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To: Global2010

That was me teaching CCD to sixth graders. It was just coloring worksheets. I taught the OT and the prayers instead. One thing we did which I felt combined the OT burnt offerings and the teaching of prayers was as soon as each student had carefully written his/her (there were 9 boys and one girl) the Our Father with no help from anyone or anything, we took the ten papers and out in the parking lot, we fired up a little portable grill. The idea was that each student put his/her written prayer into the fire and say the Our Father. What happened next still gives me chills to think about. As each student began, the others joined in and by the time we got to the last one, they were chanting it at the top of their lungs, all together. Now that was the Spirit moving them. Wow.

The part I like best of the Easter Vigil is the blessing of the water and the fire. One year, my sons were serving Mass and my husband and I were singing in the choir and had a great view and father caught himself on fire. He calmly reached into the Holy Water and splashing it on himself, put out the fire.


14 posted on 04/15/2006 2:38:30 PM PDT by Mercat
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To: Mercat

Oh, dear! I'd forgotten about the fire. My sons are serving tonight; I hope they don't cause a catastrophe!


22 posted on 04/15/2006 4:06:50 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Life is too short to drink bad wine." ~ The Captain)
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