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Sacraments Made Simple

By Lisa Mladinich

Hi All, I wrote this as a puppet script, but you can use it as a script with older children. Enjoy!

Sacraments: What are They?

Sally

Good morning, Joey!

Joey

Hi Sally!

Sally

I just have to give you a great big hug!

Joey

Thanks! That was nice!

Sally

I think hugs are just like sacraments!

Joey

Remind me – what is a sacrament?

Sally

A sacrament is a physical sign of something invisible.

Joey

Something invisible? You mean like germs?

Sally

No, much nicer things than that!

Joey

You mean like the smell of fresh chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? I can’t see them, but I can SMELL them, so I know they’re there!

Sally

You’re getting closer!

Joey

You mean like music? I can hear it, but I can’t see it!

Sally

You have wonderful ideas about invisible things, but I’m talking about heavenly things.

Joey

Heavenly things! You mean like love?

Sally

That’s right. Like, my hug is a physical sign of the love I feel for you.

Joey

Oh, yeah. Your love isn’t something I can see, but when you hug me I know it’s there!

Sally

Right! Can you think of some sacraments that Jesus gave us?

Joey

Well, my teacher taught us about Baptism and the whole water thingy.

Sally

Right. In Baptism we pour water on a person’s forehead and make the Sign of the Cross, like this. (she does it on his forehead) “I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” That’s the part we can see, the visible part!

You can’t see any change in the person who’s been baptized, but he becomes a child of God and a member of the Royal Family of Heaven!

Joey

AWESOME! Oh, WAIT! There’s another sacrament called, reckon…reckon…

Sally

Reconciliation!

Joey

Yeah, that’s it! Reconciliation!

Sally

That’s where the priest listens to our sins, but…

Joey

Jesus forgives us!

Sally

Wow! You’re really learning fast!

Joey

Teach me a new one!

Sally

Holy Communion is my favorite sacrament.

Joey

Why?

Sally

Because it looks like a piece of bread and a cup of wine, but in the priest’s hands it becomes the actual Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ.

Joey

Wow! That’s a lot to remember!

Sally

Well, let’s make it simple. We baptize with water but we become…

Joey

Members of the heavenly family! (they dance)

Sally

Yes! And we ask forgiveness from a priest, but we are forgiven by…

Joey

Jesus! (they dance) Thank you Jesus!

Sally

Yes. And we receive Holy Communion, which looks like bread and wine, but it’s really…

Joey

Jesus! (they dance) My King and my God!

Sally

(out of breath) Boy. You learn fast. That’s a physical sign of something invisible.

Joey

What’s that?

Sally

You’ve been listening. (they laugh)

Copyright, Lisa Mladinich 2012

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About Lisa Mladinich

Lisa Mladinich believes that living boldly in the love of Christ makes every day an amazing adventure. She is thrilled to be a Gallup-Certified Professional Strengths Coach and a professional Life Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation. She is dedicated to helping clients discover and live powerfully into their natural talents, for God’s glory and their lasting joy. She coaches privately with individuals, ministry and business leaders, dating and married couples, and leads mastermind groups for Catholic creatives and those seeking to accelerate their growth through an awareness of natural talent. Lisa is a veteran speaker and webinar instructor, with online courses for teen and tween girls about authentic beauty and femininity, experienced through the liberating lens of the Catholic faith. (Find her classes live or recorded at HomeschoolConnections.com.) Lisa is a best-selling author and host of the Homeschooling Saints Podcast, dedicated to supporting the rapidly growing homeschooling community. She is in pre-production planning on two new Catholic media endeavors: an internet-TV program called, “Wonderfully Made: Your Talent. God’s Purpose,” and a new podcast, “Faith Focused Forward,” which she will cohost with Allison Ricciardi and Chantal Howard. Lisa is passionate about marriage, family life, promoting the Sacraments and the Holy Rosary, and teaching on the RCIA team at St. Patrick’s Church in Huntington, NY. Contact: lisa@mladinich.com.

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