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Empty Tomb Garden {DIY}

April 11, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Easter, Lent 1 Comment

We ought to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ: in whom is our salvation, life, and resurrection: by whom we
have been saved and delivered (Gal. 6:14). May God have mercy on
us, and bless us: may He cause the light of His countenance to shine
upon us, and may He have mercy on us (Ps. 66:2). ~ Introit from Holy Thursday

 

We’re entering deeper into Lent – Holy Week with another family tradition. This year we skipped on the wheat grass because the only thing I seem to be able to grow these days is my lil’ one due in weeks.

Below are more pics of our Empty Tomb Gardens over the years and a brief tutorial to make your own Empty Tomb Garden, just in time for Easter Sunday and the complete Easter season.

 

A reminder. “Let us hope that, by God’s mercy, the holy time we are now entering upon will work such a happy change in us, that, on the day of judgment, we may confidently fix our eyes on Him we are now about to contemplate crucified by the hands of sinners. The death of Jesus puts the whole of nature in commotion; the midday sun is darkened, the earth is shaken to its very foundations, the rocks are split: may it be that our hearts, too, be moved, and pass from indifference to fear, from fear to hope, and, at length, from hope to love; so that, having gone down, with our Crucified, to the very depths of sorrow, we may deserve to rise again with Him unto light and joy, beaming with the brightness of His Resurrection, and having within ourselves the pledge of a new life, which shall then die no more!” ~ The Liturgical Year of Don Gueranger

This is a wonderful Lenten/Easter project for the entire family.  All ages will enjoy it.  The Empty Tomb Garden provides a visual reminder of what we are preparing for during Lent, Christ’s Resurrection.

An Easter garden has three essential features:  a mound with at least one cross to represent Calvary; a stone or stone structure to suggest the empty tomb; and lots of live greenery/flowers.

The children will have an opportunity to tend and nurture their gardens during Lent and beyond.  They can meditate on Christ’s passion and offer an ejaculation while tending to their garden.

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

The grass will grow within days.  It is wheat grass and can be eaten.  It symbolizes new life.

The children will remove the stone on Easter morning, reveal the buried Alleluia, and rejoice!

 

 

 

DIY EMPTY TOMB GARDEN TUTORIAL

SUPPLIES:

(supplies/prices listed are for a large group of children)

Garden

  • Seed Starting Jiffy Mix ($3.80/bag – 1 bag made 14 mini gardens)
  • Decorative rocks ($5.59/large bag of Mountain Granite from HomeDepot – 80+mini gardens.  $1/small bag of decorative rocks from the Dollar Store – 2-3 mini gardens)
  • Gravel (this is used as a bottom layer, not much is needed.  I took my rock from my home garden)
  • Wheat Berry ($.77/lb – 2lbs – 40 mini gardens.  I found my wheat berries at Winco in the bulk bin foods.)
  • Dessert Plastic Plates or shallow pots ($9.89/100 plates.  I used plastic plates because they were the most economical choice for a large group.  I found my plates at Smart-n-Final)
  • Mini Terracotta Pots ($.24/ea at WalMart)

Crosses

  • Popsicle sticks ($1/150 sticks at the Dollar Store)
  • Brown Paint
  • Hot Glue Gun

Misc.

  • Water
  • Bucket
  • Spray Bottle
  • Hand Shovel

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

Garden

  1. mix the seed starter/soil with waterIMG_1217
  2. position tomb/terracotta pot in the desired location on plate/pot
  3. lay down the gravel on the plate, securing the pot into place.slightly build up the gravel for your hill.IMG_1220
  4. top the gravel with soilIMG_1221
  5. cover the entire soil with the wheat berries.  press the wheat berries into the soil.IMG_1225
  6. add a layer of soil on top of the wheat berries.  press down firmly.  (this step is optional.  it will slow the growth of the wheat grass.)
  7. clean the plate.  remove the wheat berries from areas that you do not want grass to grow.IMG_1227
  8. create a path from the tomb with decorative rocks.  this represents how the disciples ran to the tomb on Easter morning.  add decorative rocks as desiredIMG_1230
  9. insert the crossespapi

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The grass grows faster with less top soil.  The garden on the left of both pictures had a thick top soil packed tightly over the wheat berries.


 

Almighty and ever living God, whose Son Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene in a garden and called her to be the first witness of his Resurrection:  we beseech thee to bless this humble garden wherein we have a remembrance of the mighty acts by which we have been saved; grant that all those who see it may ponder and adore the glory of the Cross and the mystery of his Resurrection and may sing with joy the victory hymn; through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen ~Station at an Easter Garden

 

Empty Tomb/Easter Gardens:

  • Easter Garden I – Catholic Culture
  • Easter Garden II – Catholic Culture
  • Calvary Hill Planting
  • Make an Easter Garden: A Visual Parable

Passion Friday ~ Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

April 7, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 04 April, 09 September Saints, Lent, Marian, Passiontide, Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

In Catholic Tradition, on the Friday after Passion Sunday, the Catholic Faithful are encouraged to meditate upon the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. Let us thank our Blessed Mother for all the pain and suffering she willingly accepted for our salvation.

THE SEVEN SORROWS
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

FRIDAY OF PASSION WEEK
GREATER DOUBLE / WHITE

The psalms of David and the prophecies of Isaias told rather plainly what would happen to Mary’s Son. But to help extend God’s mercy to all men, Mary suffered the seven great swords of her life and the multitude of little swords. All of them were the cost of mothering the earth’s Redeemer and His members. Calvary was the climax of her sorrows.
The graces and merits won by the anguish of Jesus and His Mother continually come to us through her hands. This fruit of her tears makes her also the “cause of our joy” and the sweetness and hope of the world.

INTROIT (John 19:25)
There stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother and His Mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Salome, and Mary Magdalene.
V. “Woman, behold thy Son,” Jesus said; and to the disciple, “Behold, thy Mother.”
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O God, in Your passion, the prophecy of Simeon was fulfilled that a sword of sorrow should pierce the sweet soul of Your glorious Virgin-Mother Mary. We reverently recall her sufferings and sorrow; mercifully grant us the fruits of the redemption that was paid for by Your own sufferings, through the merits and prayers of all the saints watching beside the cross; who lives and rules with God the Father . . .

Commemoration of FRIDAY OF PASSION WEEK
O Lord, fill our hearts with Your grace so that we may avoid sin through our voluntary penance. May we suffer here in this life rather than be condemned to punishment in eternity.Through Christ our Lord . . .

LESSON (Judith 13:22, 23-25)
The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies. Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God.

GRADUAL
You are sorrowful and tearful, O Virgin Mary, standing by the cross of the Lord Jesus, your Son, our Redeemer. V. O Virgin Mother of God, He whom the whole world cannot contain, the author of life who was made man, bears this punishment of the cross.

TRACT (John 19:25; Lam. 1:12)
By the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ stood the sorrowing Holy Mary, the Queen of Heaven and the Mistress of the world. V. Look, all you who pass by, and see if there is any sorrow like unto mine.

SEQUENCE
At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her Heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed.
O how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother highly blessed
Of the sole-begotten One!
Christ above in torment hangs,

She beneath beholds the pangs
Of her dying, glorious Son.

Is there one who would not weep,
‘Whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ’s dear Mother to behold?
Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain,
In that Mother’s pain untold?
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled,
She beheld her tender Child,
All with bloody scourges rent.
For the sins of His own nation
Saw Him hang in desolation
Till His spirit forth He sent.
O sweet Mother! Font of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with yours accord.
Make me feel as you have felt;
Make my soul to glow and melt
With the love of Christ, my Lord.
Holy Mother, pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew
Of my Savior crucified.
Let me share with you His pain,
Who for all our sins was slain,
Who for me in torments died.
Let me mingle tears with you,
Mourning Him who mourned for me,
All the days that I may live.
By the Cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of you to give.
Virgin of all virgins blest!
Listen to my fond request:
Let me share your grief divine.
Let me to my latest breath,
In my body bear the death
Of that dying Son of yours.
Wounded with His every wound,
Steep my soul till it has swooned
In His very Blood away.
Be to me, O Virgin, nigh,
Lest in flames I burn and die,
In His awful judgment day.
Christ, when you shall call me hence,
Be your Mother my defense,
Be your cross my victory.
While my body here decays,
May my soul your goodness praise,
Safe in heaven eternally.
Amen.

GOSPEL (John 19:25-27)
At that time, there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: “Woman, behold thy son.” After that, he saith to the disciple: “Behold thy mother.” And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (Jer. 18:20)
Remember, O Virgin Mother, to speak good things in our behalf before the face of God, that He may turn away His anger from us.

SECRET
O Lord Jesus Christ, we offer You our prayers and sacrifices. May we, who commemorate the piercing of the sweet soul of the Blessed Mary, Your Mother, share the reward of the saints through her loving and constant intercession and the prayers of those who stood with her beside the cross, as well as through Your own meritorious death; who lives and rules with God the Father . . .

Commemoration of FRIDAY OF PASSION WEEK
O merciful God, may we always serve worthily at Your altar, and be saved by partaking continually of its gifts. Through our Lord . . .

COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Happy the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who without dying earned the palm of martyrdom beneath the cross of our Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord Jesus Christ, may this Sacrifice which we have received in memory of the sorrows of Your Virgin-Mother obtain for us from Your mercy every grace and help; who lives and rules with God the Father . . .

Commemoration of FRIDAY OF PASSION WEEK
O Lord, protect us always by the Sacrament we have received, and shield us against all that is harmful. Through our Lord . . .

Seven Sorrows of Mary

  1. The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35)
  2. The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)
  3. Loss of the Child Jesus for three days (Luke 2:41-50)
  4. Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17)
  5. Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30)
  6. The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross (Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37)
  7. The burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)

Holy Mother Church honors Our Lady’s Sorrows by two feasts, one observed on the Friday of Passion Week, and the other on the 15th of September. This first feast recalls especially her sufferings during the Passion of Our Lord, known as her Compassion; the second is dedicated more particularly to Her lifelong sorrows. The Blessed Virgin Mary’s sorrow on Calvary was deeper than any sorrow ever felt on earth, for no mother in all the world had a heart as tender as the Heart of the Mother of God. She bore her sufferings for us, that we might enjoy the graces of Redemption. She suffered willingly in order to prove her great love for us, for true love is proven by sacrifice. Let us give ourselves over to her love completely, and bear our cross patiently, in union with our Mother of Sorrows.

“When Jesus, therefore, saw His Mother and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He said to His Mother, ‘Woman, behold thy son.’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold thy Mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took Her into his home” (John 19:25-27).

Sad and tearful, O Virgin Mary, didst Thou stand by the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Redeemer. Hail Mary…

“Blessed be the Lord, Who made Heaven and earth, because He has so glorified thy name this day, that thy praise will never cease to be sung by mankind… For thou hast not spared thy life in order to relieve the distress and sorrow of thy people, and by thy prayers in the Presence of our God, thou hast prevented our ruin” (Judith 13:24). Hail Mary…

Let us stand near the Cross with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, whose soul was pierced by the sword of sorrow! Hail Mary…

Mary speaks:
“Sorrow has crushed me. My face is swollen with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death” (Job 16:8,17).

V. Pray for us, O Mother most Sorrowful,
R.That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

O God, in Whose Passion, as Simeon had foretold, the most sweet soul of Mary, Thy glorious Virgin-Mother, was pierced through by a sword of sorrow, mercifully grant that we who reverently meditate upon her Transfixion and her Sufferings, may obtain the blessed fruits of Thy Passion, through the glorious merits and prayers of all the saints faithfully standing at the Cross interceding for us. Who livest and reignest forever, unto ages of ages. Amen.

The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Divine Intimacy

Presence of God – Permit me, O Mary, to remain near the Cross, that I may share with you in the Passion of Jesus.

MEDITATION

We find in Simeon’s prophecy the first explicit announcement of the part the Blessed Virgin was to have in the Passion of Jesus: “Thy own soul a sword shall pierce” (Lk 2:35). This prophecy was fulfilled on Calvary. “Yes, O Blessed Mother,” says St. Bernard, “a sword has truly pierced your soul. It could penetrate Your Son’s flesh only by passing through your soul. And after Jesus had died, the cruel lance which opened His side did not reach His soul, but it did pierce yours. His soul was no longer in His body, but yours could not be detached from it.” This beautiful interpretation shows us how Mary, as a Mother, was intimately associated with her Son’s Passion.
The Gospel does not tell us that Mary was present during the glorious moments of the life of Jesus, but it does say that she was present on Calvary. “Now there stood by the Cross of Jesus, His Mother, and His Mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen” (Jn 19:25). No one had been able to keep her from hastening to the place where her Son was to be crucified, and her love gave her courage to stand there, erect, near the Cross, to be present at the sorrowful agony and death of the One whom she loved above all, because He was both her Son and her God. Just as she had once consented to become His Mother, so she would now agree to see Him tortured from head to foot, and to be torn away from her by a cruel death.

She not only accepted, she offered. Jesus had willingly gone to His Passion, and Mary would willingly offer Her well-beloved Son for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity and the salvation of men. That is why the sacrifice of Jesus became Mary’s sacrifice, not only because Mary offered it together with Jesus, and in Him, offered her own Son; but also because, by this offering, she completed the most profound holocaust of herself, since Jesus was the center of her affections and of her whole life. God, who had given her this divine Son, asked, on Calvary, for a return of His gift, and Mary offered Jesus to the Father with all the love of her heart, in complete adherence to the divine will.

COLLOQUY

“O Mary, Mother of Jesus Crucified, tell me something about His Passion, for you felt and saw it more than all the others who were present, having contemplated it with the eyes of your body and soul, and given it all the attention possible, O you who love Him with such great love” (St. Angela of Foligno).

“O Mary, grant that I may stand with you near the Cross; permit me to contemplate with you the Passion of your Jesus, and to have a share in your sorrow and tears. O holy Mother, impress deeply in my heart the wounds of the Crucified; permit me to suffer with Him, and to unite myself to your sorrows and His” (cf. Stabat Mater).

“O Queen of Virgins, you are also the Queen of Martyrs; but it was within your heart that the sword transpierced you, for with you everything took place within your soul.

“Oh, how fair you are to behold during your long martyrdom, enveloped in a majesty both strong and gentle; for you have learned from the Word how those should suffer who are chosen as victims by the Father, those whom He has elected as associates in the great work of the redemption, whom He has known and predestinated to be conformed to His Christ, crucified for love.

“You are there, O Mary, at the foot of the Cross, standing, in strength and courage; and my Master says to me, ‘Ecce Mater Tua.”’Behold your Mother. He gives you to me for my Mother! And now that He has returned to His Father, and has put me in His place on the Cross so that I may fill up those things which are wanting of the sufferings of Christ in my flesh for His Body, which is the Church, you are still there, O Mary, to teach me to suffer as He did, to let me hear the last song of His soul which no one but you, O Mother, could overhear” (Blessed Elisabeth of the Trinity, Last Retreat, 15).

That my desire for suffering will not be sterile, help me, O sweet Mother, to recognize in each daily suffering the Cross of your Jesus and to embrace it with love.

RESOURCES:

  • Commemoration of the Seven Sorrows of the BVM
  • Discourse IX Of The Dolours Of Mary  by St. Alphonsus Ligouri
  • Litany of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows
  • Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
  • Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows – Alt. Version
  • Stabat Mater – Various versions
  • Queen of the Seven Swords, by VenerableFulton Sheen
  • Seven Sorrows of Our Lady Miracle
  • The SEVEN SORROWS of our BLESSED MOTHER Scripture Quotes and Meditations for Each Sorrow – Our Lady of the Rosary Library
  • The Seven Dolors DEVOTION APPROVED BY POPE PIUS VII  IN 1815
    • [SORROW 1]    [SORROW 2]    [SORROW 3]    [SORROW 4]    [SORROW 5]     [SORROW 6]     [SORROW 7]

AUDIO/VIDEO:

  • Our Lady of Sorrows ~ Fr Ripperger Audio Sermon
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Will Help You Overcome Habitual Sin – Audio Sermon
  • Mother Angelica on the Seven Sorrows – Click on the audio link for Sept. 15, 1998
  •  Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary – Servite Rosary – YouTube
    • Part 2 of 3 – 4th – 6th Sorrowful Mystery
    • Part 3 of 3 – 7th Sorrowful Mystery
  • Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (MP3) – Pro Multis Media $9.95
  • Lent at Ephesus – FREE Amazon Prime
    • Tract 12 – Tartini: Stabat Mater
    • Tract 15 – Benedictines of Mary, Queen Of Mother of Sorrows

IMAGES:

  • The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin
  • Pieta – Michelangelo
  • Pieta  – Van Gogh
  • Pieta – Bellini
  • Presentation at the Temple – Various
  • Flight into Egypt – Various

CHILDREN:

  • Images/Coloring of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
  • Coloring Page/Printable Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary –  Look at Him and Be Radiant
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Coloring Page –  Waltzing Matilda
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Craft – Catholic Inspired
  • Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Links – JOYfilledfamily Pinterest Board

Stations of the Cross for the Home

March 23, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Lent, Stations of the Cross 1 Comment

 

“ They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all My bones.”

 

This is a tradition that we started 7 years ago and have continued it at the prompting of my children.   We were inspired by  Just Another Day In Paradise.  

Is the practice of this devotion of the Way of the Cross of great value?
Next to the holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and holy Communion, there is certainly no devotion which represents better to us the sufferings and death of Christ than the Way of the Cross. St. Albertus Magnus says: “A simple remembrance of Christ’s sufferings is worth more than fasting on bread and water every Friday for a year, and scourging one’s self unto blood.” St. Bernard gives us the reason of this, when he says: “Who can consider the sufferings of Christ and be so void of religion as to remain untouched; so proud that he will not humble himself; so vindictive that he will not forgive; so fond of pleasure that he will not abstain from it; so hard-hearted that he will not repent of his sins?” And St. Augustine says: “What pride, what avarice, what anger can be cured otherwise than by the humility, the poverty, the patience of the Son of God? All these virtues are found in carefully meditating on that way of pain which our Saviour went, and along which we should follow Him.” On this account several of the Popes, among others Clement XII. and Benedict XIV., have granted many indulgences to the performance of this devotion; indulgences which may be applied to the suffering souls in purgatory.  ~Fr. Leonard Goffine, The Church’s Year

Our first set was made by Rose when she was 14.  Our newest set was made by Sparkles at 13 years old.



 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS CANDLE SET

SUPPLIES:

  • 14 Candles (12 packs found at WalMart for $5.97)
    • We used the images provided at Family, Feast, and Feria since they are the same images shared in The Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Ligouri (see image above).  We printed pages 1,3,5,7 4 pages/sheet from this file.  You could also print color images with the same specs from this file.
  • Scissors
  • Stations of the Cross Images
  • Modge Podge
  • Foam Brush

STEPS:

  1. Print/Cut images to fit on candle
  2. Apply Modge Podge on glass candle.  Adhere image.  Apply another coat of Modge Podge over the image.
  3. Let set/dry
  4. Repeat Steps 2 & 3 as desired
  5. Write the number of the Station on the bottom of the candle to help those identify the correct order when setting up the candles/Stations

Recite the Stations of the Cross with the use of these candles.  Blow out the coordinating candle after the Station is recited.


These gems make the perfect Lenten gift for godparents & godchildren.


Stations of the Cross Crafts & Activities:

  • Stations of the Cross Candles – JOYfilledfamily
  • Portable Stations of the Cross – Paper Dali
  • Stations of the Cross Box – Cherished Hearts at Home
  • Stations of the Cross Homemade Grottos – Pondered in My Heart
  • Stations of the Cross Montessori Activity – Catholic Icing
  • Station of the Cross Eggs – Catholic Icing
  • Stations of the Cross Box – Lord, That I May See
  • Stations of the Cross Box (assembly)- Smart Martha
  • Stations of the Cross Montessori Box – Three Sided Wheel
  • Stations of the Cross with Ribbon – Familia Catolica
  • Stations of the Cross Prayer Gems – Diary of a Sower

Stations of the Cross Printables:

  • Stations of the Cross Coloring Pages – Catholic Playground
  • Stations of the Cross Cards (perfect for Lapbook) – Crusaders for Christ
  • Stations of the Cross Three Part Cards – The Bookworm
  •  The Way of the Cross 2 Sheet Printable – FCPeace
  • Stations of the Cross Coloring Pages – St. John the Baptist Parish

Stations of the Cross Printable Booklets:

  • Stations of the Cross Booklet according to St. Alphonsus Ligouri – St. Anne’s Helper
  • Stations of the Cross Coloring Booklet – St. John the Baptist Parish
  • Stations of the Cross Booklet – St. John the Baptist Parish
  • Stations of the Cross for Children – Family, Feast, and Feria

Stations of the Cross Printable Audio/Video:

  • Way of the Cross for Children DVD clip – Pro Multis
  • The Way of the Cross According to St. Alphonsus Ligouri – Audio led by a Priest and followed by school children
  • The Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Ligouri – YouTube

Stations of the Cross Resources for Adults:

  • Sermons on the Stations of the Cross – Online Book
  • Stations of the Cross with Meditations from Pope Benedict XVI
  • Online Stations of the Cross – EWTN

Lenten Calendar 2017

February 15, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Lent, Lent 2017, Lenten Calendar 6 Comments

Almighty God! I unite myself at the beginning of this holy season of penance with the Church militant, endeavoring to make these days of real sorrow for my sins and crucifixion of the sensual man. O Lord Jesus! in union with Thy fasting and passion, I offer Thee my fasting in obedience to the Church, for Thy honor, and in thanksgiving for the many favors I have received, in satisfaction for my sins and the sins of others, and that I may receive the grace to avoid such and such a sin, N. N. and to practice such and such a virtue, N. N.

Lent begins on March 1 this year!  I hope this calendar helps you get a jumpstart on your Lenten journey.

This Lenten Calendar follows the Traditional Calendar (1962) of the Extraordinary Form of the Liturgy with some Historical (H) feast days noted. It extends from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Sunday.

We only celebrate First Class Feasts during Lent.  The other saints are included for private devotion and will be called upon for intercessory prayers. 

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I print my calendar at Costco Photo in 16×20 ($6.99) for our family altar display and 11×14 ($3.99) or 8×10 ($1.49) for my children upstairs.  The calendar can also be printed at an office store or at home.

  • You may download and print the calendar for your personal use.
  • You may also link to this post but please do not link directly to the file download.
  • Email me at JOYfilledfamily{at}gmail{dot}com if you need my assistance.  

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Click the image to download the calendar jpeg file or the box link for the PDF version.

 

 

O most benign Jesus! who didst so desire to suffer for us, grant, that we may willingly suffer for love of Thee; that we may hate and flee from the detestable pleasures of the world and the flesh, and practice penance and mortification, that by so doing we may merit to be released from our spiritual blindness to love Thee more and more ardently, and finally possess Thee forever.

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2017 Lenten Calendar Guide

  • The bottom portion of each day represents the feasts and ferias proper to the season for the Extraordinary Form
  • Saints listed without notation are from the Extraordinary Form liturgy
  • Saints listed with (H) are from the Historical calendar
  • Each saint featured with a picture is identified by the name immediately above the image
  • This calendar is the work of a lay Catholic for one’s personal observance of Lent and private devotions

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Resources for Children:

  • 2017 Printable Lenten Calendar Journey – Ponder In My Heart
  • Stations of the Cross for Children & Stations of the Cross Box – Family, Feast, and Feria
  • Stations of the Cross Coloring Booklet – Catholic Playground
  • Stations of the Cross Coloring Page – Catholic Playground
  • Printable Lenten Plan
  • Empty Tomb Garden 
  • Lenten Family Joy Journal
  • Stations of the Cross Candles 
  • Resurrection Eggs

 

Lenten Resources:

  • Fr Goffine’s The Church’s Year
  • Septuagesima Sunday 
    • Septuagesima: Planning for Lent – Audio Sermon
    • Septuagesima Sunday – Audio Sermon
  • Sexagesima Sunday
    On the power of God’s word

    • Sexagesima: Noah & Peter – Audio Sermon
    • Sexagesima: the 4 Layers of Soil – Audio Sermon
  • Quinquagesima Sunday
    Instruction on Lent

    • Quinquagesima: Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving During Lent – Audio Sermon
    • Quinquagesima: Lent, Our Spiritual Tithe – Audio Sermon
    • Quinquagesima Lent: Prayer, Fasting, Charity – Audio Sermon
    • Why Lent? – Audio Sermon 
    • Growing in Virtue by Small, Sustained Mortifications – Audio Sermon
    • Quinquagesima Sunday — Grow in Charity During Lent – Audio Sermon
    • We Must Fast to do Reparation – Audio Sermon
    • Embrace Lent: No Short Cuts, No Compromise – Audio Sermon
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    • Ash Wednesday – Audio Sermon
    • Fasting Becoming Holy | Exorcist Fr Ripperger – Audio Sermon
    • Ash Wednesday, Lent, & Spiritual Armor – Audio Sermon
    • The Love of God Must Motivate Us During Lent – Audio Sermon
  • First Sunday in Lent
    • Instruction on temptation
    • First Sunday of Lent — The Fewness of the Saved – Audio Sermon
    • For This Purpose the Son of God Appeared – Audio Sermon
    • Temptation is a Gift From God ~ Fr Isaac Mary Relyea – Audio Sermon
    • The Temptation of Our Lord & Sins Against the 1st Commandment – Audio Sermon
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    • Transfiguration – Audio Sermon
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    • Mysteries of Christ in Scripture & Liturgy – Audio Sermon
    • The Main Means to Overcome Satan – Audio Sermon
    • Courage! Courage! Courage! – Audio Sermon
  • Fourth Sunday in Lent
    Consolation in poverty
    Instruction on preparation for Easter
  • Fifth Sunday in Lent
    Consolation under calumny

    • The Passion – Audio Sermon
  • Palm Sunday
    • Our Lady of Sorrows | Fr. Chad Ripperger – Audio Sermon
    • Beasts of Burden – Audio Sermon
    • Faithless Friends – Audio Sermon
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  • Holy Thursday
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  • Easter Sunday: On The Miserable State Of Relapsing Sinners (19 Minutes)

 

  • Fasting & Abstinence ~ Sight of Angels
  • Seven Penitential Psalms
  • The Gospels for Lent and the Passion of Christ : readings at divine service during the forty days of Lent with short meditations for the faithful
  • Lent and Holy Week : chapters on Catholic observance and ritual
  • Meditations for Lent from St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Homilies for Lent from the Church Fathers – audio: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
  • FREE Traditional Catholic Books
  • The Virtue of Charity | Fr. Chad Ripperger – Audio Sermon

Lenten Plan {Printable}

February 12, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Lent, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

But if there be one Season of the Year more than another in which the Faithful ought to reflect upon what is taught us both by faith and experience, as to the existence and workings of the wicked spirits,—it is undoubtedly this of Lent, when it is our duty to consider what have been the causes of our last sins, what are the spiritual dangers we have to fear for the future, and what means we should have recourse to for preventing a relapse.”    ~The Liturgical Year of Dom Prosper Gueranger concerning the Season of Lent

Here is a simple printable that we use for the Lenten & Advent seasons.  It serves as a tool to help us stay committed to our Lenten plans.  We sit down as a family to discern and finalize our family Lenten Program.  Then Dad sits with each child to discuss what they want to offer Jesus and how they are desiring to grow in virtue during the Lenten season.

This year’s family Lenten program will be focused on the Nineveh 90 Challenge, in preparation for the 100th Anniversary of Fatima.

The daily section is designed to list the commitments to be done at least 3x per week.  While the weekly section is reserved for those commitments that change from week-to-week in Lent or must be performed only 1-2x per week.

I print 2 copies/page times the number of weeks in the Lenten season/Nineveh 90 Challenge for each child.  You could also laminate and use a wet erase pen.  A full sheet is printed each week for the master family list.  A child rotates the weekly duty of leading us in our Lenten program and checking off the items for the day/week.  This shifts the accountability and gives each child another opportunity to grow in virtue.

Having shared all that, there is no one way to use this printable.  You are free to use this printable as you see fit for your own personal use and share.

Dearly beloved Brethren: you know that the day of Scrutiny, when our elect are to receive the holy instruction, is at hand. We invite you, therefore, to be zealous and assemble on N., (here, the day was mentioned) at the hour of Sext [the sixth hour of the day]; that so we may be able, by the divine aid, to achieve without error, the heavenly mystery, whereby is opened the gate of the kingdom of heaven, and the devil is excluded with all his pomps.”  ~ The Roman Sacramentary of St. Gelasius

 

This Lenten season, we pray for a complete transformation, total abandonment to God’s will, with child-like trust in His fatherly care, and readiness for service in profound humility after the example of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

We also pray that your Lenten journey be all that the good Lord wills for you and that you may joyfully cooperate with His grace.

+Ad Jesum Per Mariam+

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Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
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