1. Pray together each day as a family: in the morning, before meals, and at night.
2. Observe the Catholic Lenten regulations. Educate yourself on why they are observed and share what you learn with your family.
3. As a family, make a small daily sacrifice to remind you of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice.
4. As a family, make a contribution of time to a service organization.
5. Receive the sacrament of Reconciliation as a family. Celebrate afterward.
6. Go to Stations of the Cross as a family. Prepare small children with coloring pages of each station.
7. Place a holy water font by your front door.
8. Wear a medal, cross or crucifix every day during lent.
9. Replace your regular radio station with a Christian one.
10. Minimize the secularization of Easter; keep your homes austere like the church.
With Lent fast approaching (ASH WEDNESDAY is February 17th) please take a moment to post comments on what you and your family are doing or have done in the past. Let's share our ideas to make the most of this time.
One thing we can start off by doing is attending mass on ASH WEDNESDAY. I realize that everyone has busy schedules but with mass times of 6:45am, 8:30, Noon, and 7pm - let's all try to make the time!
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I found a few websites that I thought I'd share with you.
A Guide to Lent and Easter for Young People
http://imby.net/easter/kids.html
A Calendar of Devotions
for Lent, 2010 Meditations and Preparations for Easter http://imby.net/easter/lent.html
If you go to the website you can follow the links for readings and practices that are appropriate for each week or special day of Lent. You can also sign up to receive email reminders for each of the milestones of Lent.
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