Eucharist/Liturgy
DIVINE LITURGY AND EUCHARIST
Divine Liturgy and the Eucharist –what a full lesson this week!
Home Activities:
- Make liturgy cards with the parts of the liturgy; can your child put them in order? (with small children use pictures like the ones in the parents’ guide)
- Hang your child’s censer in your icon corner and light it with a candle or incense each evening with your family devotions.
- Make Prosphora this week; you can freeze it and bring it another week since we can’t all bring it the same week.
- Make a list of the names of family members, living and deceased, for Father to pray for during the Proskomedia.
- Read the story of the Last Supper and place its icon in your icon corner.
- There are many pages of coloring and games in your parents’ guide to help with this important week. Can you color them and then make a booklet in order to bring to church?
Prayer: Lord, bless us with the miracle of your body and blood, this week and every week.
DIVINE LITURGY MATCHING GAME (These are in order, if you want to do flash cards)
Proskomedia We receive the body and blood of Jesus
Blessed is the Kingdom Procession with the Gospel book to the altar
Litany Readings from the letters of Paul, Peter, John, James, or Jude
Troparia and Kontakia The Three Holies remind us of the Trinity
Emperor’s Song Priest offers the bread and wine to God with thanksgiving
Little Entrance We pray the prayer taught to us by Jesus
Trisagion We pray for all the world’s needs.
Prokimenon We sing a song to Mary, the Theotokos
Epistle The entire Church gathered on a plate and prayed for
Gospel We affirm our faith
Great Entrance Theme songs of the day, sung in one of eight tones
Creed Old Testament Verses
Anaphora The priest thanks God and blesses us with the cross
Megalynarion Song written by Justinian summarizing the Bible’s teaching about Jesus
Lord’s Prayer Readings from the works of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John
Eucharist We’re invited to a journey into God’s kingdom
Benediction Procession with the bread and wine while singing Cherubic Hymn