The Jesus Tree According to Matthew: Lenten Devotional for Families

The Jesus Tree According to Matthew: Lenten Devotional for Families: Booklet, Poster and Sticker Set

Journey with Christ as a family this Lent. The Jesus Tree According to Matthew was written specifically for families and will guide your family through the entire Gospel of Matthew. This beautiful Scripture-based devotional will prepare your hearts to stand with Mary at the foot of the cross and joyfully greet the Risen Lord on Easter.

The Jesus Tree According to Matthew includes

• Beautiful hardcover with gold embossing and full-color interior
• Custom watercolor images for each day
• 17” x 22” full-color poster
• Sticker set for marking off the days of Lent

The Jesus Tree According to Matthew has already been used and loved by thousands of Catholic Families around the world. This past year, the Catholic Sprouts team spent time prayerfully reworking this popular devotional so it can even more effectively engage the hearts and minds of your entire family. For each of the 41 days of this devotional, your family will:

• Gather in prayer
• Read a passage from Matthew's Gospel
• Reflect on Jesus’ message for your family
• Conclude in prayer

The Jesus Tree According to Matthew requires zero prep. All Scripture passages are included in full within the book, and following each devotion, children can place a sticker on the poster as they count down the days to the Resurrection. 

Here are the reflections assigned to the 40 days of Lent. We have also included a 41st reflection for Easter Sunday:

• Spirit of Lent
• Baptism in the Jordan
• Temptation in the Desert
• Call of the First Disciples
• Sermon on the Mount
• Instruction on Prayer
• Lilies of the Field
• Healing of the Centurion’s Servant
• Calming the Storm
• Healing the Paralytic
• The Call of Matthew
• Healing the Woman/Raising the Girl
• Sending Forth the Twelve
• Healing the Man with the Withered Hand
• Parable of the Sower
• Feeding the 5,000
• Walking on Water
• The Canaanite Woman
• Peter’s Confession
• Jesus Foretells His Death
• The Transfiguration
• The Lost Sheep
• Blessing of the Children
• The Laborers and the Vineyard
• Healing of the Blind Man
• Entering Jerusalem
• Cleansing the Temple
• The Greatest Commandment
• Anointing at Bethany
• Judas’s Betrayal
• The Last Supper
• The Agony in the Garden
• Jesus Is Arrested
• Jesus before the Sanhedrin
• Peter Denies Jesus
• Jesus before Pilate
• The Soldiers Mock Jesus
• The Crucifixion
• Jesus Dies on the Cross
• Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
• The Resurrection