The document provides guidance for catechists on preparing children for changes to the Mass resulting from the new Roman Missal translation. It advises catechists to study the changes themselves, choose a positive attitude, and help children understand the changes by explaining what the Missal and translation are, describing the universal Church, and using repetition and songs to help children learn the new responses "by heart". Changes include the Greeting, Penitential Rite, Gloria, and Eucharistic prayers.

1. Joyce Donahue
Catechetical Associate,
Diocese of Joliet

2. First: Prepare Yourself
Study the changes
Be prepared to present them
accurately
Choose a positive attitude
toward change

3. How do you deal with change?

4. Children and Change
May involve expressed emotion
Fears of instability
Need for trusted adult change-
agent

5. Differences
Pre-first communion – for most
this is NOT about change
Post-first communion they are not
all in the same place

6. Post-First Communion
Upset – if they regularly go to Mass
and know their responses
Clueless – probably seldom go to
Mass – it’s no big deal to them
Don’t Care – never go to Mass -
this is irrelevant.

7. Knowing the Mass
 Is a matter of Catholic Identity
 Missal is opportunity to deepen their
understanding”
+ of the Mass
+ of the Eucharist
+ of the Universal Church and their role
in it as members

8. Where to start
Explain what the Missal is
Talk about what the “translation” is
Describe the Church – the
universal Roman Catholic Church
around the world

9. What is the Missal?

12. The Universal Church

13. Learning “By Heart”
Repetition
Songs
Work sheets – word puzzles, etc

14. The Changes
 Greeting
 Penitential Rite
 Gloria
 Creed
 Preface dialog “May the Lord accept…”
 “Lord, I am not worthy…”
 “Holy, Holy, Holy”
 Memorial Acclamations
http://old.usccb.org/romanmissal/samples-people.shtml

15. You are not in this alone….
 Parents
 Your parish catechetical leader (DRE)
 Your parish liturgy/music minsters
 Your pastor
 The whole English-speaking Church