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The Jesus Tree - A Daily Lent Activity from Ash Wednesday to Easter (Instant download)

Get your whole family involved in a fun, hands-on Lent activity. <br><br>The Jesus Tree is an activity to guide children through the season of Lent to Easter. Each day of Lent is marked by a story from the Gospels and placing a felt symbol on the flannel Jesus Tree. The symbol represents the Gospel reading for the day.<br><br>Get your kids learning more about Jesus and His life through daily stories and memorable symbols of the stories.<br><br>Similar to the Jesse Tree which counts down the season of Advent, the Jesus Tree helps children mark the days of Lent while guiding them through various passages of the Gospels.<br><br>The Jesus Tree digital guide tells you everything you need to know in order to make and use your own Jesus Tree. <br><br>The 29-page guide includes:<br><br>• Instructions<br>• Templates for all of the symbols<br>• Pictures of all of the symbols<br>• Scripture references for all Gospel readings<br><br>"Perfect resource for my Lent unit!" - Jessica Z<br><br>Instant Download<br>29 Pages<br>PDF<br><br>Note, this is only a digital file. No materials for making the Jesus Tree are included or shipped.

Apostles Calendar Cards (Instant download)

Teach your kids about the 12 apostles with these fun calendar cards.<br><br>The Apostles Calendar Cards are a great way to introduce children to the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Through 31 days of calendar cards, children are provided fascinating information about each of the 12 apostles and St. Paul. There are two cards for each apostle which provide biographical information about the apostle, the apostle’s feast day, some patronages and symbols of the apostle, and what the apostle did after Pentecost.<br><br>The front of the calendar card has a piece of artwork which depicts the apostle, and the reverse side includes information on the apostle. Information about the artwork used on the cards, including the artist and date, is found in a table at the end of these calendar cards. The Apostles’ Creed is also included on a separate sheet which is suitable for printing out and displaying. There are 31 cards in the set.<br><br>Instant Download (PDF)<br>Printer required<br>17 Pages<br>PDF<br><br>The Apostles included are:<br>St. Peter<br>St. Andrew<br>St. James the Greater<br>St. John<br>St. Matthew<br>St. Philip<br>St. Bartholomew<br>St. Thomas<br>St. James the Lesser<br>St. Jude<br>St. Simon<br>St. Matthias<br>St. Paul

25 One-Page Novenas (Instant download)

Get your family praying more novenas.<br><br>Use one-page novenas to help your family pray more novenas throughout the liturgical year.<br><br>Contains 25 novenas that cover the entire year!<br><br>Each contains beautiful artwork.<br><br>Print it out. Place it in a prominent place. Do not miss praying a day of the novena. (It is that simple and effective.)<br><br>Each of the 25 novenas fits on 1 page and includes a simple, but effective way to keep track of praying the novena for each day.<br><br>Print out the novenas, put them in a prominent place in your home (the refrigerator works in our home), and you will remember to pray each day of the novena.<br><br>Instant Download<br>29 pages<br>PDF<br><br>The Novenas which are included:<br><br>The Immaculate Conception<br>The Christmas Anticipation Prayer*<br>Our Lady of Guadalupe<br>Nativity of Our Lord<br>Epiphany<br>Conversion of St. Paul<br>Our Lady of Lourdes<br>Chair of St. Peter<br>St. Patrick<br>St. Joseph<br>Annunciation<br>Divine Mercy<br>Pentecost<br>Mary, Help of Christians<br>Sacred Heart of Jesus<br>Immaculate Heart of Mary<br>Our Lady of Perpetual Help<br>Our Lady of Mt. Carmel<br>The Assumption<br>The Queenship of Mary<br>Exaltation of the Cross<br>Guardian Angel<br>St. Faustina Kowalska<br>The Miraculous Medal<br>Christ the King

Angels in the Bible (Instant download)

Introduce your children to the angels. Share the great gift of the angels through this illustrated eBook. Help your children understand the answers to common questions about the angels. Show them the important roles which angels have played throughout Scripture.<br><br>The eBook includes beautiful works of art to accompany the questions and the brief synopses of stories from the Bible involving angels.<br><br>There is a separate section that lists Scripture references for all of the stories along with the list of the works of art shown, suggestions for how to make the most the eBook, and a printable guardian angel prayer.<br><br>Teach your family about what the Church teaches about angels. <br><br>Learn some of the key stories from the Bible from Genesis to Revelation that include angels.<br><br>Perfect for catechesis and homeschool.<br><br>The book is provided to you through a download link sent to your email address which you enter at checkout.<br><br>Instant Download<br>18 pages<br>PDF

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola (eBook)

Enjoy the story of the man who went from being a soldier for glory to a soldier for Christ. Through his own words, you can read the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491 - 1556).<br><br>This illustrated and complete version of his autobiography gives his own understanding of the work of grace in his life. After turning his life over to Christ, St. Ignatius became the author of the well-known Spiritual Exercises and the founder of the Society of Jesus. As he himself was inspired to begin his journey by reading the lives of the saints, may you, too, be inspired by reading his life.<br><br>Instant download<br>Format: PDF<br>Can be read on any digital device or eReader

Advent Calendar Countdown Paper Chain Craft and Activities (Instant download)

Help your children make Advent a holy countdown to Christmas with this fun and easy craft. It is a paper chain Advent Calendar which they make and then use to mark each day of Advent from the First Sunday of Advent through the First Day of Christmas.<br><br>The eBook contains a complete set of illustrated instructions for making the Advent Calendar countdown chain.<br><br>Your children will learn about the meaning of the liturgical colors and the feast days throughout Advent.<br><br>The countdown chain takes you from the First Sunday in Advent until the First Day of Christmas. (Based on the Catholic liturgical calendar.)<br><br>What is inside:<br><br> A list of supplies<br> Illustrated instructions<br> Ideas for how to use the countdown chain<br> Bonus ideas to add to the daily countdown activity<br> Full list of Catholic saints' feast days in Advent along with liturgical colors<br><br>The supplies (not included in the digital download) you will need include:<br>colored paper (construction paper)<br>glue or tape<br>scissors<br>pen<br><br>This is an instantaneous digital download. It does not include any craft supplies or equipment.