St. Mosesgdevedfor
his sins .. fie sinner who kccps away fmm rhc lrrd is always dcprcssed.(Quesrions)
h dlo moming he contemplatedthc beautiful sun.. He spoke !o i! and askcd ir to guide him !o the Lord... The
Lord lcd him to lhe monks of NaEun Valley so he wenr to bcm (Dcscribc dlt dcse( joumey and Moses'
fcelingson his wry to lhc Monxsteryand hii pnyers tha! lhc Lord might lcxd him in tie wat of life) He
unvcd $ Oe mon:rsterywhich was surroundcdby high walls and which has a small gate...He saw a rope
desc,endrng.A bell rang...l{c spoke to the dod keiper...Hemer Anba Isurhorus...M-oses'appearancc
w?rs
fe.lfful rnd horrible...very big... He had r swordin his iand... a swcerralk bctwcen$em... Mosesdesircdto be
a monk... Although I made ma.nysins, I wan! lo be with you. Isothoruswclcomed him warmly and guided him.
Moses wept and confesscdall his sins.. He was baptisadand becamea Chrisdan. He became a monk and
struggledagainstsin till be b€camca saint (Questioni)
Mosesconrinuedhis srrugglerhroughprayers,frsringcl1drcad;ngrhc Gospct. Hc faccdrhe devil wirh powerso
he drd not frll into sin egair He alwaysconfesscd
his sins and rcceivedLheHoty Communion. The monls
nodccdhis growdr in holinessrnd in scrvingLhemonks. tHe fillcd $eir vessehwi$ waler ar nrghtwi$out
tclling tlcm.) Then Mosesbcccmce sa;nl He wrs ordainedr !flcsr. Hc did not iudseaxyonefor his sins bu!
he alwayss.ridLhr! hc wrs a sinner...He avoidcdlhe peoptcs irreise...He wrs an'rbs-Ljneni
ascedc...Tle Lod
granrcdhim the giit of performing many mirlcles.
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1- He prayedandrain felt heavily.
2- He cas!our dcmonsin dle nrme of Chrisr
One.of tis vinucs wrs rhe vinue ot showinghospitaliry!o stringers- Cucstsvisiad hrm dunne
LheHolv
reK.-. r nc monrs,used!o Uveor w3tcr and salronly buLwhenhe $w rhe gucsrshe re.eivcd
tiJm wiLhjoi
rno rcmemtcnng|he srory or our ralhcr Abmhrm... He cookcd food for &cm and are cmken fooo
riiJr
rnem...lnebroLhers
mrsundcrsrood
him i! fifst but thcn thcy undealoodhow he lovedstmngers
andrcmembered
lne commandment
of rheBibtc. Do not neglectto show h;spihtity to strangers.',
Instactian:
Erphin lha!.rheLord.is pxdenrwirJl Lhepeopleand that he acceplsahesinneBwho .crum to him ard repenr
wJlatev_er
lll-ek sins and wicked dcedsarc..: TG Lord also shows niercy ro (hem and;iv; them tal€ntsand'ihey
qrcitt samls.
D€COme
E''erclre:
Receiveyour g^uesBwirh j^oyand welcome rhem. Be acquainledwilh the brotherswho atlend SundaySchool for
lhe lLlsrt'mc..Showlove for ticm ind carefor them.
Homework
Chooselhedghr word:
l- Before his repenhnce,Mosesv,/as(a Ckistjan , a pagao).
2- Moses the Black sruggted lkough (prayers- fasdng - l^ziness- serving monks - caling a lot of food).
3- SL Mosestrcaredft€ strangeGGenrly - indiffercndy)
Recitltinn:
(conrinucd)
The Sacrxmcnls
The Sacnmcnrof Euchirisi- The Holy CommLrnion
(J6hn6:54_58)
Jesussaid:
rnJ lesh and drink my ltood has eternrl life and I wil raise him up at the Iast day... He
l:^wlt^o.,ets
Iny nesh
snd drinks my btood €bides in me, and I in hin. So I alivaysreceiverh; Hoty
Xl9j15
prepare myself lo do rhar rirough confession,pmycr and fasring beford I reaeive rhe Holi
and
:9!T9l'lon
LOmmunron
471 TEE BROTFIERS' I,OVE FIOR E,ACII ATIIER . ABRA'dAM A\ITD I,OT
Re[er?nces:
+ Genesis14
+ The Life of Abmham Fr. Marcos Daoud.
+ Explanalionof Genesis- SL Ceorge Church . Sporting
To &e Senant:
we shouldno! choosefor orxselvesaccordinglo our dcsirs as humanbeingsro havcmrterialthings, Lor chose
nrmselt.sohe was capturcd.his possessions
ilerc bumr in Sodom..he losi his wife.. hc lonuled:hisighteous
soulard tllc momlso[ his two dxughersbccrrnebad.
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Bu! how greaaAbmhrm lhc fafier of fathcrs was when he defcndcdhis nephew who was atifficul! o conEoi...
True iove iorgcrsthc ill lJealmentof orhersand remcmbcrsthc pcrjlct tove df cod.
The true love dirccrs us to Melchizcdcd(Christ to rcceive his blcssingsand ro offcr him more worship.
4!g
To love our brothcrsby a purehearaandtroubleouffielves!o servcthcm.
kQg:
Let broth€rlylovecontinue.(Hebr€ws13:l)
WnE
O Companionsle! us go.
Aids:
A big picture - Scefles- the picuue of lhe lesson.
Introdu?tion:
Review qlcsdons- The linking point is xbout love for su-rngers...
,nd love for brorhers...quesrionsabourrhe
prcturc.-Abahun 3nd Lo(.
THE I,IiSSON
Our fa$er AbIEirm hrd a nephcwnamedl-ot... They both walcd in thc way of the I-ord..- Bur unforrunatelyLor
conccmcd himself wirh earthiy marrcrs,so when a'disDute rose berweeniris servanrsand Abraham's servanrs
who carcdfor theircaltleAbmftrmspoketo him gcnrly...rnd askcdhim ro chooseior himselfthc goodland and
leave him the rcs! of lhe lard... Lot tificd his ev& and saw t}lar Llc Jordan area was sood becaus; it conrained
waler, plants and pasturesso he chose iL.. and'lcf! he lmd of Clnaln for Abrahcm.: Aldrcugh Abmham was
oldcr tlan Lol he was not selfish bu! he loved LoL (Questions)
A wrr brokc our among mrny kjngs and rhe kings of fte lrsr where Lo! dwelt.. The enemieswon victory and
loored all the people of Sodom Jnd Gomorrah and took rbeir possessions- Lot his wifo and alaughterswele
among the captives. It.,vas a tcnible war... The caplivcs wenr oui of Sodom in rows lcd by their enemies. They
were licrcelyand severclyEeatcd. Lot rhoughtof himsetfand rcpenrthat he had choscnria! place. Hc was
sorry for what he did. He cotrtcmplalcdAbraham's love and unialfishnessand how he rescued him ftom his
cnemiesandhow he was fien living on his land in comfo(. (Questions)
While Abrahamwas silling in his lcnt some men came and !o]d him what happened...
(Describehis worry,
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weeping and his love for Lot and hon/ som€ people
-hc said $a! he deservedthis punishmenras he chose for
himself...tut Abrahm did no! judge oLhers...
irur
began!o lhjnk of a way o'save Lot...Abraharncaled
mgeuernri oc lrghtrngmcn m hrs camp d pursued$ose who caplurcdLoL.. They attackeddle enemyby
nrght rnd detaxrcdrhem- He chased|J'em"nd rc.overed rhc loot iha! iad bccn hkco. Aorahan exposet hnirseii
hI ncphew.."Let
tove continue.', Abmhamwon a grea!victory.. H; ttughi G
l9-9:lt,fgl,
captrves
blck Lo licir country...-broth€rty
King of Sodomwcnr ou! to mce! Ablaharn_.
H;6anked him and wa;red io
rewardhrm_bur Abrahm
They.alt ftankcd Cod for rhxl vicLory...On deir way back. therewas a
.rclused...
surpnse...A m3n.namcdMelchizcdekKing o[ Sdcm ippearcdlo tlrem _ He was a kin! ard a priesL..He
Droughtbrslcl and wine ro Abrahamand btessedhim... Abr:hrm Alve him a lenfi of;jl $e loo! he had
recovered,.
This man h a s),rnbolof Chris!sho gaveus his bodyrnd bloodand blessedus and we give him i
Ienuror all fiar we hsve...He who loveshis brothersscesChris!and ChJistloveshim... They all ivenr back
hone with joy and lhanled lhe Lord and were amazedwhcn rheysaw how much Abraham loved LoL
Eterche:
Make sure Ulat you love yoUI bmthersa! home,a! school and that vou serve them honesdv.
Homeeork
Complete de following:
l- Irt brotherly.,-....
2- Abrahamloved......so he pursuedthe enemies
and ......ftem andbought Lot backro ......
3- The sign of our love for our brorhersis rhar..... for thcm and serve rhem.
Rccitatiptr:
The Sacmmenls
(Conrinued).Thc uncdonof de sick
(Janes 5:4), (Mark 6: 13)
St. Jamesrle aDostlcsxvs:
Is any.arnongyou sicli? L€t him call for the eldersof the cburch, and let them pray over him, anointing
hirn with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith siit save the sick m:in, and the Lord wiii
ra6e nrm up,
It is wrirten thar dre disciples $oinrcd many sick people wifi oil and healod them, so whcn I fall ill I ask my
nmer lnc Dnest!o anolnlmc wrrhoil
421 FASTING - DANIEI. ATTD'IIIE FNAD OF TIIE ROYAL COI,RT
Referenccs:
+ Daniel 1
+ Fasting "The Paradiseof the Soul part 2)
To the Serrant:
Fasdngis a l{_olysac,rificewhich we offer ro LheLord Chrisr. As he saffificcd his body an blood fo. us Ih.ough
his fasting and crucifixion. we aiso sacrificeou body through hutrger?,ndbtood rhoug6 $irst.
Fastingis graceand calmnessand r blessirgfor $e sensesot rhebodv. This kindleslhe soul and reteases
her
throughher$orships3ndacriv'deswiLhoutanyobsraclcs.
Observe fasting Wednesday and F.iday ard all rhe church fasling - Ifr
9r
ir be associared wilh prayer,
conEmplation on the Word of God and receiving communion- Abst rn from food for a cerLlin period. Consui!
your corfcssor.
Airn:
The blcssingsof fasringin our life and fte ncccssiryof fasling with rhe church.
kEs:
When the bridegroornwill be taken away from ahem,ard th€n they witt frjt. Matthew 9:15)
4rn!:
Wheneverfastingtime comes.
Aitk:
A big picturc - fie picture of 6e lcsson - Acting some sccnes.
Review questions- l}le vinue of brolherly love - Chris!'s love for us as he fastcd and was cmcified ior us - We
should.lso frst - Discussion
abourchurchfisrins.
Wednesdayand Friday (why? - The Lcnt - N;riviry frsdng (40 days + Moving lhe Mokt auam HiI) - fie
virgin s fusting- rherpostlcslasling- Jonahs fasring- Vigils - PrivaLe
laling.
THE I,ESSON
Fasting is an old yinue lhat was pmcrisedin the Old Tcsbmeni andThc Lord ordcr Adam and Eve no! lo eat the
ftuils of rhe Trce. lf they had fasted, thcy would not have done !har... This is fasting.. David fast€dand Daniel
fastcd... Daniel was a pious )oung man. He was an Israelitc. When fte BabyloniansbcsiegedJeflsalem and
attackcdit, Iiey brought him to Babylon as a captiv€... He was a good looking youflg man... He was an educaled
inEligent young man... He was succcssfulin his life.. He did nor stop worshipping. God even when he was in
the land of his enemios- He was not aFaid of $em. (Que,srions).
King Ncbuchadnezzarof Babylonian ordcred Ashpenazhis chicf official to selectfrom arnong the Ismeli@atjles
some young men of the Royal family and of the noble familics.. They had !o be handsome,inlelligent,
well-Eained,quick |o leam, and fice fmm physical dcfccts so $at lhoy would be qualified !o serve in lhe rcyal
coud. Ashpenazand his slaveswent out to searchfor such young mcn among the captivc,s. Then they broughl
a number of liem (among whom was Daniel and lhc rluce young men). Ashpenazgrve them new names,
Danielwas 0 n€d Belteshazzar.
fExpl:rinhow tlc youngmcn enrercddre grerrpdre and the meeringAshpencz
hcld for dcm)....You will sl,ryhcrc...The king ordcrcdrhrr rhcy shouldbe given royal food Jnd wine. Ajier
thrce yearsyou wil seethe king so $ar he m;y choosewhicheverhe wandd to scrve him. They all bowed
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down and tlEnked Ashpenazand declmed$cir completeobedience. The lime for dimer c€Jne- A filing meat wine_ d sweets...The young men rcjoiced md bcgan!o ear bur Daniel and the ihree young men rcfusc? !o ear
Inat tood. Ashpcn:rzwas surpnsed. He rsked them (a livciy conversarionfiiled wifi blessedtcachingsabour &e
necessiryoi sclf{onEol - The imporunce of holding fast to t}e commandmentof God w-hateverthe
clrcumsLafl:esmay be... Auemp6 mide by AshleMz lo convince ftcm !o ea! bu! tley insisted on not eating the
royd.food).,. Ashpenxzwrs a good hcrned man- Daniel suggesBdthcy would legul;les - (veg€bbles- len"tilstttgl res!
for ren days... He agrced.....Ashp-e-naz
was ifraid dey-mighr G ;eak in body and
9tsls)-g
ncartn-..Drnrelloto _!hem
hrm Unt cveryU'ngwoutdhc ell righL.
(Uuestrons)
The ten days were over and rhey enrered Asheflas's room - They were heatthy, tively and qmd looknq Ashpenazwas anazed - Daniel bore wirncss to rhe work of cod \ihich rewards is for dut fasti'ngana holaing
fas!lo his commxndmenLs.by
giving us spidrorlblessinqs- Hc blcssesour bodies.soulsard he_cjfi.Ashpenr;
admrcd thcm and adrnired rleir fajrh and principlcs - He prarsed$cm. They wcn! on like dlar - When dme
c.am-e.Ior qe be_presented
betorerhe kjng lhey were much beuer rhan rhe othels... The King carne(Desdibe in
oellrl_tie nles ol me meeongand ils awesomeatrnosphcrc)
, Ttreking chosethe four young men. He resied
$em.in wisdomrnd inlelligence...
They impressed
hi; mors $an any-of $e others. N; ma$erwbarquesiion
lhe king a\ked,or wha! pmblemhe raised.rhesefou-rknew rcn Limcsriore rhenany todune.blteror magicianin
his wholekingdom.He appointcdrhcmrs members
of ge courl.. (euesrions,.
Exercise:
Le!.us fast Wednesdayand Friday. Ler us convince our parenb tha! it is necessaryao fast. The meaningof
&$11ng.
Homewo.k
Choosethe right word:
l- Wherl Daniel and drce young mefl are lenrils (they becane weak - rhey bcaarnest'rong).
2- Daniclrefuscdlo &ink wine3s il is (illegrt . tc8al).
3- When Daniel suggestedearinglegumes,Ashlenaz (a$erd - refused).
!46f!0irn:
Explain ihe blessingsand rhc spiritual benefir of flsring.
Recitntbn:
The SacnmenLs
(conrinuedJ
6
The Sacrameni
of marriage-(ephesi.tns
5:31,32)
St. Paul says: For this rcasona mafl shall lcave his fa6er and morher and be joincd to his wife, and rhe two
shall becomeone llesh. This myslcryis a profoundone,and I am sayingtlnt it refcrsto Christand thechurch.
So the priestpmysmd the bridegroom
:rndlhe bridebccomeonc hcaric;d one sout.
431|IX) NOT BE GREEDY - GEfu'N
TEE SYRIAIV
References:
+ 2Kings5
+ Explanation
of zKings- St. GeorgeChurch- Sponing
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ANID NAAMAN
+ The life if Elisha - Nagi Fawzy.
To lhe Senant:
W"eare olrcn grccdy and we ask morc money for oursclves - Wc likc ao hold bcucr posrs and be more rich - We
orlcn envy Oosewho live be$erdlen we do
somelrmes.,ve
arc spir-irudlygrccdyand we seckto giorify oursclvcsand deconringthcm with anificirl vinucs
lo acourrc LlleDriuscot others_
To b€ greedymcans lo ,rorship idols - as we - iD rhis crse - worship idols oLhertfun rhe Lord.
nemg In the leltowshipot lhe chilckenof Cod js no! cvcryrhingin our sajvaion...as we must !c$ fie work of
(i(xl rn our he3rls..cehazi,Elisha'sscrvanr\Iho wasa grerr mai, tccamea leperbecause
ot his sins-
4!4:
Children should not be grccdy looking for more pockel money, more food and more clorhes.
kEg:
Nor thieves,nor covetous,nor drunkards, nor r€yit€rs,nor extortionersrvill inheriarhe kingdon of Cod.,'
(l Corintlians6:10)
gr.!,
It is a sin !o disobey your farher.
Aids:
A big piclure - fie picture of the lesson- Scefles.
In6odution:
- Denicl was no! grcedyconccmingfood snd drink - Hc w3s contentwirh what he had and
Revjcw quesLions
what $e Lord grvc him...A litrkingpoinr.
THE LESSON
There was a great lcadcr namedNaaman $e Syrian... He was not one of lllc Israeiitcs., ge had an Israelite
servant...Nraman was r lepcr... Lepmsy is a dangcrousskin disease...Naaman was sad in spire of his grear
victories...The Ung loved him d rlas \orry lor him. Onc dxy his wife w:.lsconsidcrin!his cisc rnd she-was
sorry for him...Tle scrvrnrssled hcr Ecndy{a niceconvcrsalion|Jl3tmrde drc wife lclt-herrhe problem...The
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girl. her.scrvanrg_rverlre soluuon., Thc wife bclicved...Thc husbandcrmc $dly home...Hrs wrte
announccd
ue goo0 news...He rerorccdandsxid: I'll Lrkea telrr irom drc king so dlar.t can_mce(
Elisha.(qucstions)
Naaman,l'lrnr lo^see $e king fDescnbe rhe mcering). The letter was quickty wrilten... IIe went back(homeanrl
preparconrmseu|o seron a Journey.,.prcsenrs,..
crravan,,.good wishes..,TheysBrredthe ioumev. He ari*cd ar
gave ue lcuer,to.lhe King ol l$xel - tDcscribcrhe mccurigr...The king of Israetwas afoid
llT,Y9Tl
l"
*q " pl"l...Elisha
hc€rd
rtlc-srory...u.
*i"r eoirrirn..
}lci,'iooiii,.-ri,---io-r,iln...
n" **
lljf$-!f'"
Hisserians
convincrid
umrr,"rte snoura
roitoi.,
til-h":il;il;l;
iiil"d?ilil?::
ti
rejoiced-..
HewaslhankfulroElishaandrrrering loescnuJuraman
.l;ti"s-t_'i6;;;;i"iilr;d;il;_
Y
Yoouu r e c e i v e dw i lt h o |rltt p
Daar!iinneo.. q
oivewithou
' rt p
n ravv.-
tqffi
Naam:)n d tle camvafl were-on fieir way back.. He had gone onty a shon dist nce when Etisha,s scrvanr
runningaiFr hjm...Naimango! down from his charior!o mcerhim.. cehazi said,'My masrer
yI.T*
:^:l-,t
senl me !c teu you UratJustnow two membcBof lhe group of prophctsarrived- prav, eive tfieln a iatent of
a r lie - Iove for money - grcedl Narinrn rcioiccd anrr-Fiiir-nrrnIE-l
HE- n:!l9l-gl3$!f_gqrng\
DacLto El-snala_convcrsauon
*ifi Elisha- Cchrzi was a sinner...bc ca;c i tcper)--.He had rhe dissse and
qrcoc lcp€rrnd dlat was tJ)eendof love for money...(euesioff,
Exercite:
Do not bc $eedy whenyou ncedmoncy,foodand cto!hes.._
Sharcevery$ingwirh your brotners.
Hometa,ork
Comphtefte fotlowing:
l) Elishas scrv$! was.........and he Ioved........
2) Love for money made......... di€ a leper.
3) Nanrnanthc Slriff wasclrcd ot..... whenhe wrshed.......tirnesin lhe Jord: .
Reci'ation:
The Sacmmcnts
(conrinucd)
The Hoty Orders.Climorhy4:14)
Insrruttion:
Explain$al the propherslive accordingto the vene: ,. you recehed*ithout paying,give without pay.,,
Explain hox, Gehazi was punished!s a liar as rhe man of God knew whd he had done.
Paul $e rposdeadvisedBishopTimofty sayinS:
Do.nol neglecllhe gift you have.whictr irai given you by propheticutterancewhen rfie counrit ot etders
Ian tnerr hcnds upon Jou. t,ractise lh€se duties, devot€ yourself lo thern so lhal all mry see your
progress.,Thus we seehow rhe Bishoptrys iis handon rhc cliosendeaconfor rhe Holy Order -f pJy"r"i.
nrm,thusne bccomesa pfiesl
?EE UNIT OI'EEROISI'
4.'I PATJL'|EE APOSTI,E . I'lS S,ERVICE AND TOIL I)OR TEE I.ORD
References:
(2 CorinL\iansll), Acts of rheAposrles9:13-28.Thc Apostleof Struggte.fie Life of paul
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To flE Senant:
Paul the rpostleshouldbe our cxrmple cs minsters- He wcnr all over Asia Minor andEuropeand estlblished
miny churchcs. His evangelism was full of liveliness. smes! prayers,rcals and great sacrifi&. Whar have we
done for thc Seryice.?
Scrvicer,r'i$outroil is far away from beingtivcly and effcctive...True scrviccis rharwhich aracksrhekingdom
ol.,tne oevrl.,,rs successlulmmsre|sarc perpetMlta.rgets
fof his blazingarrows, But the Lord supportshis
childrn in beir b3nleand grrn6 lhcm v'crory
In his seNice.Pauldid nor scekpcoptes supporl..Many of his fricndssrabbcdhim bur hc held fasr!o cod and
to lhcm.l5 he lovcdcll. "If I love you themore,am I lo b€ lovedthe less?"
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Love form the Serviceand seekingthose who arc keepingaway from the church.
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Who is rveakand I am not weak? lvho is madeto stumble,and I am not burn vith indignation?
(2 Corinthiaosl1:29)
Hymn:
PauldreAposdcpreached.
4!4:
A b;g mapshowingPaul'sjourney. The piciue of Pauldc aposrlc.
Inaroduttion:
Revicw queslionscooccntraling on rhe vinues taugh! in cach lcsson. Qucstionsabout thc map (Sites,jo0meys)
THE I,ESSON
Paul'lie aposdowas a good example of thosc who repentcdand submitted lheir Iife to God. Thc Lord made of
him a geat herc $reatening the kingdom of thc devil and bringing many pcople to the Lo.d. (Discussionabout
his preyious nam - his motherland - his srudy - His Roma! and Jcwish Nationality - He was a Pharis€ePharisaism- What does i! mean? - He was agains! Christianity - He persecutedChristians - His joumey to
Damascuswhcrc he saw (he Lord - His renewai - The tcginning of his service) (qucsdons)
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The Holy Spri! $id. "Sct aprn for me B3mrbasa,rdSaulfor fte work !o which I havecailcdrhem.',
rAcls lJ) - The aposdessenrrhcmon de tirn loumey. (Ttc Serv3nlcxplajnsLhejoumey on Lhenup and how
( $as.along h din tl,)c se3rnd on tand- andhow |JleJewsrcsisredrhe xposrlcs:'Brr _ jesusin
Cypnrs_ They
weredrivenout in_Pergo- Ttey wcre abouLrc be sloncdin lconrumand Lysrraaftar hcalingde ;rne _ Thei
wcnt ro prcachin Dcrbe- Ihey, lgain. vrsiEdall rlesecounlrieswrri rarecoiuageand wiUr6ve for Chrisl anil
Jervrce. (Questrons)
Pxul sxid ro Brrn3b3s, 'l-c! lls go tack and visit our brorhers,'(Acrs l5). paul and Silas beganthe joumey io
gyprcs. Prul wenr ro rhe Ashn Countries ro encounge rhem io srand firrn in faith. He tbt fimbrfry fioln
Lystra as a fruir of rhe servicc. He warted ro serve i; Asia bu! lhe SDirir Dreventedhim. When he s;w ille
Macedonian,.he
wenr !o Euope where he eslablished
Churchesat phil Ciaa - itre girt who prcdicredlhe
lurure.- he j3ilcr). in Thessalonica
rwheredcy were bcalenand drivcn ouli. in A$enirhe was grcadyupser
whenhe noticedhow full o[ idols lhc ciry wcsr.in Corind (wherche me! Adurlaand priscillaand therehe ;as
persecuedby tlle Jews) (Quesrions)
Then rhe ,postlewenr on r ftid joumey lo Asia Minor. He eshbtisleda churrh in Ephesusrnd (rayeddrre
tor hree ye3Jsserving(hcm wilh rcarsnightandclay.(Acrs 19,20)
The Jewsnbelled rgainsthim. They arrestedhim in Jerusxlcm...
He was sen! to dle coun sevemlrimes...The
mrgnry preachersbod_beforc Felix. before Agrippa and beforo Caesmin Rome... Nymn fie
rymnr ordered his
sor(ucrsro cut nls hflcl oll rrd so he wrs mertred n A,D.69...,(Queslions)
Instuctions:
Explain how powerful Paul's evangelismwas.
Exercise:
Visit you colleagucsard your neighbourswho do nor go ro church or ao SunalaySchools and bring them wirh
Hon"votk:
Copy 2 Corin(hnnsll:23-33 rnd conlcmphrehow rhcapostlcpeul loiled for lhe Scrvice.
Recikttbn:
Revision of ihe rcxts about the Sacraments
45I TIIE ''E?TS'T OF "EE AFOSTZES - ST. JOEIV TEE APOSIIE
Ffhe He@renlu Hos's s.ttt thern I
References:
Revelarionl, Sinaxarium - Alkharerda"Part I
To the Sefl$nt:
Beloved.John
wasa modelol pmyerandconremplarion...
He leam!all rheserhingsbecause
he wasalwayscloser
to Jesusside- Do you movecloserro l€sus sidi and tcsthis love?
The aposdepreachedfte word in Palestine and Asia Minor. He enduredpains.. He was laid in boiling oil... He
was sent inlo exile... He endurcdall rlese painsfor Chrisr...tvha! have we'end0'ed for his name?
The apostlew_cscxllcd The.Theologisnbeciusehe fully undenroodrhe Divinily of lhe Lord and de rslatio$hip
Derweenue Hyposhsessnd he unlty ot rhe|r essence...
The True Theologian is that who stuahesnot only by his
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mind bur sko by his hexn.
4in:
Holding fast to Chrisr analmoving closer 1o his side in pmy as John did.
Yerse:
Do not be afraid, I am the first and the tast,I am He who tires; and was dead,and behotdI am ative for
evermore.(Revelation1;17,18)
lrn !,
"The dignified
aposdesof the Redeemcr,"or "We have hrnve grandfathcrs".
Aids:
The picur-e of bclovedJohn...Somepictues of heavcolyscenes.-.
A map of PaleslincaDd Asia Minot... The
DrcturE
ot tne lcsson
Intoduction:
Questionsaboul Paul the aposdeand his service. Refer !o the map... and abou! his love for ChrisL,-2
Corinthians11...his desirc1oservethoseplaces- rbout rhc fesr of Lheiposrjcs...jjlndhow Paul andPeterwcre
martyrod.
THE I.ESSON
John lhc belovcd was a lisherman in Galile€ - His brothcl was Jamesson of Zebedee...The srory of how they
met the Lord Jcsus, how fieJ caughl large amounrsof fish and how they wcre c.alled(Lul<e)...how dey lef!
their father, thcir rvork and deir scrvanB... they were rich... John was known to tbe High Priesr becauseof his
jealousy,his godlinessand hi\ we.rlti...They followedthe Lord Ckist and bccamshis disciples. Johnliked to
lic on Jesus'brea$ as he lovedChrisl very much...He walkedwith him in his journeysand serviceand saw his
miraculous deeds. hcard his teachings,and held fast to his disciplcship inspid of die Jews perseqrtion of the
Lod.-. When Jesuswas crucificd, he stood under the cross... he took his kind molher wirh him... He saw the
rcsuncction and till ascension.(Queslions)
John bcganhis servicein Palestinethenin Asia Minor...He lived rill he was aboutone hundredyearsold.. AII
the aposllcs were martyred.. So becamethe only Bishop in the whole world who saw Chrisr. So when hcresies
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spread,and\rhcn Johnsj]w rial rhcy wcre:rgarnsr
LhcDi\inity oi ChrisLhe wro|edrc€ episdes!o his Ch'suan
"}.del.oI exccllenrscrvic€.( rhc sroryoI drc youngm3n he had s vcn ro fie Bishopand
llJlSJ:..
1
!-y
,*.r,.
,"
wnen ne cxme back ne ,ound Dat rhe man hrrdbecamea robbcr,..3rd how he ran after him ano maddhim
repenl) (Quesrions)
Johns servicewasnor wilhourpains...EmperorDomidanlaid him in boiling oil in 96 A.D. Thenhc sent
1.,'t
nrm.rntoexrlel'l tne Isle of Prrnus...Bur rho Lord was wirh him h his exiie ard he arantedhin ttle eiemal
revehhon... Let us read togeftcr chaprer I of rhe Book of Reveladon _ Then rhe Sarvanr and rh,. Duoils
contemplrlc$e sccne...Sevengoldenhmpstands...Sevensl3rs...a sword (fte word of Cod) Dnw a siniole
piclureol he sceneon the bhckboard...Lc( t}le child imrglne drc hcavenlysccnelro see fie priesb wirh l}lcir
censers,
crowns,lo se€tie lhmnewirh rhe four animrls.rnd rhc rngelsrliri rhcir wingse.L (Quesdons)
Evrcise:
Lel us imagine the Lord Jesuswhen we pray and lie on his breast,aflalspeak!o hin_
Homewo*:
Copy Rcvelrtionl: 12-20
Recirarion:
Tte passagesof rhe Vespersare ro be studied du lesson47. pupils are asked ro rccire ftem ar home and pmy
46' ST, ]}'ACAR!I'S; . }'TS MIL
FOR FAIIII
Refeftn.?s:
+ Sinar(ariumBabah27 - The Thrce Maqarusp. I 76
To lhe Senant:
St. Macari$ djd not care for his appeamnceor clodes. So you too mus! not be extavagant in this mauer as
mucnoccomuonmcsnstn3t |nenein ts dcvoidof Amccand full of dcsireso[ lhe nesh.
St. Maciriuswasa bkhop who saw well !o his work and eamesrlyservedhis bishopric- Wheneverhe geach€d
tne pmp|e, nc wepr - I{e usedrc listen |o the Lord's word fiai guidedhim... fi; angelshclpedhini !o siay
awake..Do I sqve my classin the samespirif
Thedme of dcalhwrs lhe hopeof our gmndfarhers
3s rhcir love for Chrisr d their f rfi in Ercmiryand lhcir
nonrng rrst b lne lrue l U vere to thcm morepreciousLfi3nLhewhoteworld.
4in:
The child.shouldbe accustomed
!o goingto confession..
Shoutdbcrr wihess ro Chrisron all occasions
andar all
umes ot (hnger.
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I havefoughtthe goodffght,I havefinishedthe race,I harekept the faith- FinallJ,ther€is lzid up for
(2 Timothy4:7,S)
melhe crownof righ(eousness.
4!r,!:
TheDrevious
one.
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ry:
The piclEe of lhc three Maquaris- The pictue of lhe lcsson - Writing some siatemenrson lhe blackboard.
Introduction:
Qucstions about Paul and John... link them to SL Macarius. Whose picEre is rhis? - Wbat is the difference
betwcen fic lhrce Maqurns? Mrqurris lhe grrar is l}le farhcr of monis... Macarius of Al€xandia is lhe greaL
escedc...Macanuslhe Bishop ot Ed](o is c minyr and he is lhe lopic of our lesson. They ail loved the Lord-and
died for his name.
THE I.rSSON
St. Macarius was a very simplc pcrson... He lived in fte fifih century. When $e Paaiarch saw tha! he was a
good hcancd m , he ordained him Bishop of Edko (or Kaw) in Upper Egypl He carcd abou! his peoplevery
wcll. wheneverhe prcachcdLhepeoplehc wcpl They lsked him, Why do you wecp] He said, "BecaulelJ|e
Lord showsme rhe ainsof rne pcopltiand rheii works;hcn I spcal Loyou sd I wcepand pny for yor and ask
LheLord lo.help you ro.repent...Orice.hc sarr the Lord Chrisr iri fte san;tu.ary(Dcscribe tltd fellingiof the sahr
wnenu,s clonousrevehtrcnwasrnnouncedl
T}e I-ora was surroundedwitfr ms angelswtro were offering him $c works of lhe p€opleone by one. He heard
I'
3 voicesrymg,"Why do you neglecrtour pcopleandnot p-rcach
thcm?" He said, L;rd theydo not &ccpr my
words The Lord said, Preachfiem so lhat ricy may be responsiblefor rhemselvesand in fiis way yo rescue
yoursell
_He never stoppcdtcrching his peoplewith terrs during lbe Masscs,$e vigiis and dle visits.
In those drys a gleat council was held. I! was ftc Council of Chalecdonia- Bishops from everywherein the
wo.ld attended iL. The kins and $e wesrem BishoDsheld ir in Rome and other cilies to condemn Anba
Dioscorus lJle geat Palriarc-hbccausehe rcfused o ch rge rlc texls of de Creed rnd lhoy wanted to frl<e
revenge...
He trcokSt. Macrti0s,BishopofEkdo wirh him-- This bishopused to wear simpleclothes- While
lhey wcre on fie ship, onc of ltre $ilors' son was a one-eyedboy and his orhereye was not well. The boy
pushcdthe saitrtwitiour intenrion.The boy apologised
sayinglhat his eyesighrwas weak. The sain!maderhe
sign of Lhecrcsson rhe blind eyeand hcale_d
ii Th-eboy siid'lo him thc'orh;reye isno! wcll so lie sinr made
Lhesjgn ot $e qoss and the olher cyc wis heded and all lhosc on the ship rejoic€d. When ho rcachedthe
pailce to r[cnd the council the guardsrefused !o le! him enter as rhey doubted hc migh!
not tre a bislnp because
-miracles.
of his simplicitybut SL Dioscodslcr him entcrand tokl rhe guardsa-bout
(quesrioirs)
his several
The confcrcncebcgar its work - Tho westem bishop allacked S!. Dioscorussaying wrong things abou! faith - Si.
Macarius rose and defcnded the true faith thai we ieceivcd from rlrc saints - Tha wicked kinE excommunicated
him and sen! St. Dioscorusand S!. Macadus inlo exile in the tsle of Gagra - Bur they rejoiccdas tiey found joy
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in-exile 3rd sufferings. Thc quecn sEuck sr. Dioscoruson aheface - wilh d'e result that one
ot his moiars was
DroKen- she also deprt ed (pujled ofo his b€ard- Bur the two sain6 slood firm ir fairh and lived
in rheir ixile.
---": J.,,rrroscorus sent n'm wift a fader ro Alexandria and said t() him, "This is a crown
of
::::,j,1:
yyy-.
ciunewirh rhe dccisionlalcn by lhe Councilof Chalcedom
.roe Xlngs messcnger
and rhe
+:al,:y,i,
ru'rE ur 'g ! . Mf,canus
.erus€{tro sign r}lem. so lie king,s messengerkicked him belweenthe legs and he fell
9-T* Th" Chris ans came and buried hin wilh dc lro bodies of John m aa6st anOeftpr,er eri"r,a.
9:Yl^
tvucsuonsl
Instructit,ts:
We have !o endurepains and peEecurionsfor Eoe fairh. We bave Io defenalour cr€edrill deamExer.is?:
Whell a peBon asksme: Are you a Christian? I shall say: ycs I arn and I am rEady!o endurEpains for
ChrisL
HomeA'ork:
Chooselhc right word:
l- Sr. Dios.oruii was (a bishop - a patriarch - a monk0.
2- The Councilof Chalcedoa
sen!(SL Macarius- SL Cyril - Sr Afianasius)into exile.
3- The Council of Chatcedonwas (righ! - wrong)
47| ST. SAI'I'DL
- PERSECUTED TI)R IIIS I'AITE
Refennces:
+ Al K€razaMagazineOcrobrrffd Novembcr1966
+ A booklel issucd by lhe monasretv.
+ ShaxariumKyahk 8
To [rc Senant:
Contemplatehow rhis sainr was honestand how he suffered for failh. Thaflk the Lord as he has nor giv€n you
such a cross!o carry.
tS dar your cye may becomcsimplc as Scrnuel.seye and in rhis way you can use il in
1:l.j9rstudymgl:r:,lp*tne Hoty scnprurcandbe readyto endureall rhe Dxinstor dc t rd Chrisl
The.ClEicedoniansle$ecured LheCoprs. so do nor grieve whcn you seealivisionshere and rhere _ p|ay for the
unlty ot uc clluclt.
4i^,
Theheroism
of rhose
whosmggled
torfairh.
YlEg
O-therw€re tortur€d, not acr€ptingdetiverance,
that they miglt obtain a better resurredion. (Ilebrews11:
l0l
Elnn:
O righleouspcoplecome...Lctut go to hcavenlyJerusalcm,
4!4:
The picrue of Anba S:!.nucl...
The picrurcoi rhetesson.
Introduction:
Qxestionsabout SL Macarius the Bishop of Edka and Anba Dioscorius...and how dr€y endu-redrhe persecur.ions
of the Council of Chalccdom- Then spint about Anba Samuetwho was perscculedbi lhc sameCo6cil
THE I.DSSON
The saint was bom in Milceg el Nrssara in $e Sklh century of a holy priost and a pious moder. They brought
him up in holincss and thc love for the poor... The Lord had given ficm this son whcn ftcy werc old... He began
lo grow in pmlcr and fasdng,,. He rEfused tcr marry and dccidcd to bccomc a monk and his pifents werc
ple3sed....
I{is morherdicd and his fathcrsaw a visioa..."Your sonwill be a monk..he will sEuggleand suffcr
for faith.. The man rcjoiced.. Then hc diei.. Sanucl disFibulcd his money among the poor and wcnr !o |he
monastcrywhere be becamea disciplo to SL Agarho...Ho led an angelic tife full of modesryand godliness...He
used lo pray and fasL When Anba Agalho fcll ill, he servcd him dll hc depanedin peace. Samueiincl€3sedhis
strugglcand worship. The Lord gave him the gifts of hcalingsjck pcopieand castingout dcmons...and he
bccame[xmous.(questions)
In the daysofPop Bcnjamin,the kiog scnrhis sodiersro force mL'nksro obcy him...They carricdwith lhcm the
Tome of l€o (What is i!?) - Bul Anba Sanuei torc i! inro pieces and cas! it outside lhe chuch, so lhe epiain
ordercd his soldiers to b€at him... They gave him a good beiring .Md his blood shed and they struck his eye and
i! was dcstoycd... His disciplcs wcre sad and sorry for him.. The Lord's angel appearedto him and led him !o
Kalamen Monaslery in Fayoum dcserl.. H€ livcd rhere and his aroma sDrcad...Pcoplecrme b him lo be healed
andreccivcdhis blcssing... Whenhe becamotied of Lhepcople,hc built up r scptcled far away cavemand he
used 10 go lo the monaslcryon Saturdaycveningand on SundJymoming to receiveDe Holy Communion.
tquesuons)
Ofle ycar lalcr, the Hng persecutedthe monks once morc... Hc scnt his soldiers aod .hoy sEuck the monks
severely...Sl. Samuelwas cmclly bealenand he was about lo die. Then they left him... Somedayslatcr, lhe
Barbarians
camoto Kalamon.andrhc Lord commandcd
him ro hidehimsclfin fie churchmd he hid himselfbul
he saw tic Barbariansdefile thc sanclufiy, so he wcnr our and repro:tchcddrcm. They gavc him a good beating,
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captured,him
xnd.rook-him|r) rheircounry wherehc rcfuserlio bow down ao their idols - Thcy ried him ro a
lr€eand lclijtlim lhcrefor five dayswuhou!foodor wrrer...Thcn drry lcr him go ro Kalalnonw*jn $cy saw his
mraclcs...fhe dcvils fou8hrhim bccruseot hi\ grcxrpowerrnd picty...He rei;hcd rhc ageof 96 y€jrs'..He fel
rll lor crghrd:lysand deprrrcdin peacein Kyaht 8 3nd LhemomsLcrywas fillcd wiLf,inc;nseand amma. May
nis lnterccsslon
be with us. Amcn_
Exercisc:
Be bmve and say (hat you are Chrisrianwheneyeryou are askcdabout your religion.
H9g9u!b
March r,\e following:
Anba Samuel
The king
The Councilof Chalcedon
wasseverein his pemecution
waspersecured
for he fairh
endedby lhedivisionof fte church
Recitatitn:
The passagesof the Vigil shouldbc sludied. The pupils are to recite lhem ar home and pmy wirh iL
48I JOEN TEE TIAPTIS?
Refercnces:
+ Luke l, [4arfiew ll,4
+ Johnthe Bapdsr
To the Ser,ana:
The Baptistwas a modelot Chrisrianmodesryso rhe Lord Drarsed
him sayins: Amons those born of womeo
lhere has risen no one greaterthao John lhi Brprist.
The Bapdst was holy tnd righteous, so Herod ivas afraid of him... Modesty and holiness are the way of
grertness,
The Baptist bore wihess to rurh wilhout showng anget witiout defaning others or iniuring rheir feelings.._He
spokero l,lleking and gendyrcproached
him wi6 lo-vefor hc tlanFd ro-rescuehim...-He;as readyb"die tor
4!n:
ChristiurCourage.
YsE!:
Herod fear€dJohn, knowirg that he was a jrst and holy man. (Mark 6:20)
Z!n!'
The previousone.
Aidt:
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The picrures of Joh[ lhe Baptisr carrying his hmd on a plate.
Intoductian:
Review qucstionsabout the prcviouslcsson,de coumgeof Anba Samuclwhco he reproached
thc Barbarjans,
$g,BrpUsr
ind.rhemcininsof $c headIaid"" "'pt"t"..5i."r* GJiroryii iJi"l-tist *trrrue p"p s a!
lbo_ur
lt q well known
the rhem.
THE I,ESSON
Zechrrirh.cnd Eli,rbcdl wereri8hteouspreople.They livcd good livcs in Cods sighr...They pnycd lorlc Lord
uat nc mrghtgrvc thcm :r son...They wcre very old...Zcchr;hh $as r pricsr(his-clo$es,jiis wo,k... 6e ntuak
ln |nc t€mprc.hymns.Psxrms,sacrificcs,pnyers.conlcssionot sinsr Hiaiwavs oraved...one drv hc wasdoins
tus work"asa pncsrin LheTcmple...Anangrt of lhc Lord xppcffcd!o him shndirigdn fic righr of the al|,jr..ft;
cmwd ol pcoplewcre oubidc pr3ying. (Describerhe xngel Jlld lhc surDriseJ...lhevsDokeroccrhbr...fl-ivelv
conversrtrcnllom tnc Bible) The pcopleoulsidcwere surpriscdrr his sitenci...ttrevkdor silcni and lookea16
one arioucr-. why rs h€ l$ct... is he dead?-..sonding.hc cameoul and l}ley isked hih... He madesignsro
them wjD his hinds...He h:d sccna vision...Th€y rll wairedto scelhc mflni;g of Lhr!vision and fte mlskry
of rhat wondcdul exp€ctcdbaby. (eue,s!ioN)
Dqys,prssed...
OId EUabcdl grve.birrh lo a brby... AII rhe pcoplewcre surprised...fieywere hatpy... The
nerghbours
cameto congraluhlc..Wh3! witt his namebc:.. Thiy iskcd his morhcr.nd sh! saiO.'John:...hey
reluseddrrr nrme rs i did not xppert ro th€m...Tley rskcd Zccharirh... He wrole '.totrni...Ttey *cri
amazco,..He spokeJgaln...Ihcir joy bccirmedoublc..stranqcthinqs... Zegfuriahsookeabou!the child.,,He is
an angel scnt by tic Lord. bcforehe scnr Hi} Only Bcg6rrcnS-cnJesusChrisr,'ro pave fte way for him...
happincss...
Joys...The boy grcw up and Heroddcsirid lo kill him.-.-The angel rook Lie boy to b6 ',{itdemcss
wru rne angers..,
(queshons)
He,grewup ard wlls now.Lhi4yyearsold...peoplewere sjriingon JordanBantc..This man is putlinga lcathe.
girdle roundhis waist..who is ftis? s srrangcrl lf,tro are vo-u., I am a voicecrving. They knew 6e was $e
Bap s! and rhalhe was !o comebeforcChrist:. They cll ga$cred!o l;san o nim...' Hjs wor<Gare lile flre' He
re!-roachcdpeople for ricl sins... They all wept... Tht asked him ,'wha! musr we do?,' tradcrs, soldrcrs,
offlcirls.. rnd [e guidedthcm..-He who contessed
his sini and reDcnrcd
rvasbaDtiscdin rhc Jordan...Hc said!o
fte peoplq Chdsr will bapriseyou wilh rhe Holy Spirir. (euesdo;s)
One day the Lord JesuscameandJohn saw him andsaid,"This is de tamb of cod.... This is lbc Sonof God..
Peoplc wcre happy !o sec Christ..Chrisrwas baDrised. The voice and tie dove.. Jesuswent to the witdemessto
spendthc Limeot fasting...The King hcird of John...Hc cr ed him and tisrened!o him.... He teffed him
becausehe wasa holy m .,,Johnwanedhim..,hcdrew his atcnlion !o his sin...he marriedhis brother'ssistcr
while his brothcr is still alive.. Herodias\,r'asa wicked woman... she encourascdhim !o do evil.. John said. This
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is nor.lrwful..T}e kingdesiredher 3nd shc haledJohn...One day $e king helda pany ..- He. daughrer
danced-..
rne xrng wis drunlc.fl,s prom'se...sheaskedfor John'shead...H{r was obiiged!c kill him.,.Thusthe Baprisr
went up lo heaven...
The wihcss tha! Chdsr boreIo him is enoughtor him.- Among those born of wolien,
lher€ hasrisen no one grearerth:rn John the B.lptist.'
Etercise:
Be brave - If you are askedto bear wihess say the Euth whalcvcr lhe consequences.
Home$'ork:
1) Reirrangelhe folowing:
holy - man- and - a righteous- was - r.har- he - Ioowing - fcared - Herod - John
2) Complelq
He wasobligedto ........John........as Herodias'daughrer........ ......on a plare.
3) Be preparedfor ncx! lesson. The pfiry of rhepalron SainLsof lhe class.
49' THE CI/TSS PATRON SAITYT
4iL:
Honouringrnflyrs xnd srinls andctarifyingrhebccurifulsidcsin rhck personrtirics.
Vene:
You crown the year with Your goodness.
(psalm65:11)
qr,nn:
Comerighteouspeoplecome..,
r05
The ServantscB the scene...the Se8ant asks dem ro bring somc roscs and candles..-He brings &e picrure of
fie sant anddccorcrcsn wirh msesand tights candlesroui'd ir... you can bring any pictureof lhe Lbrd Jcsus
ble$'rg drechjldrcn.'i you cannorfind tle piclureot rhe p ron sijnl
The Scrv3fi should look hrppy during the lesson...Distriburing dales and fruirs mal@s$e children hepy.. The
Servanlcrd thechildrcnsing fic Ncirouzsongsatrdhlmns or Jlly hymn der sur6 rhc $in!
The.Scnanl givessomercvicw qucsrionsrbou! what lhey kno, about rhc sarnL.,He explaiosfte story..He
orvro."stnc story Inrosecuonsandaskedsboutcachsection,..Thc qucslionsare followedby hymnsandmelodies
and fte vcne... The processionis also made at he end of ll}lc lcisoo, rhcn the DrEsenls-arddistriburcd... h is
beEer!o distributerhc pictureo[ De prEon $int... The lessoncndsby prayerandile childrenirrerccdewi$ rhc
Virgin Mcy and (nemc,rhc mrnyr, oi (nime, lhc holy m3n.
501 RECTIt{,"roiY
Revisionof lhc rc),rsrnd the pas$gestaughtin rhis period...The Scrvantencourages
fiose who have studied
Lhem...
But thoscwho hrve noasudicd Lhc; wcll, musi b€ cnrcdfor and encouraged-lo
siudyficm.
671 'rEE FEAg.t OF rEE vIRoIN
: TEE MIRACI,E OF ATR'IEB
Refercnces:
fo(y MrracresperrormedDy v grn Mrry,
To lhe Setvant:
May $e Motlcr of Light be ilways bcforeour sighrwilh hcr holiness,and light so !ha!we may learnfrom hcr
tfie wry to hccvcn3nd so thtl shcm:ryhclp us.
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of !}le Moder of Light in your private room... This ir irself rcproachesus for our sbs as we see
f{
!":*,,"
ner "t
race
IU|l ot tlolmess.
How.decp fie faith of !ha! priesr is. May rhe Lord grdnr us rhe samefailh and the s3lne qirir of sllrrenderrha!
lese,
"All thingsar€ possible
to him who b€tieve$,'Mark 9:23)
E)4!:
"Virgin
I!!1", or "P$ce, peaceto he Virgin," or',The Virgin St. Mary,',or "Throughthe Inrcrcessioo
of rhe
Motherof God "
4!ds:
A picturcoI LhcMorher.ofLithl. sunoundcdby liL candtcs3nd roses...
Tfic lcon procession...
A mapot LheNde
Deltashowng the churchsirc]nd rhc CJilh s Dxlacein Ba!tud
Introtluctian:
Questionsabout the Brprisl
Ctuistirns
The linkiflg poirL.. Kings used to pcrscculerhe believem- The Caliph persecut€d
THE LESSON
Ifurun Al Rushadpe$ecuted rhe Clristians of Egypt... I{e scnr !o rhe govemor and ordcrcd him to desEoylhe
chulches..
They arrivedat Atreeb "The Chuch oiSL Mara w'[be desioved." The fcelinssof lhe Ckistidns....
It wassplendidcrd it hadmarblepillrrs...The priestof rhdchurchhcfid ... He sawrhcmc6ming...He wen! inro
tne.cn!rch and pmyed wirh Ears and askedfie Virgin lo help him... Then he wenr out and discirssedlhe maner
wrln me pflnce...(lner conver$ton - !o give him thrEedaystime.,,Tho princemales fun of him becauselhe
Lallpn-wxs rar away and hree dtys were not enough.,,Rcfer ti] the map) - The pries! was sffe... He assued
nrm..Hc gavetnema sum ot moneytor rhe rtueedaysfiey lvouldwait...Thcy madefun of him andleft him...
The prie$ kneltbetorelhe tconand pmyedwith rcars...The peoplealsopnyed 3nd fasEd tor firee days..They
all lookedrt he icons. Lhecurnins. rhe buitdingand wcpr-.Ermesrprcy6r...'Ilrey $ere all wairingas dtei
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expecrcda minclc... At thc samedmc rhe Csliph was asiceph Bagdad...He saw lights... Then rhe Virgin
app€0rcdto him (As Sheappcarcdin our counry - who saw h;r? Whe;? Where?)- Sheipoke wirh him..-Ir tas
St. Mrry.- She rcproachedhim bccausehe pelsecurcdCfuisrians..Sheorderedhim ro wrire a let!er.. I{e said fiat
rt would not€asily go in drarshonperiod...Sh€assurcdhim rharrhe lcuer wouid be Lherefiat nigh!.. He wrote
me le(cr and seale{iiL. A do\jesndchcdir rnd flcw quicklv likc an ;)rrowlill it rmchedAueeb. Shedrow il
beforethe Prince...Heboweddown...cxacrJy...r scclciiordir...honortnd tcfi... He pur $c leuer in his pockcr
and said: I U m€fl rhe priesrbmormw moming.(Quesrions)
Hc scn!Ior ths priesr...askedhim... the pries!rold
him about d|e power of re Morhcr of Lighr and her Intcrccssion...The prince gave him his moncy back. tte
enErcd the chuch lo receivedre blessingof rho Virgin... He bclievedin Chrisr...The soldierswerEamazsd...
The Clvistbns .ei)iced... A splendidprocassionof ddvirgin... The church would no! be desEoyed.- The prince
wenr to Bagdadrnd thcre he knew lhe marcr was irue..._TheCaliDhordcrcd his scrvanr o build a new ihurch
for le Mofier of LighL. (Thesemeeringsrnd conversationsarc rc be explainedin a lovely livcly way to fill rhe
childrEns hcarlswit}l joy rnd lovc for rhe Molhcrof Ligh! (qucslions)
Etercise:
W€ should put the pictore of the Mother of Light in front of us when wo study and in our sleeping rcom and
!,henever we see$e picture $€ ask for her intercessionand hclp.
Say wherhcr t^.ueof false
l) The pricstcould ge! lne Caliph'sdc.re€.
2) The Caliphdid not believethc Virgin's words.
3) He wrolc lhe lcltsr. sealedit and sen! it wilh a soldier.
521R.et4slolv
ThEe ways for examplc:
1- A boad with the picturesof all thc lessonwilh qucsrionson cachpicture.
2- Qucsrionson lhe lessonandlinking all thc lcssonsbgelhe..
3- Wri[cn cxarnand presents!lre ao bc given.
Th€ rersesraughl io this period are;
+ I hale fought the good fight - I have linishedthe race, I havekept the faith. finally, there is hid up
for me rhe crown of righteousness.(2 Timo$y 4:7.8t__________!S!!5
+ When the Bridegroomvill be trken away from them and then they .iyill frst. (Mauhew9:15)
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+ The fear 0f the Lord is the b€ginningof Wisdom.(Psalms111:10) L€sson38
+ She prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish,then sh-emad€-avow (l Samuel1:10:11)
+ oth€rs $'eretortured, not acc€ptingdeliveranc€,that they might obtain a better life resurrection.
(Hebrews11:3t
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+ I have hear your prayers,I havese€nyour tears; beholdI n,i h€al you. (2
Kings 2O:5)_
LCSSOn J /
+ All thirgs are possibt€to him who betieves,(Mark 9:23)
+ Thou crownestthe e:rr with thy bounty (psalm65:11)
+ Be contentwith what you have. (Hebrcw13:5)
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Irsson 49
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+ F€ar not I am lhe lirst and the llst, and the living on€; I died,and behotdI am
ative evermore.
(Reveladonl:17,18)
+ D-o.norneglectro shot' hospitatitylo strang€rs,for therct y_some^hare
ent€rtrinedangetsunawares.
I Heorews
IJ:2t
+ Neither the immoral, not idolates,not aduttereru,not sexuatperver6, not thiey€s,nor
the qreedv
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