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In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus is transfigured to show God’s glory. The three Apostles who accompany Jesus up the mountain see him in his resurrected glory. They hear God the Father claim Jesus as his beloved Son and tell them to listen to him. May we each find time this Lent to quiet ourselves and listen for the many ways Jesus is speaking to us.
Every week in the GROW newsletter, you will find helpful tips for teaching your Gospel Weeklies lesson, a reflection on the Sunday Gospel, and links to online resources.
Videos of Sunday’s Gospel
Use these videos as you discuss today’s Gospel. Please preview all videos you plan to share with your class:
• Gospel Reading and Reflection for Kids
• Holy Heroes
• A Modern Retelling of the Story of the Transfiguration (preview to see if appropriate for your group)
• The Transfiguration (Lego)
• Sunday Setup—Weekly Video and Post (courtesy of the Diocese of Bridgeport)
Lent
• Ash Wednesday & Lent in 60 Seconds. With LEGO!
• Lent: Catholic Central
• Lent in 3 Minutes
• Cardinal Timothy Dolan: What Is Lent?
• What Is Lent?
• The Stations of the Cross with Bishop Barron (You may wish to show this in segments to your group or select one or two stations at a time.)
• The Catholic VR Experience: The Stations of the Cross (Virtual Reality)
• 10 Fun Things You Might Not Know About Lent
• Faith, Fun, and Celebration: Lent Episode (featuring John Burland)
• Songs to Journey with Jesus During Lent, Featuring Miss Heidi and John Burland
Other Resources
• Pope Leo XIV and the Papacy
• Special Message from Pope Leo to Young People (NCYC | November 21, 2025)
For Catholic Schools
• Albert’s Expeditions Join Albert, a fierce yet friendly Peregrine Falcon, named after Saint Albert the Great (who even gave the Peregrine Falcon its name 800 years ago!) on scientific expeditions all around the globe. From under the soil to the sky full of stars, discover the stunning natural world full of life that God has created. Meant for children ages 5–10 and all families who want to learn more about their beautiful world around them and the Divine Creator who formed it all.
Seeds
Lesson Theme: Jesus is God’s Son.
For this lesson, you will need images or statues of Mary and Jesus, crayons, markers, scissors, and a Church Year calendar.
Transfiguration is a big word for little children. What they can understand is that Jesus was so close to God in love that he showed it all over. Jesus’ body showed us the beauty of loving God, just as flowers and butterflies show us God’s beauty and love for us. Seeds emphasizes growing and changing as signs of God’s life in us. The students will appreciate how much they have changed since they were little. They will learn how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly and will make a paper butterfly. We suggest you have at least one aide to assist the children with this activity.
Teaching Guide
Parent Teaching Pages
Extending Activities
The Gospel at Home
Weekly Review Template
Word of the Week
Seasonal Resources
Videos
• Gospel Reflection and Saint of the Week with Miss Heidi
• Bible Bag Gospel Lesson with Mrs. Cole
• “Choices” by John Burland
Promise
Lesson Theme: God tells us to listen to Jesus.
For this lesson, gather scissors, glue sticks, crayons, pencils, a world map or globe, and a Church Year calendar. You may wish to arrange for an aide or aides to help with cutting and gluing. We suggest that you separate pages 1–2 and 3–4 in advance.
To prepare the children to learn about Jesus’ change of appearance in the Gospel, catechists and teachers will invite them to recognize growth and change in nature. The children will consider how they listen to Jesus. They will be invited to recall another time that God the Father spoke from a cloud—Jesus’ baptism. On that occasion, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove. The children will name the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity. They will connect the Trinity to the words of Baptism and the Sign of the Cross. They will be introduced to the Glory Be to the Father prayer.
Teaching Guide
Parent Teaching Pages
The Gospel at Home
Weekly Review Template
Lesson Assessment
Word of the Week
Seasonal Resources
Videos
• Gospel Reflection and Saint of the Week with Miss Heidi
• Bible Bag Gospel Lesson with Mrs. Cole
• “Choices” by John Burland
Good News
Lesson Theme: God tells us to listen to and follow Jesus.
For this lesson, gather a globe or world map, a rosary, scissors, tape, pencils, crayons, a Church Year calendar, and copies of the Act of Hope (one per child, see page 50 in the Catechism handbook).
Good News children will identify prayer as an action of Jesus’ followers and will be introduced to Abraham and Sarah as the first followers of God. They will identify Lent as a time for prayer and be introduced to different ways to pray. As they share the Gospel, they will recognize the Transfiguration of Jesus as giving us a view of God’s glory. They will be introduced to the words Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost and the events these words refer to. They will learn the Act of Hope.
Teaching Guide
Parent Teaching Pages
The Gospel at Home
Weekly Review Template
Lesson Assessment
Seasonal Resources
Videos
• “Choices” by John Burland
• God’s Story: Abraham and Sarah
Venture
Lesson Theme: God tells us to listen to and follow Jesus.
For this lesson, gather pens or pencils, Bibles (one per pair or group of three), simple props and costumes for the play-drama (optional), and a Liturgical Year calendar.
This Sunday’s Gospel of the Transfiguration reveals both Jesus’ future and our own. This Gospel Reading sets our eyes on Easter as Simon Peter, James, and John glimpse the Risen Jesus for a passing moment. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem, where he knows he will suffer and die. He will not avoid a painful human death, but he will become the life-giving Risen Christ. Lent invites us to join Jesus on his journey. We begin that journey with our Baptism. The Living the Gospel feature (pages 6–7) helps the children see how they can help others on the journey of faith that may lead to Baptism and membership in the Body of Christ.
During Lent, the Our Catholic Faith feature (page 5) focuses on topics and characters from Old Testament history. The featured saint this week is Saint André of Montreal. As the children read about his life, invite them to find ways that he listened to and followed Jesus.
Teaching Guide
Parent Teaching Pages
The Gospel at Home
Weekly Review Template
Lesson Assessment
Seasonal Resources
Videos
• God’s Story: Esther
• Saint André Bessette of Montreal
• God Calls Abraham
Visions
Lesson Theme: We experience God’s presence.
For this lesson, you will need pens or pencils, Bibles (one per student), and a current map of the Middle East (optional).
This Sunday’s Gospel of the Transfiguration reveals both Jesus’ future and our own. This Gospel Reading sets our eyes on Easter as Simon Peter, James, and John glimpse the Risen Jesus for a passing moment. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem, where he knows he will suffer and die. He will not avoid a painful human death, but he will become the life-giving Risen Christ. Lent invites us to join Jesus on his journey. We begin that journey with our Baptism and are invited to seek and experience Christ’s presence with us in many ways every day.
During Lent, the Our Catholic Faith feature (page 5) focuses on topics and characters from Old Testament history. The featured Catholic Leader this week is Servant of God Sister Clare Crockett. As the children read about her life, invite them to identify ways that she tuned into and responded to God’s presence and call within her short life.
Teaching Guide
Parent Teaching Pages
The Gospel at Home
Weekly Review Template
Lesson Assessment
Seasonal Resources
Videos
• God Calls Abraham
• What’s OCIA?
• Sister Clare Crockett: Her Life and Legacy
Image credit: Anne JOUDIOU/CIRIC
