Question to children:

 

To whom did the star guide the wise men of the east?

 

Answer:   To Jesus. "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy." Matthew 2:10.

 

Question for the intermediates:

 

What does the prophetic sign of the star that guided the wise men from the east to Bethlehem represent?

 

Answer:  The Holy Spirit. "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him." Matthew 2:10-11a.

 

Question for Adolescents:

 

The trumpets and Feasts is a warning to the world and brings a message of hope. Reading Matthew 13:23, what do we expect from the seed planted in good ground?

 

Answer:   We hope that it will bear much fruit of salvation. "But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." Matthew 13:23.