40 Days and 40 Activities for Lent

Welcome Lent!  Time for change

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 6h

A Lenten Walk
Draw a leave each day for 40 days showing your good deeds for Jesus.

Thursday, March 7th
A praying time

You can pray while you walk, drive or in a private area. 

Friday, March 8th.
Fasting 

You can fast by cutting out some food or things in your life that distract you from God.

Saturday, March 9th

Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy, support your local church charity project, or join Operation Rice Bowl.

First Week of Lent

Sunday, March 10th
Celebrate Jesus
Check your closer church and come to Mass on time. 

Monday, March 11th

Prayer time posture 

A pretzel can give you the answer.

Tuesday, March 12th
Meditate the Sorrowful Mysteries
Watch and pray with the video the sorrowful mysteries.

Wednesday, March 13th
Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy, support your local church charity project, or join Operation Rice Bowl.

Thursday, March 14th
Handmade Cross
Create your own cross for Lent.

Friday, March 15th
Do a Stations of the Cross Walk 

Find a moment to walk with Jesus Stations of the Cross. Don’t forget to fast!

Saturday, March 16th
Celebrate the Sacrament of Penance 

It’s time to reconcile with Jesus.

Second Week of Lent

Sunday, March 17th

Prepare your own Breastplate

Today on St. Patrick’s Day, prepare and pray the Breastplate.

Monday, March 18th

Inspirational Readings

Increase your reading time with your favorite author or devotional book.

Tuesday, March 19th
St Joseph Altar

Today on St. Joseph Day, prepare a Saint Joseph altar.

Wednesday, March 20th

Give up Impulses

Give up things you do impulsively without thinking.

Thursday, March 21st
Turn around

Change direction in your life and turn around to God. 

Friday, March 22 nd

Biblical Sorrowful Mysteries
Pray the sorrowful mysteries in the Rosary with the Bible scriptures.

Saturday, March 23er
Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy or support your local church charity project or join Operation Rice Bowl.

Third Week of Lent

Sunday, March 24th

Celebrate Jesus
Check your closer church and come to Mass on time. 

 

Monday, March 25th

Lent in a bag

Practicing Lent at home with scriptures symbols.

Tuesday, March 26th
Color and pray the Sorrowful Mysteries

Meditate, pray and color the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Wednesday, March 27th
Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy or support your local church charity project or join Operation Rice Bowl.

Thursday, March 28th
Divine Mercy Chapel
Do the Divine Mercy Chapel or Meditate the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Friday, March 29th

Stations of the Cross Carousel
Create a Cross Carousel by cutting and pasting the Stations of the Cross. Don’t forget to fast!

Saturday, March 30th
A Desert Day
Spend a day with Jesus in a Desert Day with the scriptures.

Fourth Week of Lent

Sunday, March 31st

Celebrate Jesus

Check your closer church and come to Mass on time. 

Monday, April 1 st

Divine Mercy Chapel
Do the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Year of Mercy.

Tuesday, April 2nd
Meditate the Sorrowful Mysteries
Watch and pray with the video the sorrowful mysteries.

Wednesday, April 3er
Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy or support your local church charity project or join Operation Rice Bowl.

Thursday, April 4th
Tissue Art Cross Craft
Celebrate the life of Christ with a colorful Cross.

Friday, April 5th
HCA Mission Stations of the Cross

Pray and Alms giving to help the Missions. 

Saturday, April 6th

Alms Giving

You can collect food for the needy or support your local church charity project or join Operation Rice Bowl.

Fifth Week of Lent

Sunday, April 7th

Celebrate Jesus

Check your closer church and come to Mass on time. 

Monday, April 8th
Making Last Supper Craft
Prepare your own Last Supper Scene with recycles materials.

Tuesday, April 9th

Making a Paschal Candle
Prepare your own Paschal Candle.

Wednesday, April 10th
Five Fingers Prayer

Watch and pray Pope Francis Five Fingers Prayer.

Thursday, April 11th

Friday, April 12th
Stations of the Cross Cards

Play and pray with The Stations of the Cross. Don’t forget to fast!

Saturday, April 13th
Divine Mercy Chapel
Do the Divine Mercy Chapel or Meditate the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 14th

Palm Cross

Make your own Palm Cross with today’s Blessed Palms.

Monday, April 15th

Holy Week Coloring Booklet

Create your own Holy Week Booklet and pray with it.

Tuesday, April 16th
Making Sorrowful Mysteries Cards
Prepare your own sorrowful mysteries card and more.

Wednesday, April 17th

Holy Week for Families

Understand Holy Week meaning and symbols with the banner.

Thursday, April 18th
Triduum Triptychs
Understanding the symbols of the Paschal Triduum.

Friday, April 19th

Stations of the Cross play
Reflect and pray with the Stations of the Cross play. Don’t forget to fast!

Saturday, April 20th
Resurrection Eggs
Understanding Easter Sunday with Resurrection Eggs activity.

Easter Basket

Pray and prepare and Easter basket.

Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 21st

Celebrate Jesus
Check your closer church and come to Mass on time. Arrive early to find a seat. Today is one of the busiest days in our catholic churches.

Some recipes for Easter Sunday:

http://cutediyprojects.com/food-and-drinks/40-easter-recipes-that-will-instantly-turn-every-mom-into-a-master-chef/

http://www.butterwithasideofbread.com/2013/02/easter-marshmallow-bark.html

Ideas from http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2016/02/40-days-and-40-activities-for-lent.html

More ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/luzdelmes/celebrate-faith/

Happy Easter!!!

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

¡Es Tiempo de Cambio!…It’s Time to Change!

Durante la Cuaresma nos preparamos con oración, ayuno y abstinencia a un cambio para recibir la Pascua. Pero, ¿realmente estamos cambiando?...Al ver las noticias diarias, mi respuesta es ¡NO! Algo no está funcionando bien y es necesario encontrar la raíz del problema antes que nos acostumbremos al dolor ajeno, sin hacer nada.

PARA REFLEXIONAR: Les invito a recapacitat durante el tiempo de oración, ayuno y abstinencia en RESCATAR los valores humanos que se han perdido con el afán diario de Hacer y Tener cosas en vez de SER uno mismo. Hoy es día de pensar en la juventud, más que en nosotros mismos. Los jóvenes nos están pidiendo a gritos un poco de Amor, Comunicación y Atención. ¡Abracémoslos! #LuzDelMes

Les invito a dejar los celulares a un lado una vez a la semana y:

Tener un tiempo para escuchar a sus hijos.                      Que sea su oración.

Cenar en familia y Contar anécdotas familiares:                Que sea su ayuno.

Escuchar sin criticar, juzgar, polemizar:                             Que sea su abstinencia.

Mis oraciones y condolencias con los que están sufriendo en este momento. ¡Gracias! #LuzDelMes.

¡Es Tiempo de Cambio!…It’s Time to Change!

During Lent we prepare with prayer, fasting and abstinence to a change in preparation for Easter, but are we changing?... Watching the daily news, my answer is NO! Something it is not working well and it is necessary to find the root of the problem before we get used to the pain of others, without doing anything.

Something to think about during the time of prayer, fasting and abstinence:

I invite you to reflect on your scale of priorities, rather than in judging others. 

I know! We have to work, but produce to consume attracted more by advertising, rather than necessity, it is not a good goal. 

We need to rescue family values that have been lost with the daily effort to Do and Have things, rather than BE yourself.  Today is a day of thinking about the youth, rather than ourselves. Young people are asking us a little love, communication and care. Embrace them!

I invite you to leave cell phones to one side once a week then:

Take time to listen to your children. Just listen:     Make it your prayer.

Dine together and tell family stories:                     Make it your fast.

Listen without criticize, judge, argue:                    Make it your abstinence.

My condolence to all suffering during this time. #LuzDelMes.

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk