Children’s Liturgy
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A
Gospel Reading: Matthew 16.13-20
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Peter declares Jesus as the Christ
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [b]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ
Peter’s declaration of faith in Jesus was rewarded.
Jesus appointed him as the foundational member of the church that Christ would build.
Holy Scripture teaches:
And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Heb. 11:6
The members of the body of Christ, which is the church, will defeat the kingdom of Satan and govern the kingdom of God.
Activity
Write your name in the Kingdom of God and colour it in.
