September 20th 2015
Level 1 - Session 5
Finding God Grade 1 Book – Lesson
Session 5: Celebrating Ordinary Time
Session Theme: Ordinary Time is a time to be thankful for God's creation.
Session Outcomes:
 Understanding that Ordinary Time is a time to show our thanks for God's creation and
for the gifts God gives us.
 Discussion of the images of God's creation – especially wheat and grapes that become
bread and wine – during Ordinary Time.
 Describe:
o Creation – Everything that God has made. God said that all of creation is
good.
o Liturgical year –The calendar that tells us when to celebrate the feasts of
Jesus’ birth, life, Death, Resurrection and Ascension.
o Ordinary Time –The longest liturgical season of the Church. It is divided into
two periods – one after the Christmas season and one after Pentecost.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4 teaches us to give thanks to God every day for the grace
bestowed on us through Jesus Christ. Psalm 118:24 calls us to rejoice and be glad for the
day the Lord has given to us today.
Discuss Tradition: Ordinary Time is celebrated on Sundays in two distinct periods. The
first period is after the Christmas season until Ash Wednesday. The second period is after
the Easter season until the First Sunday of Advent. There may be 33 or 34 Sundays in
Ordinary Time. The term Ordinary Time is based on the word ordinal, meaning,
"numbered days." These are the Sundays that are devoted to reflecting on the mystery of
Christ in his day-to-day life. It is during this time that we ask for Christ's saving help so
that our work can always find its origin in him and he may help us bring it to completion.
In-class Assignments: We Thank God for Living Things
http://www.loyolapress.com/assets/fg-2013/blms-assess/FG12-G1-se-BLM-session5.pdf
Homework Assignments: Session 5 Assessment
http://www.loyolapress.com/assets/fg-2013/blms-assess/FG_G1_SE_U1_SessAssesssess5.pdf
Next week’s Lesson: Session 1 God Makes Everything