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In Sacred Scripture, children explore God\u2019s call and invitation to Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel and others in the Old Testament. In the New Testament they read of the call of Zechariah, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, the apostles and disciples. They said \u2018yes\u2019 to God\u2019s call. Through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit these people recognised that God loved, chose, invited and sent each one to do a special task. In everything God invited the person to do, God promised the grace to help. God fulfilled this promise in moments of joy and sorrow. Those God called, learned to be patient and to trust in God. Psalm 139 (GIL), reflects God\u2019s personal love for and intimate knowledge of each person. Through the generations, in God\u2019s own way, God called and invited the saints and many holy people who responded with their best efforts.<\/p>\n
God continues to call the faithful. The children hear of how may Christian people lived out their lives carrying on the work of Jesus; individuals who said \u2018yes\u2019 to God\u2019s invitation, because each person loved God and wanted to reach out in love, especially to those who lived on the margins. Such people desired to share God\u2019s love in many different ways. The Holy Spirit prompted them in particular ways according to their gifts and abilities.<\/p>\n
The lives of a number of saints are introduced in the Grow in Love in Grow in Love. Christian heroes and heroines are included in Sixth Class\/P8. These lives are accessed in the e-book for Sixth Class\/P 8 on the VERITAS website.<\/p>\n
Children identify Baptism as the primary source of Christian vocation. God continues to call and invite men and women to love and serve God\u2019s people today. God sent Jesus to witness and to teach his disciples about love. \u00a0By his words and actions Jesus showed the disciples how to live the commandments of love and the \u2018Beatitudes\u2019. Jesus asks us, his disciples to live by these attitudes of love in loving God and serving others. Mary, Mother of God was the first disciple. She too prays for the disciples and accompanies them.<\/p>\n
Children are taught to explore the \u2018Christian vocation\u2019 as God\u2019s personal call and invitation to live in a particular way. They recognise that God always gives a choice of response. God offers each one the gift of freedom. It is through prayer and silence that children listen for the voice of God, inviting them to live a life of love. Over time, the children grow in readiness to answer God\u2019s call. They are taught that Christians are called to work for Social Justice today.<\/p>\n
Opportunities for reflection, chatting, slideshows, Sacred Scripture, journal activities, online activities, vimeos, role play, and poetry – all help children to explore God\u2019s call. Children also learn by example and they read the lives of Venerable Nano Nagle, foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation, Willie Bermingham, founder of ALONE, and many others who led lives of holiness.<\/p>\n
Children throughout the programme are invited to explore their parish community and the diocese to which they belong. They are taught about the ministry of the Bishop and the priest\/s in the diocese and how each one is called by God through the Sacrament of Holy Orders to love God and serve and shepherd God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n
Children learn to understand that they too with their families are called to be actively participative in their local parish by using their gifts and talents. The invitation is for everyone.<\/p>\n
SONGS related to the theme of vocation include, \u2018The Summons\u2019, \u2018The Lord He is my Shepherd\u2019 \u2018Who Do You Say That I Am?\u2019 \u2018They\u2019ll Know We Are Christians By our Love\u2019, \u2018Tar Anuas, A Spioraid Naoimh\u2019, \u2018Where Your Treasure Is\u2019, \u2018Make A Good Choice\u2019, \u2018Whatsoever You Do\u2019, \u2018Use What You\u2019re Given\u2019. All available as \/lyrics video lyrics<\/p>\n
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SING from the song \u2018The Summons\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Will you come and follow me<\/p>\n
if I but call your name?<\/p>\n
Will you go where you don\u2019t<\/p>\n
know and never be the same?<\/p>\n
Will you let my love be shown; will you let my<\/p>\n
name be known;<\/p>\n
Will you let my life be grown<\/p>\n
in you and you in me\u2026?\u2019<\/p>\n
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From the song \u2018Without Seeing You\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018The sparrow will find a home,<\/p>\n
near to you O God;<\/p>\n
How happy we who dwell<\/p>\n
with you,<\/p>\n
forever in your house\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n
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PRAY with Grow in Love\/I nGr\u00e1 D\u00e9<\/p>\n
\nPrayers to the Holy Spirit<\/p>\n
Holy Spirit, I want to do what is right. Help me.<\/p>\n
Holy Spirt, I want to live like Jesus.<\/p>\n
Guide me.<\/p>\n
Holy Spirit, I want to pray like Jesus.<\/p>\n
Teach me.<\/p>\n
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Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.<\/p>\n
Enkindle in us the fire of your love.<\/p>\n
Send forth your Spirit and we shall be<\/p>\n
created.<\/p>\n
And you shall renew the face of the earth.<\/p>\n
O God, who has taught the hearts<\/p>\n
Of the faithful<\/p>\n
By the light of the Holy Spirit,<\/p>\n
Grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise<\/p>\n
And ever to rejoice in his consolation,<\/p>\n
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.<\/p>\n
\nPaidir chuig an Spiorad Naomh<\/p>\n
A Spioraid Naomh, ba mhaith liom an rud ceart a dh\u00e9anamh.<\/p>\n
Cabhraigh liom.<\/p>\n
A Spioraid Naomh, ba mhaith liom maireacht\u00e1il mar a mhair \u00cdosa.<\/p>\n
Treoraigh m\u00e9.<\/p>\n
A Spioraid Naoimh, ba mhaith liom<\/p>\n
gu\u00ed mar a ghuigh \u00cdosa. M\u00fain dom \u00e9.<\/p>\n
\nHail Mary<\/p>\n
Hail Mary, full of grace,<\/p>\n
the Lord is with thee.<\/p>\n
Blessed art thou among women,<\/p>\n
And blessed\u00a0 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.<\/p>\n
Holy Mary, Mother of God,<\/p>\n
pray for us sinners,<\/p>\n
now and at the hour of our death.<\/p>\n
Amen.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018I am the shepherd of the flock; I am the way, the truth and the life; I am the good shepherd; I know my own and mine know me.\u2019 (Benedictus antiphon).<\/p>\n
\u2018The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; and I, the Lord know them, alleluia.\u2019 (Magnificat antiphon)<\/p>\n
\u2018The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want\u2019 (Psalm 23:1)<\/p>\n
Sr Anne Neylon<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS \u2018The Lord has truly risen, alleluia.\u2019 (Invitatory antiphon) People set aside days annually to remember special events such as wedding anniversaries, anniversaries of death, birthdays and other important personal \/ family moments. It is good to remember and recall. Lest we forget, it is important to highlight milestones and memories. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.growinlove.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}