The Well Dressed Priest

 Since Saturday was the beginning of the Jewish holidays, and their New Year, I've been thinking of the Catholic Liturgical Year, which begins in Advent.  So my grandchildren and I were talking about the Liturgical Year and how the priest's vestment colors change with the year.  Accordingly we made some vestments.  We have a stole for the priest or deacon and some chasubles to match the liturgical seasons.

They are made of felt.  We have a white ribbon to use as a stole.  White is used for Christmas, Easter, Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings, and Funerals.  Green is for Ordinary Time.  Purple is for Advent and Lent. Red is for Pentecost and Masses celebrating martyrs.  We chose to use yellow to represent Triduum.  Since we didn't have a male doll, we used a cross to dress with our home-made chasubles. Since we are still in Ordinary time, the cross is wearing green.

A Catechist's List for Lent

 This is what I've got planned for my grandkids, ages ten and six:

Tuesday before Ash Wednesday  --  a Mardi Gras party.  I'm making a king cake and pancakes.  We'll make masks and necklaces.  All this is after the religion lessons.

First week of Lent  --  Burying the Alleluia.  Stations of the Cross which will continue every week unless the grands are bored.

Second week of Lent  --  making pretzels,that is a prayer posture you know.

Third week of Lent  --  making hot cross buns. Don't forget the nursery rhyme.

Fourth week of Lent  -- planting shamrocks along with the story of St. Patrick using the shamrock to explain the trinity.

Fifth week of Lent  --  explaining the Last Supper and washing the grands' feet.

Sixth week of Lent  --  making resurrection rolls.

First class after Easter  --  we'll resurrect the Alleluia.