The Wednesday Word aims to help all school families draw closer to God, to the Church and to each other by sharing the Gospel together.
Please read the Wednesday Word together as family each week and support children’s understanding of the Gospel. Reflections can be recorded below. We love reading your thoughts.
Wednesday Word 22.01.25 GOOD NEWS
Wednesday Word 08.01.25 BAPTISM
This week’s Wednesday word is Baptism. Baptism is the first sacrament in our catholic life. Baptism is when you enter God’s family. Jesus got baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan’s river. When Jesus got his head out of the water the Holy Spirit appeared. In John 3:5 Jesus said ‘ No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the spirit’.
This week’s wednesday word is all about BAPTISM!!!!!
In the gospel reading, it is talking about how Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan and he was baptised by John the baptist. The first sacrament in our religion is baptism.
This weeks gospel is baptism .
The gospel is about when Jesus gets baptised and when John the Baptist baptises him .
When we are born the first sacrament we have is our baptism.
This weeks Wednesday word is Baptism. Baptism is when you are anointed with the Oil of Chrism by the Priest and welcomed into the Kingdom of God. In this Gospel, people thought that John the Baptist was the Messiah, but “I coming, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire”. John the Baptist was talking about Jesus. When Jesus was being Baptised, the gates of heaven opened and a voice said,“You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you.”
Another word for Baptism is Christening. Here we can see that ‘Christ’ is in the name itself.
Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This day marks the end of the Christmas season.
I think John the Baptist drew attention away from himself and towards Jesus because he wanted to show that Jesus is the Son of God. John was humble although he performed an important task. He baptised Jesus so the Holy Spirit could come down on him. Jesus was God even before the Holy Spirit came down on him so this was just to show to the people that he was God.
This week’s Wednesday word is JOY! Joy is an emotion that you feel when you are probably happy about something. We can show joy by not making people worried but still we can do many other things to help. We could even bring joy to the animals by no deforestation because that is ruining lots and lots of animals’ habitats. Jesus’ disciples showed their joy in the bible because they got told that Jesus resurrected from the dead. Jesus showed joy because he was happy to help the poor, he didn’t ignore God by not doing what he asked but Jesus agreed to do it and that’s what we should always do:listen to God and not ignoring him.
This week’s Wednesday word is JOY. God wants us to be joyful. To be close to God, to follow Jesus footsteps makes us happy and smiling and makes us willing to help and be kind with each others.
This weeks word is JOY.God wants us to be filled with joy -Jesus came to make our joy complete. In this weeks Gospel Jesus brings others joy by turning water into wine at a wedding celebration
This Wednesday is ‘JOY ‘
Joy is what filled the stewards after they drank the water that tasted like wine after Jesus told the disciples what to do which it.
Joy is the word of the Gospel this week.
Joy means that God and his Jesus wants us to be happy. At Cana there was Joy because Jesus made water tuned into wine and everyone was happy and could see the power of God.
This weeks Wednesday word is JOY
To be joyful you have to be kind and caring to your friends and family.
When Jesus came back from the dead he showed joy to the poor by helping them with all their needs .
Joy is infectious said Mother Theresa. I bring joy to my mum and dad by simply being there. I am joyful when I look forward to something and am excited. My little sister is always joyful because she is easily excited. We should all be like this.
This week’s Wednesday Word is JOY. We can be joyful by cheering people on, dancing and more.
In the Bible, Jesus brought joy to Mary by performing a miracle that turned water into wine.
We can make other people joyful by:
1) By being kind to them
2) Playing with friends when they feel lonely
3) Showing solidarity
This Weeks Wednesdays Word is JOY! Joy is an emotion which you’d probably feel when you feel happy! You might feel happy if you win a competition, you got an award or playing a game. Jesus showed JOY when he helped the poor, gave help to others and taught everyone about the Bible.
Being with my family brings me joy. I love celebrating with my family. School brings me joy, I get to learn new things.
This week‘s gospel is about JOY. Jesus changed water into wine and brought joy to the wedding guests. Jesus performed a miracle. He helps people who believe in him.
This weeks word is about JOY!
Jesus took the water and made wine with his own hands.
He made a miracle for the people all around him
This weeks word is JOY. Joy means being happy and enjoying time. I feel joy when I spend time with my family.
This weeks Wednesday word is JOY. Joy is a feeling that you experience when you are happy. In this Gospel, Jesus performed one of the first seen miracles which is turning water into wine. This miracle made the people at the wedding party feel joyous. Jesus made his mother happy by obeying her request because he loved her. He also made the bride and groom as well as all the guests happy. To be joyful is a blessing.