Good Friday is a day where, like Ash Wednesday, we fast between meals and abstain from eating meat. This week is also an opportunity to fast from any activities that take our attention and focus away from Christ and the living out of our vocation. Over the course of Lent we have fasted from many activities […]
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A few years ago we started a tradition on Good Friday that reached its climax on Easter Sunday morning that is a simple and beautiful way to celebrate the death and resurrection of Our Lord. It’s a simple activity we now recreate with a wooden Easter set but you can make your own with
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Light the red candle this week. Offer this prayer for Holy Week: Mother or child: (From the words of Pope Pius XII On the Sacred Liturgy,) Dearly beloved, in Holy Week, when the most bitter sufferings of Jesus Christ are put before us by the liturgy, the Church invites us to come to Calvary
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The empty tomb herb garden is really just a variation on the grass head and you can easily make one at home! You will need: Plastic plate Paddle pop sticks Small terracotta pot Rock Pebbles/bark chips Soil Seeds (whatever herbs you like but we used chives, sage and chamomile) What to do: Using the
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St Margaret Clitherow was also known as the pearl of York. Jesus talks about pearls in His parables and they are a great way to remember that the most valuable things in this world, are really those of the next: the Kingdom of Heaven. Make your own pearl and clam. What you’ll need: A
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This week is all about volunteering your time for the service of others. This follows on from last week where we gave of our time to visit with some one in need. This time around we’re giving our time to be a part of a larger community and a greater sphere of influence and
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Fasting challenge: This week’s challenge is geared towards helping us become cheerful givers; yes, we’re giving up complaining. Yeah right, I hear you saying, but I’m serious. Not only are you going to resist the urge to complain or bemoan your lot in life you’re also going to choose a chore you loathe (ironing
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Light six candles this week. Offer at least one decade of the Rosary for the intention of the protection of human life from conception to natural death. Prayer challenge: Start a prayer journal. Lent, like Advent, is a good time to start prayerful practices you’ve always wanted to do but never actually started. Journalling
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You will need: Pita bread or wraps Grape juice Plastic wine glasses Bible What to do: Using the bible account of the Last Supper encourage your children to participate in a simple re-enactment. You will be surprised at how quickly they see the link between the Last Supper and the Mass. Enjoy snacking on
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Saint Joseph was the spouse of Mary. St Joseph was also the foster father of Jesus and apprenticed Jesus as a carpenter. Fathers like to keep pictures of their children to remind them of precious and important memories. You can make your own Stations of the Cross to remind you of Jesus’ love for you.
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