Lenten Activity #22 is called Looking for Clues and is an opportunity for catechists to help children become more familiar with the Passion story.

Looking for Clues

• Gather pictures of the following items from the Passion according to Mark (14:1-15:47). I have linked each to an image:
  • a jar (bottle of perfume) (14:3)
  • water jar (14:13)
  • a dish(14:20)
  • bread (14:22)
  • cup (14:23)
  • olive tree (14:26)
  • swords and clubs (14:43)
  • sword (14:47)
  • a fire (14:54)
  • blindfold (14:65)
  • rooster (14:68)
  • rope (they bound him) (15:1)
  • whip (scouring) (15:15)
  • purple robe (15:17)
  • crown of thorns (15:17)
  • a reed (15:19)
  • cross (15:21)
  • bottle of wine (15:23)
  • nails (15:24)
  • dice (15:24)
  • sign reading INRI (Latin, acronym for Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews) (15:26)
  • sponge (15:36)
  • curtain (15:38)
  • linen shroud (15:46)
  • tomb (15:46)
  • stone (15:46)
• Place (hide) these pictures all over the classroom and tell the young people that their mission is to search for clues about the Passion of Jesus
• Have the young people search and gather the pictures.
• Invite each of them to describe their picture(s) and to see if they have some idea of how it fits into the Passion story.
• Next, invite volunteers to read aloud the Passion according to Mark (this will be read on Palm Sunday of this year, April 5, 2009) – Mark 14:1-15:47.
• Tell the young people to call out “STOP!” whenever one of their clues is mentioned in the Passion story.
• As each clue is revealed, have them come forward and tape it/attach it to a poster or bulletin board.