Publishers and ministries are offering free online resources from prayers and music to children’s coloring pages to help Catholics celebrating Holy Week at home this year, due to stay-at-home orders and other restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Here are a few:
— Liturgical Press in Collegeville, Minn., which has
produced a free guide called “Holy Week at Home,” that adapts Holy Week rituals
for family and household prayer.
https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3788244/Holy_Week_at_Home%20(1).pdf
— Bayard, the international Catholic publishing house,
also is offering free resources, including texts of liturgies and reflections
from its publication, “Living with Christ.”
— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offers daily
readings online.
— St. Leo the Great Church in Fairfax offers Holy Week
resources for parents.
http://stleofairfax.com/celebrating-holy-week-parental-resources/
— Online ministries are offering free coloring
pages for children on the 14 Stations of the Cross and on Easter to help focus
on Jesus and the Gospel stories.
Easter: https://www.laurengreutman.com/religious-easter-coloring-pages-2
— The Diocese of
Arlington Young Adult Ministry will livestream a virtual pilgrimage to seven
altars of repose after Mass on Holy Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., via its
Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/arlingtonYAM/
— Composer Dan
Schutte created a virtual liturgical celebration for Holy Thursday, Good Friday
and the Easter Vigil.
https://www.danschuttemusic.com/wordpressstore/easter-triduum/