Gospel for the Mass: 5/18/25- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 (The New Commandment)

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John 13:31-33a, 34-35



Activities

loyolapress.com- Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families

4catholiceducatiors.com- Resources on the Sunday Readings (John)

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Us All object lesson with group activities, coloring, puzzles, worship bulletin

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment object lesson with coloring page, group activities, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin

ministry-to-children.com- Love One Another (Valentine’s Day Lesson) John 13:34

ministry-to-children.com- "DISCIPLE = Love Others" Object Lesson (John 13:34-35) Children's Sermon

ministry-to-children.com- God's Loves Everyone (Acts 11:1-18, John 13:31-35) Children's Sermon

word-sunday.com- Love (scroll down to Gospel)

word-sunday.com- The Power of Example

young-catholics.com- Love One Another – A Lesson Plan on Love

sundayschoolbiblelessonsforkids.com- Lesson 4: I Will Love Others

sundaychildrensfocus.com- Children’s sermon: John 13:31-35 The commandment to love one another

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Primary Lesson

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Intermediate Lesson

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Junior High Lesson

The Catholic Toolbox- What Can Teens Do For Gospel For The Mass Activities?

textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources

ateachingmommy.com- Memory Verse Helps (John 13:34)



Coloring

catholicmom.com- Scroll down to the date for Sunday Coloring Page

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Everyone

sermons4kids.com- Love One Another As I Have Loved You

coloringhome.com- Love One Another

coloringhome.com- as I have loved you, love one another

marydeandraws.com- Love One Another Coloring Page #1

supercoloring.com- John 13:34

flandersfamily.info- John 13:34 #1

flandersfamily.info- John 13:34 #2

ldslane.net- John 13:34 (click on FREE DOWNLOAD underneath coloring page to print)

churchhousecollection.com- Valentine Mice John 13:34

coloringpagesbymradron.blogspot.com- John 13:34

coloringpagesbymradron.blogspot.com- John 13:35

makinglearningfun.com- John 13:34 (color by number)

cookienut.blogspot.com- Love One Another (coloring page)

stushieart.com- John 13:35 & Love One Another (scroll down for these)

allmomdoes.com- John 13:35

churchpublishing.org- John 13:31-35 (page 38)



Crafts

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Us All group activities (crafts)

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment group activities (crafts)

web.archive.org- Love One Another craft

daniellesplace.com- Love Crafts

kgmcrafts.com- Love Others

dltk-bible.com- Love One Another bookmark

web.archive.org- Heart Lacing Bookmark Craft

meaningfulmama.com- Heart Peacock Craft

classroom.synonym.com- Love Vase (scroll down for this)

makeandtakes.com- Valentine’s Friendship Necklaces (write Love Others inside heart)

bluebearwood.co- Wool Heart Wreath

krokotak.com- I Love You! (you can add Love Others on craft)

flamecreativekids.blogspot.com- Heart Chain (you can add Love Others on craft)

craftingthewordofgod.com- Love Is . . . (wheel)

biblecrafts.wordpress.com- Love One Another Pipe Cleaner Flower Craft

web.archive.org- Heart Suncatcher (put Love One Another John 13:34 on craft)

toddlerapproved.com- Secret Kindness Notes

web.archive.org- Sharing/Helping Hands
This craft involves making a small booklet which will illustrate how we can share or help others. It can be adapted for both preschool or primary (elementary) aged children by changing expectations for the inside content.


Introduce craft: Who should we be kind to? Everyone. Let’s make a craft to remind us to “Love Others”.

familycorner.com- Paper Plate Lady Bugs Craft
Paint the paper plates or use red and white paper plates to make this craft. On the back of the lady bug where the wings open up write “Love Others”.

dltk-kids.com- Lady Bug Invite
Or make the lady bug with poster board or card stock.



Games

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Us All group activities (games)

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment group activities (games)

"How to Love" Ball Toss- A fun game for all ages on how to show love to others (Super Bible Game Book by Linda Standke, page 120).

kidssundayschool.com- Love Charades

daniellesplace.com- Love Is Paper Plate Craft, Game, and Learning Activity (scroll down to this)

makinglifeblissful.com- Love Game For Kids

homeschoolgiveaways.com- Love Bingo For Kids (scroll down for this)

sundayschoolnetwork.com- Serve One Another in Love

usccb.org- Quote Game (page 2 & 3)


Introduce game- How are we to treat others?

“Win or Lose by How You Choose” by Judge Judy Sheindlin

Directions- Divide the class into teams and do questions out of “Win or Lose by How You Choose!”


The Catholic Toolbox- Random Acts of Kindness File Folder Game (scroll down to this)
Children identify Random Acts of Kindness as they move around the board.

The Catholic Toolbox- The Golden Rule File Folder Game
This game helps promote why someone would use proper manners and etiquette in our daily lives.

The Catholic Toolbox- Jesus Is Our Savior (file folder game)
Place your markers on START. Players roll the die and move (swim) that many spaces. Players must follow the directions on the space that they land on. If they land on a drowning in sin picture, they draw a card and read it out loud. On the cards are life problems that the player must state what they should do to rectify the situation. If they are correct, they receive a life saver token. If they are not correct, they do not receive a token. If the player lands on a space that is already occupied by another, BUMP that player back to the START space. Players work their way to the life saver at the end of the board. The player with the most life saver tokens wins.

The Catholic Toolbox- How Rude! (file folder game)
A fun and exciting way to review what is considered rude behavior in today’s society. The game includes 6 types of interactive game cards: multiple choice, scenario, true/false, reward for good manners, charades, and consequences for bad manners. Players or teams roll the dice and move that many spaces on the board. Whichever color is on the space you land on indicates the color card that will be used. The player to your left will read the card aloud to you and you will try to answer correctly. If you answer your question correctly, you may stay where you are. If you are not correct, everyone says, “How Rude!” and you move back to where you were. The first player or team to get to the “FINISH,” square first is the WINNER!

The Catholic Toolbox- WWJD? (file folder game)
Making the right decisions in life is hard to do, but if you let Jesus be your guide and think, “What Would Jesus Do?” it will make it a lot easier.

The Catholic Toolbox- Moral Dilemmas Card Game (scroll down to this) Why do problems come into our life? People face problems every day. Some are harder than others. There are many choices that the person can have to solve his/her problem, but which one is the best? What would Jesus want us to do? Here is a game that has students try to solve their problems the best way.



Puzzles/Worksheets

sermons4kids.com- Dot-to-Dot

ateachingmommy.com- Memory Verse Writing Practice (John 13:34) scroll down to this

kidssundayschool.com- Love Is (Word Search)

wordsearchfun.com- Love One Another (Word Search)

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment (Word Search)

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Us All (Word Search)

4catholiceducators.com- Love as I Have Loved You John 13:31-35 (Word Search) scroll down to bottom for this

web.archive.org- Word Search

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment (Word Shape)

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment (Decoder)

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment (Crossword)

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Loves Us All (Crossword)

web.archive.org- Crossword

catholicmom.com- Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc.

catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com- Download a FREE bulletin to help your kids learn more about our Catholic Mass. Each week's bulletin contains coloring pages for a saint and activities based on the Gospel. The coloring pages may also include a maze, dot-to-dot, find the picture, and many other activities.

sermons4kids.com- A New Commandment (Fill in the Blank)

sdc.me.uk- John 13:31-35 Worksheet

thekidsbulletin.com- John 13:31-35 Kid’s Bulletin

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Primary (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Intermediate (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

rclblectionary.com- John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Junior High (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

biblestudycourses.org- John 13:31-35 Exploring the Passage (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

mtolivelutheranchurch.org- Gospel Reflection Questions (scroll down to questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

whyteridgebaptist.ca- Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - John 13:31-38 (scroll down to questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

bibleversestudy.com- Questions for John 13 Bible Study (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)

studyandobey.com- John 13:31-14:7 Inductive Bible Study (questions that can easily be made into a worksheet)