Pre-K – Getting Ready for the Feast

A. Lent is a special time when we get ready for Pascha.

B. We pray, share, and practice loving others.

C. Pascha is a joyful feast of light celebrating Jesus’ victory.

D. Additional

Kindergarten & 1st – Journeying with Jesus Toward Pascha

A. Lent is a journey of prayer, fasting, and giving.

B. We ask forgiveness and try to forgive others.

C. The Cross reminds us of Jesus’ love.

D. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead on Lazarus Saturday.

E. Palm Sunday welcomes Jesus into Jerusalem.

F. Pascha celebrates Jesus rising from the dead.

G. Additional

2nd & 3rd – Holy Week prepares me for Pascha for walking me through the Passion of Jesus.

A. How Lent prepares us for Holy Week

B. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving

C. Forgiveness Sunday

D. Lazarus Saturday

E. Palm Sunday

F. Great and Holy Monday

G. Great and Holy Tuesday

H. Great and Holy Wednesday

I. Great and Holy Thursday

J. Great and Holy Friday

K. Great and Holy Saturday

L. Holy Pascha

M. Bright Week

N. Additional

4th to 6th – Lent as a Time of Repentance and Love

A. Understand the purpose and spirit of Orthodox fasting

B. Triumph of Orthodoxy

C. St. Gregory Palamas

D. Veneration of the Cross

E. St. John Climacus

F. St. Mary of Egypt

G. Additional

7th & 8th – Lenten Worship Services

A. Canon of St. Andrew

B. Akathist

C. Saturday of Souls

D. Presanctified Liturgy

E. Additional

9th & 10th – Texts of Holy Week

A. Hymn of Kassiani

B. Holy Friday Lamentations

C. Bridegroom Troparion

D. Holy Thursday Antiphon

E. Holy Saturday – Arise O God

F. Paschal Troparion

F. Additional

11th & 12th – Texts of the Lenten Cycle

A. Liturgy of St. Basil

B. Genesis

C. Exodus

D. Job

E. Proverbs

F. Additional