Holy Week

Fr. John’s Holy Week Reflections

Holy Week

- From the Diocese of Davenport
- Keeping the Triduum Alive at Home
  - This website has some great ideas/activities for the entire family.
- Holy Week at Home (Catholic Family Crate)
- Family Prayer for Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Palm Sunday

- Triumphal Entry Activity
- Printable Palms
- Palm Sundaes! Have a Palm (ice cream) Sundaes to celebrate!
- The King is Coming Kids Sermon
  - Talk or look at pictures of parades you have seen. What made them special? What were people celebrating? Then connect those events to Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. What would it have been like? How would it be similar to the parades you have seen? What would be different?
- Movie Night – It’s the start of Holy Week, prepare by watching a movie about the life of Christ.
  - FORMED
    - Mary of Nazareth
    - The Fourth Wise Man, with Martin Sheen
    - Brother Francis – He Is Risen! The Power of the Resurrection
  - Jesus of Nazareth (Amazon Prime)
  - The Passion of the Christ (Amazon Prime)
  - The Ten Commandments, with Charlton Heston

Spy Wednesday

- 30 Pieces of Silver Reflection
- Read Matt 26:7 and Matt 26:14-15
  - Then reflect on the two readings. When are you more like the woman with the alabaster jar and when are you more like Judas?
- 30 Quarters Activity
  - This activity helps students reflect on Judas’ choice and the temptation of greed.

Holy Thursday

- Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Bishop Zinkula
  - Watch live on St. Paul’s Facebook Page at 6:30pm
- Making Bread for Holy Thursday
- Brother Francis – The Bread of Life: Celebrating the Eucharist!
- Breaking of Bread – Reflect on scripture verses about the breaking of bread.
- Wash each other feet or do other acts of service for each other.
- The Fourth Cup by Dr. Scott Hahn (Listen on FORMED)
  - Dr. Scott Hahn explains Christ’s Paschal Sacrifice on the cross as the fulfillment of the traditional fourth cup used in the celebration of the Jewish Passover meal. He draws a symbolic parallel to the Last Supper and Christ’s death on Calvary. Through his scholarly insights and important biblical connections, Mass will come alive for you as never before!
- Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Dr. Brant Pitre (Listen on FORMED)
  - Dr. Brant Pitre uses the Hebrew Scriptures and Jewish tradition to frame the actions of Jesus at the Last Supper and to provide a fresh look at the heart of Catholic practice—the Eucharist. By taking us back to the Jewish roots of our faith, Dr. Pitre gives us a powerful lens through which to see anew the bread of the presence, the manna, the Last Supper, and ultimately the meaning of the Eucharist.

Good Friday

- Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Bishop Zinkula
  - Watch live on St. Paul’s Facebook Page at 3 pm
- Fast and Abstinence
  - What’s the point of fasting, anyway?
- Do an extra act of penance today.
- Pray the Stations of the Cross
- The Passion of the Christ (Amazon Prime)
- Keep a ‘grand silence’ between Noon – 3 pm the hours when Jesus hung upon the cross
- Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
- Put a Crucifix in a place of prominence in your home.

Holy Saturday

- Easter Vigil Mass with Bishop Zinkula
  - Watch live on St. Paul’s Facebook Page at 8:30 pm
- Dye Easter Eggs!
- Make a Paschal Candle
- Campfire Salvation
  - Reflect on the Easter Vigil readings while sitting around a campfire.

Easter Sunday

- Celebrate the Risen Christ!
- Have an Easter Egg Hunt
- Color an Easter Message with chalk outside!
- Spend time outside enjoying the joy of creation!
- Get dressed up and have a special Easter meal!

Translate »