Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Holy Week Activities ~ Semana Santa

Holy Week is Holy Week! I grew up with that idea. It was a time of silence and prayer especially during the Paschal Triduum For me, it’s difficult to work or perform daily activities just as a regular week. Holy Week it’s time to reflect and connect with the real reason of the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Easter Season
By Maritza Martinez Mejia @2018

The cross
The empty tomb
Real symbols
What is this about?

A sacrifice
A miracle
A reminder…
All the immense love

A God
A Man
A Spirit
What a mystery!

HAPPY EASTER!
 
Paschal Triduum: Evening of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and evening of Easter Sunday.

HolyWeek: Ideas for families

Palm Sunday

Begin your celebration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem going to Mass. If you can go you can celebrate it at home.

• Put a small statue of Jesus in the center of your dinner table.
• Remember, we begin the Most Important Week on our Liturgical Calendar.

Holy Week Preparation Days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

• Think of spring housekeeping as a prayerful preparation for Easter in the same way that Jewish families clean in preparation for Passover.
• Separate cloths, toys or can foods to donate to any charity.

Holy Thursday

This day recalls the Last Supper when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. It reminds us that we are called to serve one another. Let’s pray the Luminous Mysteries.

Good Friday

This day commemorates the crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. It is the most solemn and sorrowful day of the Church calendar. Let’s pray the Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday

This day commemorates the time of darkness and waiting when Jesus was in the tomb. It is also a day for final preparations before Easter. Read the Bible.

Easter Sunday

Celebrate the risen Lord at Mass with the singing of the Gloria and alleluias, the renewal of baptismal vows, a sprinkling with Easter water and receiving the Eucharist.                            Don’t miss this special Easter Mass.

The time you spend on your Holy Week preparations will make Easter Sunday more meaningful for the whole family. 

¡Semana Santa es Semana Santa! Crecí con esa idea. Era un momento de silencio y oración, especialmente durante el Triduo Pascual.  Para mí, es difícil trabajar o conectarme con actividades diarias, así como si fuera una semana regular. Semana Santa es tiempo para reflexionar y conectar con la verdadera razón de la pasión y resurrección de Jesús Cristo.

¡Felices Pascuas!
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Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator, Translator and Publisher
Member: FWA, MCBD Board of AdvisorsANLMI
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Received Crystal Apple Award, VCB Poetry Award, Latino Book Awards 2016 & Author’s Talk

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