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This Lent: Stay With Jesus

Stay With Me: Lenten Devotional for Catholic Youth is an invitation to slow down and reflect deeply on the final 20 hours of Jesus’s earthly life. 

Each day of Lent, a reflection will help you enter into a moment with Jesus. Through the study of Sacred Scripture and imagination-based reflections, you will come to know all that Jesus experienced, said, did, and accomplished in the hours leading up to His death on the cross. 

Instead of walking through Jesus’s entire life (as we do in the Jesus Tree) Stay With Me will focus your attention on the very end of Jesus’s life and allow you to do what He asked His disciples to do: to Stay With Him.

Scripture + Holy Imagination

Stay With Me was carefully and prayerfully developed. We studied details included in the Gospels and maps of ancient Jerusalem. Based on these things, Stay With Me shares a detailed timeline of Jesus’s final hours before His death.

Stay With Me will help you better understand what Jesus saw, how far He walked, how exhausted He was, and everyone He saw and spoke to. These moments and events are reinforced with Scripture passages.

Along with a daily Scripture Passage, Stay With Me offers a beautiful imagination-based reflection. Enter the scene with Jesus, and stay near Him.

Following the imagination-based reflection, you will be invited to go deeper. You’ve learned what happened, but what is the deeper meaning here? Explore the theology behind these events. For example, why is it a big deal that the High Priest tore His robes…and that the soldiers did not tear Jesus’s robe? 

Each day’s devotion has the following parts:

• ANTIPHON
• SCRIPTURE PASSAGE
• THE MOMENT: Imaginative Reflection
• GOING DEEPER: An Explanation of Deeper Themes
• CONSIDER: A Lenten Challenge
• PRAYER

Book Specifications 

STAY WITH ME is a physical book with a devotion for each of the 40 days of Lent. 

The devotional is:

• 9” x 6”
• Beautiful faux wood-grain cover
• Purple bookmark ribbon
• Full color interior

For Youth and Families

Warning: the final hours of Jesus’s life were brutal. 

According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus hung on the cross from 9 am until 3 pm. That’s 6 hours. Since each day of Stay With Me explores 30 minutes of Jesus’s final 20 hours of life, you will be meditating on Jesus dying on the cross for nearly two weeks of Lent.

For this reason, Stay With Me may not be the right study for your family if you have family if your children are young.

Stay With Me can be used by the whole family, or by an individual. 

Devotional Overview

Stay With Me is a 41-day devotional intended to be used during the Lenten Season. Below are the topics for reflection each day of Lent:

• ASH WEDNESDAY: Thursday, 8 P.M.: Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
• THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY: Thursday, 8:30 P.M.: Jesus Speaks of His Coming Betrayal
• FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY: Thursday, 9:00 P.M.: Jesus Breaks Bread with His Disciples
• SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY: Thursday, 9:30 P.M.: Jesus Gives a New Commandment  
• MONDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Thursday, 10:00 P.M.:Jesus Sings and Prays with His Disciples
• TUESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Thursday, 10:30 P.M.: Jesus Tells Peter that Even He Will Betray Him
• WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Thursday, 11:00 P.M.: Jesus, Peter, James, and John Arrive at the Garden
• THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Thursday, 11:30 P.M.: Jesus Prays in the Garden.
• FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Friday, Midnight: Jesus Finds His Disciples Asleep
• SATURDAY OF OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 12:30 A.M.: Jesus Prays In the Garden
• MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 1:00 A.M.: Judas and the High Priest’s Guards Arrive at the Garden
• TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 1:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Arrested and Taken from the Garden
• WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 2:00 A.M.: Jesus Stands Trial Before Annas
• THURSDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 2:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Taken to Caiaphas 
• FRIDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 3:00 A.M.: Jesus Is Watched by Peter from a Distance
• SATURDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 3:30 A.M.: False Testimony Against Jesus Is Given
• MONDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 4:00 A.M.: Jesus Speaks Before Caiaphas
• TUESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 4:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Blindfolded and Abused
• WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 5:00 A.M.: Jesus Is Denied by Peter
• THURSDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 5:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Chained Beneath the House of the High Priest
• FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 6:00 A.M.: Jesus Remains Chained as Judas Tries to Return the Silver
• SATURDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 6:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Taken to Pilate. 
• MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 7:00 A.M.: Jesus Is Taken to Herod
• TUESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 7:30 A.M.: The People Shout for Barabas’s Release
• WEDNESDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 8:00 A.M.: Jesus Is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns
• THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 8:30 A.M.: The Crowd Demands Jesus’s Crucifixion
• FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 9:00 A.M.: Jesus Carries His Cross
• SATURDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 9:30 A.M.: Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
• MONDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 10:00 A.M.: The Cross Is Raised
• TUESDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 10:30 A.M.: Jesus’s Garment Are Divided
• WEDNESDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 11:00 A.M.: Jesus Is Reviled by Those Passing By
• THURSDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 11:30 A.M.: Jesus Forgives
• FRIDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, Noon: A Great Darkness Covers the Land
• SATURDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT: Friday, 12:30 P.M.: Jesus Speaks to a Man Crucified with Him
• MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 1:00 P.M.: Jesus Speaks to His Mother
• TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 1:30 P.M.: Jesus Suffers on the Cross
• WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 2:00 P.M.: Jesus Thirsts
• THURSDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 2:30 P.M.: Jesus Speaks Again
• FRIDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 3:00 P.M.: Jesus Dies
• SATURDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Friday, 3:30 P.M.: The Centurion Pierces the Side of Jesus
• EASTER SUNDAY: Sunday Morning

📢Calling all Catholic Sprouts Kids! We have your next challenge!

Join us for the Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts

Your Guide to the Triduum and Resurrection Joy

The Liturgical Year climaxes during Triduum. As Catholics, we are called to attend special liturgical services and uphold centuries-old traditions in our homes.

But…what if I’m new to the Faith, or my own faith-formation was poor (or poorly received). Triduum and Easter are beautiful… But I don’t understand all of it. How can I share these things with my children?

That is where we come in!

The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts will guide you day by day through the Triduum and Easter Season. Inside this beautiful, spiral-bound, full-color book, you will find:

• Complete explanations of special liturgical services, starting on Holy Thursday and continuing through Pentecost.
• Activities you can do at home to enter more fully into the moment the Church is celebrating that day.
• Tons of zero-prep crafts for little ones to enjoy. 
• A deep dive explanation of important concepts related to that day’s celebration (for example, the ministry of St. Paul, the history of the Nicene Creed, and the date of Easter).

AND! Each Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts comes with a free song and prayer book. Inside, you will find a hymn and prayer for each day of Holy Week, along with several to use throughout the Easter Season, including the Ascension and Pentecost. 

Because Lent Isn’t the End. It’s the Beginning!

You do SUCH a good job of praying and focusing on Christ during Lent. 

But…then Easter comes, and after the sugar crash, you just move on with life. 

Wait, isn’t the Resurrection a big deal, something we should celebrate for a full 50 days? 

The Church certainly thinks so!

The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts offers activities, reflections, and ideas to keep your mind and heart in the Easter Season this year.

Here’s just a taste:

• TRADITION: Learn the traditional Easter greeting from the Early Church and use it at home.
• CRAFT: Cut out and display your own Resurrection Scene. 
• RECIPE: Bake “Empty Tomb” Crescent Rolls.
• PRAY: Learn the Easter Sequence you will hear at Holy Mass
• SING: Open the Song and Prayer Book (included with each Challenge Book) and sing Jesus Christ is Risen Today
• LEARN: Take a deep dive into the fascinating history of the date of Easter (people have lost their lives over this debate…and it’s a big part of the Great Schism!) 
• YOUR HOME: Bring home some holy water and learn why blessing yourself with holy water is so important

All of that just for Easter Sunday!

From Holy Thursday Through Pentecost

The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts offers meaningful information, activities, and traditions for:

• Holy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Holy Saturday
• Easter Sunday
• The Easter Octave
• Divine Mercy Sunday
• The Easter Season
• The Ascension
• Pentecost
• Ordinary Time

We highlight many Saints and offer many stickers to mark off activities as they are completed!

Product Specifications

The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts is a set of two physical books that will arrive in the mail.

Each purchase of the Holy Week and Easter Challenge includes:

• 1 Holy Week and Easter Challenge Book. 
• 8.5” x 11, Spiral Bond, full color, 175 pages.
• Includes 90 stickers to be used for the completion of challenges
• Includes 21 zero-prep crafts and activities for the liturgical season
• 1 Song and Prayer Booklet
• 6” x 9”, Stable binding, full color, 38 pages
• Includes a song and prayer for each day of the Liturgical Season

For Those of Us Who Want to Create a Catholic Home…But Need Some Help

I want to live the Triduum and Easter Season well as a Catholic, but there are so many traditions I simply don’t know about!

Not anymore!

The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts will help you to confidently and prayerfully lead your Catholic family through the climax of the liturgical season!

No more guesswork or regret this year. 

Instead, grab a copy of The Triduum and Easter Challenge from Catholic Sprouts .