Ground your students’ observance of Lent in Scripture and prayer with the help of our Lent Activities Pack.
The sheets in the pack include:
By combining these activity sheets with the seasonal lessons found in Christ Our Life or Finding God, your faith formation group can better understand what Catholics do and pray during Lent.
The familiar Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” has as its verses paraphrases of the O Antiphons. These special prayers are prayed at Evening Prayer and as the Alleluia verse at weekday Masses from December 17–23. Introduce young people and families to the O Antiphons this Advent with our O Antiphons Activities Pack. Young people can learn the Latin words of the O Antiphons and compose a special poem. Or invite families to pray […]
This Lenten activity is an opportunity for catechists to combine prayer and almsgiving and to help those they teach to develop an appreciation for the Missions, specifically through the Holy Childhood Association (children helping children). UPDATE: This resource is no longer available from HCA, now Missionary Childhood Association. Founded in 1843, the Holy Childhood Association is an international organization whose membership is made up of students in Catholic elementary schools and religious education programs; it is […]
When we learn about the saints, we must remember that they were ordinary people just like us. Like us, the saints had to figure out who they were in the eyes of God and then live out that vision. They give us examples of how people dedicate their lives to God. Learning from them, we can figure out how to dedicate our lives to God, each in our own way. We can use each saint’s […]
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hi, I am a chaplain in a cancer center. any information/material you can share with me for our patients will be so greatly appreciated!
I am a youth minister for High School aged kids…and I am also a 7th grade Catechist for my parish.
I really appreciate any tools that I can find to help me with bringing Christ to the kids I work with.
God Bless.
Good Day I am living in South Africa and teach catechism at a local parish to grade 9 pupils.
Thanks you for these resources i am sure they will be helpful to me and to the students.
Frances Bonham
Thanks for your comments, Frances! Greetings to our brothers and sisters in South Africa!