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It’s Holy Saturday, and we wait.

April 16, 2022 By Katherine Doyle Leave a Comment

I often hear, and have said myself, you can’t get to Easter Sunday without Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. But what about Holy Saturday?

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: faith at home, Holy Saturday, Holy Week, parenting

Aligning Our Wills with God’s

April 15, 2022 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

My fondest memories of my father focus on the times we worked together. My father knew how to fix everything

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, parents

Palm Sunday at Home

March 24, 2021 By Wendy Claire Barrie Leave a Comment

For the second year in a row, we’ll not be at church on Palm Sunday, and I won’t be in charge of the donkey.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: Holy Week, Illustrated Children's Ministry, Palm Sunday, palms, Prayer, Wendy Claire Barrie

Liturgical Time Capsule

May 25, 2020 By Carrie Willard 1 Comment

The idea came to me when I was gathering up the stubs of taper candles that we used for our Easter Vigil.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, Easter Vigil, Holy Week, Palm Sunday

Slightly Frantic Liturgy 

May 14, 2020 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander 12 Comments

When I worked with youth, one of my favorite events was an agape meal. It started as a Seder and I eventually started calling it “What Would Jesus Eat” which I found hilarious.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, psalm, young children

Understanding Jesus’ loneliness on Good Friday

April 10, 2020 By Ryan Kuratko 1 Comment

Apparently, there are different kinds of ‘alone.’

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: coronavirus, Good Friday, Holy Week

Preparing for Holy Week at Home

April 2, 2020 By Allison Sandlin Liles 6 Comments

Palm Sunday will be here in just a few short days and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for Holy Week as a priest, as a parent, or as an individual person trying to follow Christ. And yet, it’s coming.

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Filed Under: Easter, Liturgical Year, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Easter Vigil, Good Friday, Holy Week, Illustrated Children's Ministry, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, palms, young children

Preparing Children for the Passion

April 11, 2019 By Melody Wilson Shobe Leave a Comment

It can be difficult for our children to the stories of Holy Week. Here are some tips for preparing children for the Passion.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Children in church, death, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, Passion, resurrection

Lenten Reading List

March 10, 2019 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

One of the most delightful ways to observe Lent with children is to share stories about the life of Jesus including his death and resurrection, and Easter traditions.

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Filed Under: Lent, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, children's books, Holy Week, Lent, reading

A Good Friday – Even for the Family

March 30, 2018 By Dorian Del Priore 4 Comments

Good Friday displays how God in Christ relates to humans in and through suffering.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, families, Family, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, suffering, Triduum, youth

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