The Gospel from the worksheets, told for little ones. Read it aloud on Saturday, or tap Listen.
It Is I! Jesus Eats with His Friends
The two disciples who had walked to Emmaus rushed back to Jerusalem. They told the others how they had recognised Jesus when He broke the bread. While they were still talking, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” They were frightened and thought they were seeing a ghost. Jesus said, “Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves.”
They were so full of joy that they could hardly believe it. Jesus asked, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave Him a piece of grilled fish, and He ate it in front of them. Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures: the Christ would suffer and rise on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all nations. “You are witnesses to this,” He said.
Jesus really rose from the dead with His body. He still comes to us in the Word and the Bread at Mass, and He asks each of us to be a witness, telling others that He is alive.
Big idea: Jesus is really alive, body and all. He meets us at Mass and sends us out as His witnesses.
Jesus Eats Fish with His Friends
Jesus’ friends were together, talking about Him. Suddenly Jesus was standing right there! “Peace be with you,” He said. His friends were scared. They thought He was a ghost!
Jesus said, “Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed.” He asked them to touch Him and see. His friends were so happy, they could hardly believe it! Then Jesus asked, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave Him some grilled fish, and He ate it while they watched.
A ghost cannot eat fish! Jesus did this to show that He is really alive, with a real body. Then He told His friends, “You are witnesses to this.” That means they would tell everyone the good news. You can tell people that Jesus is alive too!
Big idea: Jesus is really alive! We can tell everyone the good news.
Jesus Is Really Alive!
Jesus came to see His friends. They were surprised! Jesus said, “Look at my hands and feet.” It really was Jesus!
Then Jesus asked for something to eat. His friends gave Him a fish. Jesus ate it while they watched! Now they knew He was alive.
Big idea: Jesus is really alive!
Jesus’ own words are in red, like a red-letter Bible.
The two disciples have just run back from Emmaus to tell how they knew Jesus in the breaking of bread, when He Himself stands among the whole group: “Peace be with you.” They are terrified, sure it is a ghost. So Jesus does the most ordinary things. He shows them His hands and feet, invites them to touch Him, and asks for something to eat. He eats a piece of grilled fish in front of them. The risen Lord is not an idea or a memory; He is really, bodily alive. Then He opens their minds to the Scriptures and calls them witnesses.
Jesus meets His friends over a meal, and He still does, at every Mass and around our own tables. Ordinary family life, with its shared plates, scraped knees and bedtime questions, is exactly where faith becomes real. This week, notice how often Jesus comes to us in simple, physical things, and let children help you be witnesses: telling someone else, in their own words, that Jesus is alive.
Dinner-table questions
Why did Jesus show His friends His hands and feet?
What did Jesus eat to show He was really alive?
Who could you tell this week that Jesus is alive?
This week’s family practice: At one family meal this week, before eating, say together “Jesus, You are here with us.” Then let each person share one good thing that happened today.
