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

Christmas Traditions ~ Tradiciones de Navidad

Christmas, is an annual celebration commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration. There are different traditions around Christmas around the world, but the most common tradition is to give presents, share a meal  with family and friends around a table and  celebrate with joy the birth of baby Jesus. 

Our family tradition is to celebrate from Dec. 16 to Dec 24, a nine days of prayers and songs in preparation for Christmas Mass and family dinner. This tradition is called "Novenda de Navidad." In some places focus on the coming of Santa with gifts to children if they behaved well, but why not include Santa as a worshiper of the Child Jesus, the reason for Christmas. What is your tradition?

Novena Colombiana visit: https://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/12/novena-de-navidad-colombiana-dic-16-24.html
Christmas around the world traditions.visit: http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/
Christmas FUN activities: http://www.whychristmas.com/fun/

                                 Merry Christmas!    

Pesebre en casa con Diseño #LuzDelMes 🌠

                                            ¡Feliz Navidad!

Navidad, es una celebración anual que conmemora el nacimiento de Jesucristo, observada más comúnmente el 25 de diciembre como una celebración religiosa y cultural. Existen diferentes tradiciones alrededor de la Navidad en todo el mundo, pero la tradición más común es dar regalos, compartir una comida con familiares y amigos alrededor de una mesa y celebrar con alegría el nacimiento del bebé Jesús.

Nuestra tradición familiar es celebrar del 16 al 24 de diciembre, nueve días de oraciones y canciones en preparación para la misa de Navidad y la cena familiar. Esta tradición se llama "Novena de Navidad". En algunas lugares se enfocan en la venida de Santa con regalos a los niños si se portaron bien, pero porqué no incluir a Santa como adorador del Niño Jesús, la razón de la Navidad. ¿Cuál es su tradición?

Novena colombiana visita: https://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/12/novena-de-navidad-colombiana-dic-16-24.html

                               Maritza Martínez Mejía

Madre, Educadora, Autor Bilingüe, Promotora cultural y Traductora

Miembro de la ANLMI, Florida Writers Association,South Florida Writers Association, MCBD Board of Advisors 

Ganadora del “Crystal Apple” 2006, “VCB Poetry” 2015, “Latino Book Awards” 2016,  “Author’s Talk Book Show” 2017. SOMOS Foundation -Poetry 2018

Cinco libros publicados y artículos en  revistas digitales.

Story Book Halloween Parade with LuzDelMes

              Story Book Halloween Parade 

      Halloween is celebrated on October 31 st. The word comes from All Hallows Eve shorten to Halloween. All Hallows Eve means Holy evening. It is celebrated the night before All Hallows or All Saints Day on Nov. 1,^st religious Festivity.  According to tradition this festivity came from the Celtics, who celebrated their New Year on November 1st. they honored the dead on that day and believed that witches, ghosts, goblins, and elves roamed the Earth on that night. Celtics made big bonfires to scare them away.

 From Europe to America the tradition turns into:

  ·      Halloween costumes and masks are worn.

·      Halloween decorations are put on doors and windows.

·      Scarecrows appear on porches with harvest decorations.

·      Halloween parties are given and scary stories are told.

·      Playing tricks, ringing doorbells and saying trick-or-treat to receive goodies.

·       Carve a pumpkin and place a candle inside them. When the candles are lit, the pumpkins glow. Sometimes they are called Jack-0'lanterns. This word came from an old fable about a man named Jack, who was mean and stingy. When he died, he could not get into heaven. There was not place he could go. So he carved a turnip, placed a piece of hot, glowing coal in it, and roamed about at night. People called him Jack of the Lantern.

·      In some places, there are Halloween costume parades contents or Character Book Parades.

Source extracted from Halloween by Gail Gibbons And Halloween Alternatives by Anne Joan Flanagan.

Book Suggestions for Character Book Parade
By Author Maritza M. Mejia

1.   Select a book

2.   Find a character

3. Create custom with recycle  items.

4. Get ready for the parade.

5. Bring book to the parade.

6.  No prizes are necessary. Have fun!   

SOME IDEAS!

Mrs. M. on   Vanilla and Chocolate 

Grandma on Grandma's Treasure    

                                     Pumpkin Story Book Character FUN Ideas👷👸👳🕵️👮

 Second Grader's Class
OR
CELEBRATE WITH A DRESSY VOCABULARY DAY:
Students create a costume for a word of the week.

How do you celebrate it?...

                                 

                                                           Maritza Martínez Mejía

Madre, Educadora, Autor Bilingüe, Promotora cultural y Traductora

Miembro de la ANLMI, Florida Writers Association Y South Florida Writers Association

Actividades GRATIS de lectura y escritura en Website: 

www.luzdelmes.com 

Ganadora del “Crystal Apple” 2006, “VCB Poetry” 2015, “Latino Book Awards” 2016,  “Author’s Talk Book Show” 2017. SOMOS Foundation -Poetry 2018

Cinco libros publicados y artículos en  revistas digitales.