Chapter 21: Triduum
(The Three Days)
Chapter 27: Easter
May 11, 2020
Starting Prayer: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary
Background:
What is Lent? (Period of preparation before Easter)
What do we get ready to celebrate during Lent? (Jesus' death and resurrection)
When does Lent begin? (Ash Wednesday)
When does Lent End? (Holy Thursday)
We Gather
Where do you see crosses in your day? (Home, book, Mass, rosary, etc.)
Crucifix: is a cross that has the body of Jesus on it.
We Believe:
At the end of Lent, we celebrate The Three Days before Easter which are: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.
Holy Thursday - Jesus’ Last supper with his Apostles
the washing of the feet:
The night before he got betrayed, he gathered his disciples to eat together his last supper.
During supper, Jesus wrapped a towel around his waist, filled a basin with water and one by one began to wash the feet of the disciples.
One disciple called Simon Peter, told Jesus that Jesus should not wash his feet. But Jesus told Simon Peter that if he could not wash his feet then he would not be able to have a relationship with God. So Simon Peter said to Jesus, "Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well." Jesus told Simon Peter that since Simon Peter is already clean(Pure), just cleaning his feet is enough.
Question: Why did Jesus clean everyone's feet?
Question: Why did Jesus say that to Simon Peter?
Answer: Since Jesus is the Teacher of the disciples, he is the most respected of all of them, but Jesus did such an embarrassing thing. He showed humility and told the disciples that if he could do it, so can the disciples. It is to show everyone that no one is better than anyone else and that you should always be willing to help other people or to give service to other people.
The Body and Blood of Christ
At the Last Supper, Jesus took the bread that was shared between the disciples, broke it and gave it to his disciples saying, "Take this all of you and eat of it. For this is my body which will be given up for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me."
He then took the wine and passed it to all the disciples saying, "Take this all of you and drink from it. For this is the chalice of my blood. Blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me."
Question: Does this sound familiar to you? Where did you hear it before?
This was the first communion ever.
Good Friday: The day of Jesus's Death
Jesus went through a lot of suffering and a lot of torture before he was crucified on the cross.
This is also known as the Passion of Jesus.
Holy Saturday/ Easter Vigil
This is a time of waiting and praying for Jesus to come back to life.
When Jesus comes back to life, it is known as the Resurrection.
During the Easter Vigil Mass, it begins with the church being completely dark. The priest starts by lighting the paschal candle (the big candle) and using it to light everyone else's candle.
These candles are used to show that Jesus came back to life and is back to help us get rid of our sins.
Chapter 27: Easter
Question: What are some ways that we celebrate Easter?
Question: How do we help other people celebrate Easter?
During Easter we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.
The Resurrection of Jesus is when he came back to life after being killed on the cross.
We celebrate Easter for 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday.
It is also sometimes called “the Great Sunday” by St. Athanasius because it is the most important sunday of the entire year.
Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are freed from sins.
The story of Easter
After Jesus died on the cross, he was taken down and placed in a tomb that was then covered by a big stone that takes a lot of strength to move.
Every day, the ladies of Galilee, would visit Jesus to put perfume on his body.
One day, Mary Magdalene visited the tomb early in the morning and saw that the stone was removed from the tomb, Thinking that Jesus’ body was stolen, she went running and told Simon Peter.
Simon Peter and the other disciples, ran to the tomb and they found the burial cloths that were used to cover Jesus.
An angel then appeared to Mary Magdalene and the disciples and told them that Jesus is no longer dead and that he was raised from the dead, The angel told them to go tell others that they will see Jesus soon.
After Easter Sunday we also celebrate Jesus’ ascension and Pentecost.
Ascension is when Jesus goes to Heaven in body and spirit and he returns to God the Father.
Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles in the form of fire and gave them special gifts.
Question: What decorations do you see at Easter time?
We typically see baby bunnies, baby chicks, eggs, flowers, etc.
Since Easter is at the beginning of Spring, we see signs of new life around us! Such as flowers blooming, chicks breaking out of their eggs, and butterflies breaking out of their cocoons.
These are all signs of new life! Just like Jesus’ and our new life in him!
Ending Prayer: 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be.
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