All about Lent & Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance & Salvation with Children is the essential guide all Catholic families need for the holiest time of the year. Award-winning duo Katherine Bogner and Shari Van Vranken highlight the many treasures of pray and tradition to guide you on your Lenten journey.
Explaining both the biblical roots of the season of Lent as well as the liturgical rites and rituals that we celebrate, All about Lent & Holy Week provides answers to what we believe and how to put those beliefs into practice. Topics in this volume include everything from Lenten devotions and traditions like the Stations of the Cross and prayer, fasting and almsgiving, to the unique elements of the Holy Week and Triduum liturgies. This extraordinary resource is an invaluable guide for all who desire to deepen their understanding and experience of Jesus’s great love for us throughout Lent and beyond!
About the Authors
Katherine Bogner is a Catholic school teacher from Central Illinois who is passionate about equipping parents, catechists, and teachers to share the beauty and truth of Christ and His Church with children. She is the author of All About Advent and Christmas, Through the Year with Jesus, and Through the Year with Mary. Visit her website, LookToHimAndBeRadiant.com, for free lesson plans, printables, and other resources for teaching the faith.
Shari Van Vranken is a graphic designer and illustrator with over thirty years of experience. The creative force behind CatholicPaperGoods.com, Shari has illustrated and shared the stories of over three hundred saints. She homesteads and homeschools in rural East Texas with her husband and teenage son.
Guiding families through Lent & Holy Week
All about Lent & Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance & Salvation with Children is the essential guide all Catholic families need for the holiest time of the year. Award-winning duo Katherine Bogner and Shari Van Vranken highlight the many treasures of prayer and tradition to guide you on your Lenten journey.
Grow in faith this Lent together as a family.
Explaining both the biblical roots of the season of Lent as well as the liturgical rites and rituals that we celebrate, All about Lent & Holy Week provides answers to what we believe and how to put those beliefs into practice. Topics in this volume include everything from Lenten devotions and traditions like the Stations of the Cross and prayer, fasting and almsgiving, to the unique elements of the Holy Week and Triduum liturgies. This extraordinary resource is an invaluable guide for all who desire to deepen their understanding and experience of Jesus’s great love for us throughout Lent and beyond!
In these beautifully illustrated pages, you and your children will discover:
Typology
How to encounter Christ hidden in the Old Testament and fully revealed in the New (pg.18).
Symbolism
The meaning behind the 40 days of Lent (pg. 4), why we smear ashes on our foreheads (pg. 7-8), the Paschal Candle (pg. 35), and more.
Reconciliation
How to prepare for the Sacrament of Confession—including examining one’s conscience and praying the Act of Contrition (pg. 17).
Stations of the Cross
The complete Stations of the Cross, along with an explanation of their origin and guidelines for praying them at home (pg. 11-13).
Praise for All About Lent & Holy Week
“Katie and Shari have done it again, and this time even more. Their liturgical season books are not one-time, one-off tools for aiding in children’s faith formation. They are more appropriately seen as staples for every Catholic home—tools, through rich content and exquisite imagery, to bring to life and inspire flourishing and ongoing discovery and dialogue about the beauty of our faith and the important seasons of Advent and Lent.”
- Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN
Licensed Child and Adolescent Counselor
“I can’t wait to use this with my own children every Lent! All about Lent & Holy Week is a treasure, full of rich catechesis and captivating illustrations. Adults and children alike will learn something new and unpack the meaning behind so many of the Church’s beautiful Lenten observances.”
- Katie Warner, Bestselling Catholic Children’s Author, Creator of FirstFaithTreasury.com
“All about Lent & Holy Week offers a gem that is accessible and appealing to youth while also enlightening and inspiring to adults. It can transform the whole family’s experience of the most holy days of the year, making this liturgical season the astounding gift it should be in our lives.”
-John A. Cuddeback, Philosophy Professor at Christendom College, Founder of LifeCraft
“Once again, Katie Bogner has gifted us with a fantastic opportunity to help deepen the faith of our young people. Laid out beautifully, this book is full of solid liturgical teaching and notes from Catholic culture. With prompts to strengthen prayer, understanding, and participation in the Catholic traditions of Lent and Holy Week, this book is a great resource for anyone—especially our youth!”
-Fr. Luke Spannagel, Pastor of St. Philomena Parish in Peoria, IL
“All About Lent & Holy Week is an engaging treasure trove of beauty about one of the holiest times of the year. Filled with saint quotes, Scripture, colorful graphics, and more, it has everything you need to experience a rich Lent with your family, all in one single little book. It is a gift for families. I will use it every year!”
-Gracie Jagla, Award-Winning Children's Author, Host of the Storytime Podcast Cuddle U
