The Resurrection of Jesus is such overwhelmingly Good News that a single day is not enough to celebrate it. The Lord’s Resurrection is meant to be celebrated intensely for the whole week following Easter (known as the Octave), the whole liturgical Season of Easter (lasting until Pentecost, this year May 28), and every Sunday thereafter (each as a mini-Easter).
Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “We are an Easter people.” Good Friday was not the end. The “Season” in which we live. . . waiting for Jesus’ second coming. . . is Easter. . . or perhaps, more fittingly, Pentecost. Ponder that. Celebrate that...and testify to it! The resources below offers a menu of ideas for how to do that.
He is risen. Alleluia, Alleluia.
A page of ideas for celebrating Easter Sunday in a meaningful way with your family.
A 4-page guide with family-friendly ideas for how to celebrate the Easter season with intentionality, highlighting the various feast days from the Easter Octave to Pentecost.
3 pages of Sunday Gospel reflection questions so those family faith-conversations started in Lent can continue through the Easter Season. Provides an excerpt of the Gospel and a few questions for each.
Double-sided page. Based on a portion of the Easter Vigil liturgy. This beautiful prayer experience can be celebrated at home any time during the Easter Season to help children better understand and reflect upon what they see happening at church!
15 pages of simple illustrations of the various Easter accounts from the Gospels. If you colored Stations of the Cross for Lent (and even if you didn’t!), follow it up with the rest of the story: Jesus is alive!
Prepare to celebrate Pentecost, or maybe a family member’s Confirmation, by praying this 9-day prayer together. Includes a Holy Spirit reflection, discussion questions, and prayer for each day. This year the novena for Pentecost begins on May 19th.
The same Pentecost Novena now in a more printer-friendly format! Five copy sheets printed front-and-back and folded for a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" booklet. (Recommended printer setting: page sizing "fit" instead of "actual size")