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November 2011 Spiritual Works of Mercy (Having a Merciful Heart) 1.5 2.0 hours To allow the kids to understand the meaning of spiritual works of mercy. To allow the kids to understand the meaning of giving oneself to others. To understand better the importance of having a merciful heart. Be merciful even as your Father is merciful(Lk 6:36) orBlessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy(Mt 5:7) 15 mins Gathering Songs / Teaching of song/s 10 mins Opening Prayer / Kid Praise 5 mins Memory Bible Verse 15 mins Intro- talk : Spiritual works of mercy 30 mins Activity 1 10 mins Processing / Conclusion 10mins Closing Prayer / KFL Heart Habits / Announcements Note: The closing prayer should include The Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be Sing, sing, sing For Senior Kids: 1. Discuss the Spiritual Works of Mercy. The spiritual works of mercy are the following: instruct, advice, console, comfort, forgive and bear wrongs patiently. 2. Show a picture of the Divine Mercy to the kids and explain the image to the kids.

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Activity: Hands of Mercy Activity The activity will help the kids come up with ideas for works of mercy using their hands. The fingers represent the rays streaming from our Lords merciful heart in the Divine Mercy Image.

Materials needed: plain white paper, marker, crayons or colored pencils Instructions: 1. Trace the childs hand with palms down on a paper with thumbs and index fingers touching and forming a heart shape. You may also use a template to trace the hands. 2. Have the child write works of mercy that they are able to perform on each finger. 3. Color the hands to represent blood and water (may be red or blue) that are symbols of the Divine Mercy Image. 4. Have a child write a message to Jesus and their name inside the heart. 5. Instruct them to hang their work in their room as a reminder for them.

For Junior Kids: Explain to the kids about the Mercy of Jesus and the importance of having a merciful heart. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, Jesus said. Merciful people are always compassionate, ready to help someone in trouble. They will feed the hungry, rescue disaster victims, shelter the homeless and defend those who are treated unfairly. Being merciful also means being ready to forgive others when they do wrong. Jesus told the people that God would show each of us the same forgiveness and mercy we show to others. Look for an opportunity to show mercy to someone and let them know that it is Gods mercy to you that helps you to show mercy to others. Activity: Mercy Card Materials needed: cartolina, coloring materials, pictures of merciful acts, art paper, pencils and pens. Instructions: 1. Give the kids 3 pieces of cartolina cut out or folded out to the size of a greeting card. 2. Allow them to make a card for their friends, classmates and family members using the materials in the list. 3. Card should focus on showing mercy to others. 4. Their assignment is to give the cards to their friends, classmates and family members.