Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the most important Marian devotions in the history of the Catholic Church. Mary’s appearance to Saint Juan Diego led to the conversion of countless people to Christianity. Teach your students about the Our Lady of Guadalupe story with the short summary and reflection questions below. You can also…
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Wedding Feast at Cana Lesson Plan & Activities
The story of the wedding feast at Cana of Galilee in the Gospel of John describes the first of Jesus Christ’s many miracles. The story has special significance because of the role of Jesus’s mother Mary who intercedes on behalf of the wedding guests to convince her son to perform the miracle. The miracle also…
The Memorare Prayer: Meaning, Activities, and Worksheets
The Memorare is a traditional Catholic prayer asking the Virgin Mary for her intercession to her son Jesus Christ. This collection of activities offers a brief introduction to the meaning of the Memorare and a few ways you can teach it to kids. The Memorare Prayer Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was…
The Assumption of Mary Activities
The Catholic Church teaches that the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, was taken up body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life. As a Church we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 each year. Here is a collection of activities for the…
Annunciation Activities and Worksheets for Kids
In the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the Angel Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus Christ. Although surprised and afraid at first, she humbly accepted God’s will and became the Mother of God. Here is a collection of activities, crafts, and worksheets you can use to teach young…
May Crowning Activities, Worksheets, and Crafts
May is the month of Mary and one of the most popular activities to venerate the Mother of God during this month is to participate in a May crowning ceremony. I put together this collection of activities ideas from around the web to prepare your students for a May crowning or to organize your own…
The Living Rosary: Bring the Rosary to life for your students!
Looking for a special way to pray the Rosary? Try bringing a Living Rosary to your school or religious education community. This beautiful prayer service takes some preparation and practice, but many teachers have found it makes for a powerful and prayerful annual tradition. The Rosary, in this case, is made of students, with each…
Rosary Activities
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Teaching the Mysteries of Rosary to Elementary Students
The Challenges of Teaching the Rosary Teaching the Rosary to little ones is no easy task. It is not simply teaching the prayers, but decoding the new vocabulary in the prayers so that children are able to understand them. It is not simply exposing children to the mysteries of the Rosary but enabling children to…
Rosary Journals for Meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary
One of the ways I taught students to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, was to have them create a rosary journal for a particular week. We focused on one decade/mystery of the rosary each day (for a total of five mysteries per week). I found this to be especially powerful for the sorrowful…
