Lent

Lent is a movable feast, occurring between February and April. Lent lasts a period of forty days, echoing the period of time Jesus spent in the desert preparing for his public ministry. During Lent, Christians devote more time to prayer, charity, and sacrifice as they prepare for the greatest feast in the Church year, Easter – when Jesus rose from the dead.

Our Lent liturgies, activities, and popular classroom calendar highlight each Sunday’s Gospel reading and invite children to reflect on Jesus’ words and actions. Click here to view our Holy Week and Easter resources.

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Scroll down to view our new Lent films
Lent Classroom Calendar
Lent classroom calendar (3128 downloads)
Sunday Gospel Readings for Lent – abridged
Sunday Gospel Readings for Lent (1738 downloads)
Weekly Liturgical Prayers
Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk 1 (1837 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk1 (2397 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk 2 (1557 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk 2 (2769 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk3 (1397 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk3 (2564 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk4 (1365 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk4 (2722 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk5 (1353 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk5 (2678 downloads) Palm Sunday Liturgical Prayer notes (852 downloads) Palm Sunday Liturgical Prayer slides (1689 downloads)
Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross Reflections for Primary PowerPoint

PDF Workbooks for Lent
Why-do-we-eat-pancakes-on-Shrove-Tuesday.pdf (4617 downloads) Why do we have ash on Ash Wednesday (2167 downloads) Why-did-Jesus-spend-40-days-in-the-desert_.pdf (5077 downloads) Why-do-we-pray-more-during-Lent-1.pdf (2642 downloads) Why-do-we-give-more-in-Lent.pdf (2403 downloads) Why-do-we-give-more-in-Lent.pdf (2403 downloads) Why-is-Holy-Week-Special.pdf (2949 downloads)
Activities for Lent
EYFS Lent-Quest-outside-activity.pdf (4852 downloads) Lent-Through-a-Lens-photo-competition.pdf (3400 downloads) Charity-Chore-Fundraiser-Instructions.pdf (2415 downloads) EYFS/KS1 Lent-Activity-Listen-to-Him.pdf (4249 downloads) Lent Activity - Signs of Hope (4548 downloads) Prayer-Pebbles.pdf (2638 downloads) Encouraging-Envelopes.pdf (2363 downloads)
Films
What is Holy Week?
Why do we repent in Lent?
Why did Jesus go into the desert?
Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Activities for Holy Week

Holy Week and Easter Activities EYFS and KS1 (zip file)

Holy Week and Easter Activities KS2 (zip file)