50 - The Feast of Virgin Mary - Her Body is Taken up to Heavn

Notes for Servants
- Jesus Christ taught us to care about our parents, that is why he also cared about his mother (St.
Mary). He didn't leave her body in the tomb because the womb that carried Jesus Christ for
months does not deserved to be buried in the dust, that is why St. Mary had been carried to
heaven.

Objectives

General: Love and respect our parents.

Specific:
The children will be able to
A. Express how much they love their parents.
B. Know that love our parents is to listen to them and obey.

Bible Verse
“From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”

Luke 1:48

Teaching Aids
1. Felt figures and flannel board.
2. St. mary's Icon for her assumption.

Introduction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the
lesson.

Story Time
AfterJesus Christ'sresurrection, MarylivedwithJohn the Beloved inhis home. She usually talked
with him about Jesus's childhood and at the same time John talked with her about Jesus' miracles. It was
a lovely life full of blessed stories.
Mary knew when the time would come when she would Passover. Some of the disciples came
with some virgins and Jesus Christ appeared, in the middle of angels, and received her spirit after she
blessed the disciples.
Thomas was not there at the time, but he heard a voice saying for him to hurryup. Blessed by St.
Mary's body and he saw the body and kissed it. When he met the disciples, they told him that St. Mary
has died; he did not believe. They went to the tomb to see the body but they did not find the body and they
were astonished but Thomas told them that he saw St. Mary's body being carried up by angels up to
heaven. The disciples prayed and asked God to let them see the same scene. After 15 days fasting, Jesus
Christ let them see the same scene again on the 16th day.

Discussion
1- Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2- Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.