Children's Liturgy of the Word 2022–2023 enables teachers and catechists to confidently lead children through the Liturgy of the Word. Each liturgy guide offers: -An overview of the season -Weekly guides for leading and preparing the liturgy -Suggestions for the liturgical environment -Weekly Scripture citations and commentary on all three readings and the responsorial psalm -Weekly Scriptural connections to Church teaching and tradition -Weekly reflections for the children's Liturgy of the Word Scripture Backgrounds by: Mary A. Ehle, phd Peg Ekerdt Marielle Frigge, osb Jean Marie Hiesberger Biagio Mazza Mary M. McGlone, csj Season Backgrounds by: Mary A. Ehle, phd Abbot Gregory J. Polan, osb Denise Simeone George Smiga Paul Turner

The celebration of the Liturgy of the Word with children is a liturgical experience that opens young people to hear and respond to God’s Word in ways that enable them to be nurtured and challenged by its power, and to experience the grace of ongoing conversion to the vision and values of the Word of God. Children's Liturgy of the Word 2023–2024 enables prayer leaders to confidently lead children through the Liturgy of the Word. Each liturgy guide offers: -An overview of the season -Weekly guides for leading and preparing the liturgy -Suggestions for the liturgical environment -Weekly Scripture citations and commentary on all three readings and the responsorial psalm -Weekly Scriptural connections to Church teaching and tradition -Weekly reflections for the children's Liturgy of the Word The liturgy guides in this resource will enable prayer leaders to facilitate the Liturgy of the Word with children in a prayerful way, allowing each child to deepen and explore his or her relationship with God.

Designed to provide school leaders and catechists with a complete order of prayer for every day of the school year, this annual resource offers students a chance to pray together. The format invites children to participate in the prayer service, while including time for silent reflection to encourage children to examine what the Scriptures mean for their everyday lives. It also includes prayer services for the liturgical seasons and special feasts, and reproducible prayer services for children to take home to their families to celebrate occasions when they are not in school.

This easy-to-use resource provides initiation ministers with the pastoral tools needed to lead dismissal sessions with adults preparing for Baptism. Through reflection and discussion, each dismissal session guide helps to develop the catechumen’s relationship with Christ, self, and neighbor by internalizing the Word, concentrating their prayer around the Scriptures, and becoming familiar with the teachings of the Church. The step-by-step format makes leading the dismissal an easy and prayerful experience. The Living Word™: Leading RCIA Dismissals, Year A includes: - Guides for dismissal sessions for every Sunday and Holyday of Obligation of Year A - Seasonal overviews, Scripture backgrounds, and preparation materials for catechists - Seasonal dismissal texts for the priest celebrant - Complete reflection texts with discussion sparkers on the readings of the day - Centering ideas and closing prayers - Suggestions for additional catechetical topics that are connected to the readings of the day - An appendix with dismissal guides for the Rite of Acceptance, Rite of Sending, Rite of Election, and the three Scrutinies

This trusted annual publication provides concise and helpful material to inspire and assist those who prepare the Mass for each day of the liturgical year. It includes: - Preaching points - Additional Scripture insights for the Proper of Saints - Music preparation guidance and song suggestions - Ways to connect the liturgy to the Christian life - Original Mass texts for Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord - Seasonal worship committee agendas - Ideas for celebrating other rites and customs - An online supplement for preparing the sacramental rites - Seasonal introductions - Daily calendar preparation guides - Dated entries with liturgical titles, lectionary citations, and vestment colors - Scripture insights - Brief biographies of the saints and blesseds - Guidance for choosing among the options provided in the ritual texts This year’s authors include: Leisa Anslinger, Wendy Cichanski Caduff, Benjamin Caduff, Kate Cousino, Ann Dickinson Degenhard, Mary A. Ehle, Karla Hardersen, John T. Kyler, Rachel Doll O’Mahoney, John Marquez, Jill Maria Murdy, Andrew Mountin, Jena Thurow-Mountin, Stephen Palanca, Paul Radkowski, and Robert Valle. Additional material was provided by: Susan Gleason Anderson, Kathryn Ball-Boruff, Jennifer Kerr Budziak, Jennifer Dixon Caravelli, Paul H. Colloton, osfs, Catherine A. Corey, Joseph DeGrocco, Mary C. Dumm, Rebekah Eklund, Christopher J. Ferraro, Karie Ferrell, Edrianne Ezell, Michael JK Fuller, Jerome Hall, sj, Kathleen Harmon, Patrick Hartin, Kurt Heinrich, Mary Heinrich, J. Philip Horrigan, Timothy A. Johnston, John Thomas Lane, sss, Ed Langlois, Corinna Laughlin, Maria Laughlin, Sara McGinnis Lee, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Julie Males, Ricky Manalo, csp, Anna Belle O’Shea, Teresa Marshall-Patterson, Randall R. Phillips, Biagio Mazza, Tanya Rybarczyk, Michael Simone, sj, Anne Elizabeth Sweet, ocso, Letitia Thornton, Stephen C. Wilbricht,,sj, Daren J. Zehnle