Just Teach Sheets – Teen November Week 4 2025

Teen Track

November Week 4 (2025)
Theme: The Mass & the Eucharist
Focus: The Mass as Thanksgiving and Mission
Audience: Teens (13–18) — Faith Formation / Confirmation

Weekly Goal

To help teens see that the Mass is more than obligation — it is thanksgiving and mission.
Every Eucharist is a living encounter with Christ who gives Himself completely, and then sends us out to bring His love into the world.

What You’ll Need

This sheet

A Bible

Notebook or journal

Time to reflect after Sunday Mass

Opening Prayer (Daily)

Lord Jesus,
You gave Your life for me.
Every Mass is Your gift of love.
Teach me to give thanks with my heart,
to receive You with faith,
and to live Your mission in the world.
Amen.

Day 1 – The Meaning of “Eucharist”

Teaching:
The word Eucharist comes from the Greek eucharistia, which means thanksgiving.
Jesus gave thanks before breaking the bread at the Last Supper — and that thanksgiving became the world’s greatest act of love.

Luke 22:19 – “He took bread, gave thanks, and broke it, saying, ‘This is My Body.’”
CCC 1328: “The Eucharist is the heart and summit of the Church’s life.”

Reflection:
The Mass isn’t about us giving something small to God; it’s about joining Jesus’ perfect thanksgiving to the Father.

Ask yourself:

Do I think of Mass as “thanksgiving”?

What could I thank God for right now?

Practice:
Before Mass, write three things you’re thankful for and offer them silently at the offertory.

Day 2 – Gratitude Changes Everything

Teaching:
Gratitude isn’t a feeling — it’s a decision to see everything as gift.
When we live with thankful hearts, we stop complaining and start seeing God’s presence everywhere.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 – “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you.”

Reflection:
The saints weren’t joyful because life was easy. They were joyful because they recognised God’s love even in difficulty.

Ask yourself:

What’s one area of my life I take for granted?

How could I show gratitude there this week?

Practice:
Make a “thankful playlist” — songs that lift your heart to God. Play it on the way to Mass.

Day 3 – Offering Our Lives with Christ

Teaching:
At Mass, the bread and wine represent our work, our time, our hearts — everything we bring to the altar.
When the priest lifts them up, we silently offer our lives with them.

Romans 12:1 – “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.”
CCC 1368: “The Church participates in the offering of her Head.”

Reflection:
Jesus doesn’t want just our words — He wants our lives. The more we give, the more we receive.

Ask yourself:

What part of my life do I still hold back from God?

What would it look like to offer that to Him this Sunday?

Practice:
Write a one-line offering prayer:

“Jesus, I give You ___.”
Say it quietly during the offertory at Mass.

Day 4 – The Mass Sends Us Out

Teaching:
The final words of the priest — “Go forth, the Mass is ended” — are not the end but the beginning.
The word Mass comes from missa, meaning “sending.”
We are sent to live what we have received: love, mercy, and hope.

Matthew 28:19–20 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”
CCC 1332: “The Mass concludes with the sending forth of the faithful.”

Reflection:
The Eucharist isn’t meant to stay inside the church — it’s fuel for the world.
Christ feeds us so we can feed others.

Ask yourself:

How does receiving Communion change the way I treat people?

What does it mean to be “sent” from Mass?

Practice:
After Mass, do one concrete act of service — a text of encouragement, a visit, or a small kindness — in honour of Jesus who sent you.

Day 5 – Living Eucharistically

Teaching:
To “live Eucharistically” means to live in constant thanksgiving — to make your whole life an offering of love.
That’s what the saints did: they became living tabernacles, carrying Jesus’ presence wherever they went.

Colossians 3:17 – “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God.”
CCC 1397: “The Eucharist commits us to the poor.”

Reflection:
If we truly receive Jesus, we must become His presence to others — especially the lonely, poor, and forgotten.

Ask yourself:

Who around me needs the love I receive at Mass?

How can I live with more gratitude each day?

Practice:
Before bed, recall one moment of the day where you saw God’s presence. Thank Him for it.

Weekend Wrap-Up – What We Learned

The Eucharist means “thanksgiving.”

Gratitude changes our hearts and heals our vision.

At Mass, we offer our lives with Christ.

The Mass sends us out to live as His witnesses.

Living Eucharistically means being thankful and merciful daily.

Reflection prompts:

“The Eucharist teaches me to be thankful by…”

“If I really lived what I received at Mass, I would…”

Journal Prompts

“This week I saw God’s gifts in…”

“My life becomes an offering when I…”

“Gratitude will change my heart if…”

Apologetics for Teens

“Why go to Mass every week?” → Because love shows up. Jesus invites us to the table where He gives Himself — not a reminder, but His real Body and Blood.

“I don’t get anything out of it.” → You’re not there to get — you’re there to give and to receive Christ Himself. It’s about worship, not entertainment.

“What if I’m bored?” → Ask yourself, What am I offering? Mass comes alive when you bring your heart, not just your body.

“Why is the Eucharist called thanksgiving?” → Because the heart of Christian life is gratitude — every grace is gift.

Catechism Extension

CCC 1322–1332 – The Eucharist as thanksgiving and sending.

CCC 1368–1372 – The participation of the faithful in Christ’s offering.

CCC 1397 – The Eucharist and mission.

Further Reading

YouCat Questions 213–221 – On the Mass and mission.

Sacramentum Caritatis – Pope Benedict XVI.

The Lamb’s Supper – Scott Hahn.

Letters to a Young Catholic – George Weigel.

Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus,
thank You for the gift of the Eucharist.
Teach me to live in gratitude,
to serve others with joy,
and to make my whole life a Mass of thanksgiving.
Amen.