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John Chapter 6:48-68
Taken from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?”
Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you?
What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him.
And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father.”As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him.
Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”
Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
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National Eucharistic Revival Newsletter
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USCCB Document:THE MYSTERY OF THE EUCHARIST IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
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(for kid resources, see below)
From the Augustine Institute, a video suitable for adults and older teens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObaBxmykNl8
From Bishop Robert Baron - a short video on Real Presence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJjW3LXuHzo
Francis Chan expains the Eucharist, a video interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bH4hpCB2VU
From Brian Holdsworth - a Real Presence video based on John's Gospel - suitable for adults and teens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJjW3LXuHzo
Catholic Answers - Questions about True Presence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8ZFDY0YLw
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TEACHING REAL PRESENCE TO KIDS - Some Ideas
We will continue to update this as we find different resources for Catholic parents. In many cases, I have found that the comments after the articles are very helpful. Other parents/Faith Formation teachers improve upon the ideas given and make suggestions.
From Catholic Icing ...
https://www.catholicicing.com/teach-the-true-presence-in-the-eucharist-to-kids-an-object-lesson/
From Catholic Central - a 6 minute video suitable for kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm8mMJqta8w
From Catholicism in FOCUS - a video suitable for teens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZPv_ImH9w
From Fr. Mike Schmitz at a SEEK Conference - a video suitable for teens and adults
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwwiIkrLxTM
From Dynamic Catholic - a simple 3-minute cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4QiyQAgP7w
From Catholic Kids Media - a 3-minute video that recounts John Chapter 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gKGtlcvvGQ