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Student Session Wednesday, March 26, 20254th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Reminder: Students with excused absences are asked to complete tonight's student lesson and submit session wrap-up questions located at the bottom of this page. All questions must be submitted by Saturday, 11:00 a.m. This gives the student three days to submit make-up work.Where Have You Seen God Since the Last Time We Got Together?
A Review of Last Session's Student Session Wrap-up Questions- In this week’s Gospel reading, what does the Gardener want to do with the fig tree that bears no fruit?
- The Gardener wants to give the tree one more year to grow fruit.
- How does Jesus teach us that God is like the Gardener of the Gospel reading?
- Jesus teaches us that God is like the Gardener in that he is always willing to give us more chances to grow more loving. God does not give up on us, even if we give up on ourselves.
- What is the Hebrew word for God’s name and what does it mean?
- The Hebrew word for God’s name is Yahweh, which means, “I am the one who causes to be.”
- Jewish people never say God’s name out loud. What do they say instead?
- Jewish people say the word, Adonai, which means Lord, instead of God’s name.
- What do the words of the Jesus Prayer proclaim and ask for?
- The Jesus Prayer proclaims Jesus as the Son of God, and we ask him for mercy.
- Whom do you find difficult to love? How can you improve your thoughts, words and actions towards that person? (Confirmation Correlation Activity)
Our Plans for Tonight!
Gathering Prayer
Loving God, help us to know when to ask for forgiveness. AmenSunday Readings
- Old Testament: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12
- New Testament: Second Corinthians 5:17-21
- Gospel: Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
Scripture Background
Last Sunday, God was a gardener who wanted to fertilize a barren fig tree for one more year. This Sunday, in the Parable of the Lost Son, God is shown as a forgiving father. The father in the parable has every reason to admonish and punish his son when he returns home after leading a dissolute life and wasting his inheritance. Instead, the father welcomes the lost son with new clothes and a party. God is like the father in the parable, always willing to welcome us back when we go astray, so long as we repent and seek his mercy.Connecting Scripture and Doctrine
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church- In the Parable of the Lost Son, Jesus describes the process of conversion and repentance, the center of which is the merciful father ( see CCC, 1439).
- Like the son in the parable, our salvation is not earned so much as given. “Our salvation flows from God’s initiative of love for us, because ‘he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins’ (1 John 4:10)” (CCC, 620).
Taking a Look at Tonight's Student Session Wrap-up Questions
- In the Gospel reading, what does the Younger Son plan to do when he returns home?
- How does the Father in the Gospel reading explain his happiness?
- What does the Father from the Gospel reading show us about God?
- What does the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation celebrate?
- An examination of conscience is a time to think about ways to what?
Taking a Look at Tonight's Confirmation Question
- When have you felt that you were treated unfairly? What happened afterward? How did you reconcile the situation? (Confirmation Correlation Activity)
Lesson Theme: We learn to ask for forgiveness.
- In this week’s Gospel reading, what does the Gardener want to do with the fig tree that bears no fruit?
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7:18 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
- Clean up area; put missalettes and kneelers in place.
- Line up at the north wall for dismissal at 7:20 p.m.
- Closing Prayer
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Ms. Jess Fischerjessicafmyparishfamily.churchEvangelization and Discipleship Coordinator, F3 (family faith formation) Programs and Activities
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