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 (3141 downloads)
Sunday Gospel Readings for Lent – abridged
Sunday Gospel Readings for Lent (1744 downloads)
Weekly Liturgical Prayers
Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk 1 (1913 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk1 (2416 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk 2 (1563 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk 2 (2774 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk3 (1401 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk3 (2568 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk4 (1372 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk4 (2723 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Notes Wk5 (1405 downloads) Lent Liturgical Prayer Slides Wk5 (2683 downloads) Palm Sunday Liturgical Prayer notes (858 downloads) Palm Sunday Liturgical Prayer slides (1694 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 (4621 downloads) Why do we have ash on Ash Wednesday (2174 downloads) Why-did-Jesus-spend-40-days-in-the-desert_.pdf (5082 downloads) Why-do-we-pray-more-during-Lent-1.pdf (2645 downloads) Why-do-we-give-more-in-Lent.pdf (2406 downloads) Why-do-we-give-more-in-Lent.pdf (2406 downloads) Why-is-Holy-Week-Special.pdf (2954 downloads)
Activities for Lent
EYFS Lent-Quest-outside-activity.pdf (4860 downloads) Lent-Through-a-Lens-photo-competition.pdf (3418 downloads) Charity-Chore-Fundraiser-Instructions.pdf (2418 downloads) EYFS/KS1 Lent-Activity-Listen-to-Him.pdf (4254 downloads) Lent Activity - Signs of Hope (4560 downloads) Prayer-Pebbles.pdf (2666 downloads) Encouraging-Envelopes.pdf (2369 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)