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Preparing for Lent :: Our Lenten Journey

Look at His adorable face.
Look at His glazed and sunken eyes.
Look at His wounds.
Look Jesus in the Face.
There, you will see how He loves us.
~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Preparation:

• Getting Ready for Lent (2009)
• A Few of Our Lenten Activities (2010)

Lenten Calendar:

• Our Lenten Calendar (2008 Calendar with Explanation and 2009 Calendar)

(I'm sure this year's calendar will be similar to our past Calendars, at my children's request. . . After 7 years, it is officially our family's tradition!) 

Shrove Tuesday:

• Miniture King Cakes for Mardi Gras
• Shrove Tuesday (2009)

 

Ash Wednesday:

• Receive ashes at Mass
• Serve Ash Wednesday Beans

Prayer for Ash Wednesday

Lord, protect us in our struggle against evil. As we begin the discipline of Lent, make this season holy by our self-denial. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Jesus Tree:

• From the Jesse Tree to the Jesus Tree
• The Jesus Tree - A Lenten Bible Study
• The Jesus Tree - Week One
• The Jesus Tree - Week Two
• The Jesus Tree - Week Three 
• The Jesus Tree - Week Four 
• The Jesus Tree - Week Five 
• The Jesus Tree - Week Six
• The Jesus Tree - Week Seven

The Jesus Tree kit can currently be purchased from Leaflet Missal. 

I've started updating any links that are no longer valid, and adding some additional links to new coloring pages (to go along with the symbols and our readings from the New Catholic Picture Bible) that are now available, since I first created these posts back in 2008.  


Stations of the Cross:

• Coloring the Stations of the Cross  (This year I printed the coloring pages found here and here.) 
• Here is the link to a printable version of the wonderful old Stations of the Cross booklet for Children that I remember using as a child.  (Thank you Jenn!) 
• This year I am hoping to finally assemble our Stations of the Cross Grotto Kit. Maybe?!

Lent Lap Book:

• Lent: a Journey Towards Easter Faith Folder from Faith Folders for Catholics
  

Lenten Cleaning:

• Spring Cleaning ~ The Goal (2008)
• Lenten Cleaning (2009)
• 40 Bags of Stuff (2009)
• 40 Bags in 40 Days and Update (2010)

Meatless Meals for Days of Abstinence:
(Information on Fast & Abstinence)

• Meatless Meals for Fridays
• Recipes for Lent at Catholic Cuisine

Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent):

• Mothering Sunday (2008)
• Laetare Sunday (2009)

Palm Sunday:

• Palm Sunday (2008)
• Shower of Photos 2009 : Day 5 (Palm Sunday) ("Palm" of Palms Craft)
• Palm Sunday (2010) 
• A Simple Craft for Holy Week and Easter

View all posts for Palm Sunday. 

Holy Thursday:

• A Lenten Tea on Holy Thursday (2009)
• A Lenten Tea on Holy Thursday (2010) 

View all posts for Holy Thursday.

Good Friday:

• A Lenten Tea on Good Friday (2009)
• A Few Pictures from Good Friday (2010) 
• On Good Friday (Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified)
• A Lenten Tea on Good Friday (2010)
• Resurrection Eggs

View all posts for Good Friday.

Holy Saturday:

• Easter Story Cookies ~ Resurrection Cookies (Recipe)
• Making Resurrection Cookies (2010) 
• Resurrection Rolls

View all posts for Holy Saturday. 

Our Picture Books for Lent:

      

For my older children:

Praying the Way of the Cross:

  

Other Great Books/Resources:

Guiding Your Catholic Preschooler

Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church

Celebrating the Faith in the Home Series

Cooking By The Cross
The Way of the Cross

What I will be reading this Lent:

 
New books for this year

   
A few favorites - now on my iTouch using iPieta!


  
Also considering. . . 

"Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual 'combat' which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism."  
~ Pope Benedict XVI, from his Sunday remarks before praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on February 21, 2010