(on version one) Pray for people in your parish and around the world who are going through the RCIA process and are about to be received into the church during the Easter Vigil.Ĥ. Here is a Stations of the Cross Draw and Write Activity.Ĥ. Attend Stations of the Cross or do a Stations of the Cross reflection or drawing project at home. Here is a reflection and coloring set of Stations of the Cross for Children. My Catholic Lent and Easter Activity Book: Reproducible Sheets for Home and Schoolģ. (on version two) Attend at least one weekday or special church service or activity during Holy Week. (on version one) Attend at least one weekday or special Mass during Holy Week.Ģ. Follow directions to fold your palms from Palm Sunday into a cross or another decorative shape.Ģ.
Plan to do as many or as few as work best for you and your family.ġ. . Grab the printable that is the best fit for your family much farther down in the post. Here are the activities that are featured in the Holy Week Activities Printable.
Holy Week for Kids: 10 Holy Week Activities Free Printable Even if the second version still doesn’t apply to you, I hope that you are able to grab a few of these ideas to add to your family’s Holy Week observances. The other may not apply to all Protestants (okay, I know it doesn’t), but I did my best to make a couple of modifications to make it appeal to a larger audience.īut, as I’ve mentioned before, I spent the first 30 years of my life in the Episcopal Church, so my Protestant knowledge really skews in that general direction. One has a few pretty specific Catholic references (like Mass). He also spends a night or two on the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37).As I said, I made two different versions of this printable. In the morning, Jesus goes to Bethphage, mounts a colt, and then proceeds to make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem (John 12:12 - 19, Mark 11:1 - 10, Luke 19:29 - 40, Matthew 21:1 - 11).Īfter Jesus makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, he will spend his last week of life teaching in the city by day but leaving it to journey to Bethany for the night (Mark 11:11, Matthew 21:17, 26:6). He travels to the house of Mary, Martha and Lazarus where he has dinner and stays overnight (John 12:1 - 2). It is the start of his last week of life before dying as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Jesus arrives, near sunset on Wednesday, March 29 in 30 A.D., in Bethany. He is fully aware that his betrayal, arrest, torture and death await him after he partakes of his last Passover in Jerusalem (John 11:55 - 57).
As the group begins their seventeen mile (27.3 kilometers) journey to Bethany, near Jerusalem, the Lord gives the parable of the pounds (Luke 19:11 - 28). Little children are then brought to him to bless (Matthew 19:13 - 15, Mark 10:13 - 16, Luke 18:15 - 17).Īs he is leaving Jericho Jesus heals two more blind men (Matthew 20:29 - 34, Mark 10:46 - 52). His answer is that God's perfect will is that people stay married for life (Matthew 19:1 - 12, Mark 10:2 - 12). They ask, with the hope of entrapping him, whether it is lawful to divorce for any reason. The Pharisees, some of which journeyed from Jerusalem to Ephraim, search out for Jesus and try to tempt him a few last times. Jesus' first trip is to the nearby city of Ephraim (John 11:54) which affords him a short escape from the threats against his life. His desire is to conduct a few last journeys before his crucifixion. Knowing what the religious leaders are collectively planning to do, Jesus leaves Bethany with his disciples. After this awesome miracle Jewish leaders gathered and decided it was finally time to end the Lord's life and stop his perceived threat to the nation (verses 46 - 53). Jesus is in Bethany after raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1 - 45).