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Wednesday‘s Word RECONCILIATION
“Let us all become people of reconciliation and peace!” Pope Francis
What does Jesus say is the first thing that we should do if someone upsets us? Sometimes
we make mistakes and occasionally upset one another. The important thing is to overcome
such upsets in a loving way and become friends again. This is also known as reconciliation.
This Sunday’s Gospel suggests ways of doing this peacefully and calmly. Ask your child who
have been their special friends over the years, even if they have had misunderstandings.
Tell your children about the special friendships you have had over the years. Each say what
you think makes a lasting friendship?
“Do I take the Gospel message of reconciliation and love
into the places where I live and work?” Pope Francis
In the Gospel, Jesus teaches us that we should always try hard to be reconciled – to heal
relationships and to try to make friends again. Prayer is an important part of reconciliation.
We can ask Jesus, anytime, to bring peace to a situation, and to guide us back to friendship.
We can’t always undo mistakes if we have done something wrong and upset someone, but we
can always learn from our mistakes and try to make amends. As a family, share ideas about
how to be reconciled with someone if things go wrong. Perhaps we can; say sorry if we have
done wrong; ask an adult to help us make friends again. Can you think of other ways?
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Dear Lord Jesus, help us always to be ready to make peace and to be reconciled with
our friends, neighbours and with you - to live together in harmony and happiness. Amen.
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Write a promise and then draw a big smile on Smiley
DID YOU KNOW? This Sunday we celebrate
‘Education Sunday’: a national day of prayer
when we especially remember all those
involved in the education and the care of
our children: catholiceducation.org.uk
This week I will try my best to ...