Living the Lovliness of Lent

Lent is a lovely time of year. It lasts for 40 days plus the 6 Sundays, which fall outside the Great Lenten Fast. During this most holy season, we are called as Faithful Catholics to spend time in prayer and penance for the expiation of our sins.

Since the evil one tends to work overtime during Lent I decided it was in my best interest to make a calendar-chart just for Lent. I made a simple chart and filled it in with the date and what *I* needed to accomplish that day. This includes spiritual readings (Dolorous Passion and Divine Intimacy daily as well as the Sermons of St. John Vianney on Saturday evenings) and some do's and don'ts to help in some way to work on virtue, to avoid vice and to grow in holiness.

As our children's first and primary educators it seems important to give them a living Faith so that they may begin early to grow in holiness... namely so they can live the Faith out in their daily lives for their whole lives. Lent is a wonderful time to help the children brush up on their Faith through extra spiritual reading, acts of charity and kindness and working on their faults and failings.

Lenten Calendar 2007

This Lenten Calendar was originally published by Dumb Ox before they went out of business. I have used the Traditional and Historical Calendars and saved the calendar as a Word Document so you may alter the Saints, Sacrifices and any other information you may wish to change.

Printable Pages
8x11 printable-size links available on each page for copying to fit on a single piece of paper. They are available in 3 fonts because I found out that some computers don't accept "monotype corsivo", a fancy font that I used to make this. It may take a few seconds to load for those of us with slow dial-ups!

Suggested Activities

Copy each page and place in a binder or folder.

Make a Lapbook.

Memorize the short prayers each day.

Daily Saint Study

Introduction

click on the links

Introduction Page 1

Season of Lent

How to Use the Calendar

What Youngsters Can Do for Lent by Fr. Brey, RIP

Introduction Page 2

Why Pray the Stations?

Lenten Fast and Abstinence

Symbols

Lenten Pledge

Clock of the Passion

Calendar Pages

click on the links below the pictures

Lent Begins

The Last Supper
February 21 - 24

First Week of Lent

The Agony in the Garden

February 25 - March 3

Second Week of Lent
The Scourging at the Pillar

March 4 - 10

Third Week of Lent

Behold the Man

March 11 - 7

Fourth Week of Lent

Laetare Sunday

Jesus Falling Under the Cross

March 18 - 24

Fifth Week of Lent

Passion Week

The Crucifixion

March 25 - 31

Sixth Week of Lent

Holy Week Jesus is Laid in the Sepulchre

April 1 - 7

What I like most about the calendar is that even in weak moments, during those spiritually dry spells, we can just refer to the calendar and at least do *something* that we will accomplish for the Love of God and the expiation for our sins each day of Lent. In these busy days it is too easy to forget that Lent is a time of Penance.



For younger children try this crown of thorns. Each time they do their sacrifice of the day have them put a rose sticker on each "pokey". Another internet friend of mine had done a three-dimensional version with clay, tooth picks and silk flowers.

If you are unable to open the website pages you can email me and I'd be more than happy to email the calendar pages to you.

May you have a Blessed Lenten Season.