August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025
Children Liturgy of the Word
Children Liturgy of the Word
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21st Sunday of Year C
Most Sacred Heart Parish, Eureka, MO
The homily uses a simple visual aid: a hoop for the "narrow gate" and different sized balls to represent our spiritual state.
- What did you find effective about this simple analogy? How did it help you understand Jesus's words?
- The homily says being "full of ourselves, mean, or selfish" makes the ball too big to fit through the hoop. What are some everyday examples of being "full of ourselves"?
- Conversely, what does it mean to be "smaller" in a spiritual sense? What do the actions of being "loving, kind, and thoughtful for others" have in common?
A central theme is that we must practice being loving now, so we are ready when life gets hard.
- Why is "practice" such an important word in the spiritual life? Why isn't it enough to just decide to be loving when a crisis hits?
- The homily says that with practice, passing through the narrow gate gets "a little bit easier." Does this mean the tough times get less difficult, or that we become stronger and better equipped to handle them?
- The guide mentions that with practice, "we know we have what we need to be okay." What does this "wisdom" look like? How does practicing love build spiritual resilience and trust?
The ultimate goal is not just to survive tough times, but to "make it through with love."
- Think about a "narrow gate" you have faced in your own life—a difficult situation, a loss, or a challenge. How did the presence (or absence) of love in your life affect how you navigated it?
- The homily says a loving person is what's "needed when the tough times come." Why is a loving, kind, and thoughtful person so essential during a crisis, both for themselves and for others?
- What is one specific, small way you can "practice being loving, kind, and caring for others" this week, preparing yourself for future "narrow gates"?
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Choose one of the following OUR SUNDAY VISITOR activities as a way to further reflect on the Sunday readings:
- Play one of your family’s favorite games. As a reminder, outline the rules to the game before you begin. When you have finished playing it, play it again, but announce that there will be no rules. When you are finished, relate this to other rules in life and what life might be like if we had no rules. Talk about how rules help us live as God’s children.
- Plan a family meal to celebrate a culture different from your own. Talk about how God loves all people of all cultures. Prepare foods and use table decorations to represent the culture of your choice. Involve all family members in preparing and serving the meal.
- Discuss with your family the need for discipline in your home. Review the family rules in light of the Christian call to live as children of God. Ask if any rules should be added. List any new family rules on a sheet of paper and place them on the refrigerator.
- Create a prayer space in your home and place a globe or map of the world in the center of the space. Invite family members to reflect on how God loves all people from all parts of the world. Have each family member write a short prayer for world peace on a sheet of paper and place it near the globe or map. Read the prayers out loud and finish by offering each other a sign of peace.
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21st Sunday of Year C
1. What is God going to gather from "all nations and languages"?
- A. All the animals in the world.
- B. The people from all over the world.
- C. All the kings and queens.
Correct Answer: B
2. Why will the people from all over the world come to God?
- A. To have a big party.
- B. To receive gifts.
- C. To see God's glory.
Correct Answer: C
3. What does God call the people He will send out to be His messengers?
- A. Kings
- B. Fugitives
- C. Warriors
Correct Answer: B
4. Where will these messengers go?
- A. To the distant coastlands.
- B. To the big cities.
- C. To all the schools.
Correct Answer: A
5. What is the main message that these messengers will share?
- A. They will share stories of war.
- B. They will tell people to be quiet.
- C. They will proclaim God's glory.
Correct Answer: C
6. What promise does God make to some of the people who come to Him?
- A. He will make them famous singers.
- B. He will make them priests and Levites.
- C. He will give them a lot of gold.
Correct Answer: B
7. What does the passage tell us about God's love?
- A. It is only for a few special people.
- B. It is only for people who are perfect.
- C. It is for everyone, no matter where they come from.
Correct Answer: C
8. Where will the people be brought back to?
- A. God's holy mountain, Jerusalem.
- B. A new kingdom on earth.
- C. A big city in a faraway land.
Correct Answer: A
9. What does the passage say about nations that have never heard of God?
- A. God will not care about them.
- B. They will still have a chance to know God.
- C. They will be punished right away.
Correct Answer: B
10. What is the big idea of this part of the Bible?
- A. God only cares about one country.
- B. God's plan is to bring people together from everywhere.
- C. God will only talk to a few people.
Correct Answer: B
The Narrow Door
1. Someone in the crowd asks Jesus a question. What is it?
- A. "Lord, will only a few people be saved?"
- B. "How do we get a lot of money?"
- C. "Can we have a big party?"
Correct Answer: A
2. What does Jesus tell the people to do?
- A. Take the easy road.
- B. "Strive to enter through the narrow gate."
- C. Go back home.
Correct Answer: B
3. What happens after the master of the house locks the door?
- A. Everyone gets to go in.
- B. People stand outside and knock.
- C. The master opens it again right away.
Correct Answer: B
4. What do the people outside say to the master?
- A. "We are your best friends!"
- B. "We built this house for you!"
- C. "We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets."
Correct Answer: C
5. What is the master's answer to the people outside?
- A. "Come on in!"
- B. "I will let you in tomorrow."
- C. "I do not know where you are from."
Correct Answer: C
6. Where will people come from to recline at the table in the Kingdom of God?
- A. Only from one town.
- B. From the east and the west and from the north and the south.
- C. From the big cities only.
Correct Answer: B
7. What does Jesus mean when he says, "Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last"?
- A. The fastest runners will win a race.
- B. The people who are first in line will be at the end.
- C. God loves everyone and people we don't expect to see in heaven will be there.
Correct Answer: C
8. What does this story teach us about being saved?
- A. You have to make a real effort and a personal choice.
- B. It's easy, and everyone gets in.
- C. It's a secret that no one can know.
Correct Answer: A
9. What is the main point of the story of the locked door?
- A. To show us that the master is mean.
- B. To teach us about being on time.
- C. To show us that we must live with Jesus now and not wait.
Correct Answer: C
10. What is the overall message of this passage from Luke?
- A. God only saves a small group of people.
- B. It is easy to get into heaven.
- C. We should focus on our own choices and try our best to follow Jesus.
Correct Answer: C
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The Narrow Door
OBJECTS: A knock, knock joke book
Everyone likes knock, knock jokes. I have a few for you today.
- Knock, Knock. (Who’s there?) Ben. (Ben who?) Ben knocking for ten minutes. Please let me in.
- Knock, knock. (Who’s there?) Doris. (Doris who?) Doris locked, that’s why I’m knocking.
- Knock, knock. (Who’s there?) Adore. (Adore who?) Adore is between us, please open up!
- Knock, knock. (Who’s there?) Lettuce. (Lettuce who?) Lettuce in, it’s cold out here!
In our Bible lesson today, Jesus tells about people who will be knocking at the door, but it will be too late. Where is the door Jesus is talking about? It is the door to heaven. Everyone wants to get into heaven, but there is only one door and Jesus says the door is very narrow.
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Thank you for sharing these wonderful Catholic kids’ Gospel resources! It’s inspiring to see how engaging tools like The Kids Bulletin and Sermons4Kids make scripture come alive through stories, jokes, and creative visuals. I really appreciate how this collection blends faith learning with fun — helping children understand lessons like “The Narrow Door” in a way that’s joyful and memorable. At Tô Màu Hay, we also create printable coloring activities that encourage reflection and creativity, so I truly connect with this approach of teaching values through art and storytelling.