Baptism of the Lord - Lamb of God

Blessing ourselves
with Holy Water

Last Sunday the children at St Thomas More's reflected on Jesus' baptism and talked about why we bless ourselves when we come into church, it is a reminder of our own baptism. 

Watching how to bless ourselves

This Sunday we listen to John's Gospel which tells us what happened just after Jesus' baptism.  John the Baptist introduces Jesus as the Lamb of God who has come to take away the sins of the world.  This reminds us of a prayer we say in the Communion Rite.

A colouring sheet of Jesus Lamb of God 
A short video of plain chant in English of the prayer Lamb of God. 
Challenge for younger readers what are the Latin words of this prayer?

25 Holy Water Stoup = find out why we bless ourselves when we come into Church
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