Last year my family started a new Lenten tradition which we now call "The Jesus Path". Each day during Lent we read a story about the life of Christ and then add a symbol to a long ribbon which serves as our "path". It's our way of continuing the story we started in Advent, when we added symbols to our Jesse Tree, as we learned about Salvation History. It's not an original idea, but we've made it our own and incorporated it into our nightly Lenten prayer service.
I opted to make my own original set because the only alternative I could find required cutting out a TON of felt, so I figured if I was going to take the time to make a set, I might as well make it out of things I had lying around and make it a free project. You can now also buy a set of discs from Jesse Tree Treasures, and there is always the option to do an exchange!
Below are pictures of the symbols we use each week, as well as the stories we read from the Catholic Picture Bible (CPB) and where to find the original story in the Bible.
Week 1
I opted to make my own original set because the only alternative I could find required cutting out a TON of felt, so I figured if I was going to take the time to make a set, I might as well make it out of things I had lying around and make it a free project. You can now also buy a set of discs from Jesse Tree Treasures, and there is always the option to do an exchange!
Below are pictures of the symbols we use each week, as well as the stories we read from the Catholic Picture Bible (CPB) and where to find the original story in the Bible.
Week 1
Ash Wednesday - Jesus is Found in the Temple - Scroll (CPB 108-109, Luke 2:41-50)
Thursday - The Hidden Life of Jesus - Saw (CPB 110-111, Luke 2:51-52)
Friday - The Baptism of Jesus- Baptism Shell (CPB 112-113, Mark 1:6-11)
Saturday - The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert- Desert (CPB 114-115, Luke 4:1-13)
Week 2
Sunday - The Marriage at Cana - Water Jug (CPB 116-117, John 2:1-11)
Monday - The Sellers the Temple - Whip (CPB 118-119, John 2:13-17)
Tuesday - Nicodemus Comes to Jesus - Dove on Water Drop (CPB 120-121, John 3:1-5)
Wednesday - The Samaritan Woman - Well (CPB 122-123, John 4:4-42)
Thursday - The Great Catch of Fish - Fish (CPB 124-125, Luke 5:1-11)
Wednesday - The Samaritan Woman - Well (CPB 122-123, John 4:4-42)
Thursday - The Great Catch of Fish - Fish (CPB 124-125, Luke 5:1-11)
Friday - The Ten Lepers - Paper Doll Ring (CPB 126-127, Luke 17:12-19)
Saturday - The Cripple at the Pool - Mat (CPB 128-129, John 5:1-15)
Saturday - The Cripple at the Pool - Mat (CPB 128-129, John 5:1-15)
Week 3
Sunday - Sermon on the Mount - Mountain (CPB 130-133, Matthew 5:1-16)
Monday - The Centurion’s Servant - Roman Helmet (CPB 134-135, Matthew 8:5-13)
Tuesday - The Call of Matthew - Money Bag (CPB 136-137, Luke 5:27-32)
Wednesday - The Rich Man and Lazarus - Angel (CPB 138-139, Luke 16:19-31)
Thursday - The Penitent Woman- Foot (CPB 140-141, Luke 7:36-50)
Friday - The Widow's Son - Sad Face (CPB 142, Luke 7:11-17)
Saturday - The Man with a Withered Hand - Hand (CPB 144-145 - Luke 6:6-10)
Week 4
Sunday - Jesus Calms a Storm - Clouds with Lightening (CPB 146-147, Mark 4:35-40)
Monday - The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes - Loaf of Bread (CPB 152-153, John 6:1-15)
Tuesday - Jesus Walks on Water - Footprints on Water (CPB 154, Matthew 14:22-33)
Wednesday - Promise of the Holy Eucharist - Grapes and Grain (CPB 156-157, John 6:22-59
Thursday - Peter, the Head of the Church - Two Keys (CPB 158-159, Matthew 16:13-20)
Friday - The Transfiguration - Picture of the Transfiguration (CPB 160-161, Matthew 17:1-8)
Saturday - The Temple Dues- Coin (CPB 162-163, Matthew 22:15-22)
Week 5
Sunday - Jesus and the Little Children - Children (CPB 164-165, Mark 10:13-16)
Monday - The Mission of the Apostles - Walking Stick - (CPB 168-169, Matthew 9:27-10:15)
Tuesday -The Good Samaritan - Horse (CPB 170-171, Luke 10:25-37)
Tuesday -The Good Samaritan - Horse (CPB 170-171, Luke 10:25-37)
Wednesday - Jesus with Martha and Mary - Footstool (CPB 172-173, Luke 10:38-42)
Thursday - The Prodigal Son - Ring (CPB 176-177, Luke 15:11-32)
Friday - Lazarus Raised From the Dead- Mummy Head (CPB 178-179, John 11:1-44)
Saturday - The Blind Man - Eye (CPB 181, John 9:1-41)
Week 6
Sunday - The Rich Young Man - Gate to Heaven (CPB 182, Matthew 19:16-26)
Monday - The Good Shepherd - Sheep (CPB 183, Luke 15:1-7)
Tuesday - The Mother of James and John - Throne (CPB 184-185, Mark 10:35-45)
Wednesday - Zacchaeus the Publican - Tree (CPB 186-187, Luke 19:1-10)
Thursday - Entry into Jerusalem - Palm (CPB 188-189, Matthew 21:1-16)
Friday - Washing of the Feet at the Last Supper - Washbasin with Pitcher (CPB 190-191, John 13:1-20)
Saturday - The Institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper - Chalice (CPB 192-195, Matthew 26:19-29)
Week 7
Sunday - The Agony in the Garden - Flower (CPB 196, Matthew 26:36-46)
Monday - Judas Betrays Jesus - Bag with 30 Coins (CPB 197, Matthew 26:14-16)
Jesus Before Caiaphas - Cloud with Jesus (CPB 198, Matthew 26:57-68)
Wednesday - Tuesday - Peter Denies Jesus - Roster (CPB 199, Matthew 26:69-75)
Thursday - Jesus Before Pilot - Picture from the Stations (CPB 200-203, Matthew 27:24-25)
Friday - On the Road to Calvary/Jesus Dies on the Cross - Crucifix (CPB 204-209, Matthew 27:33-56)
Saturday - The Burial - Draped Cross (CPB 210-211, Matthew 27:57-66)
Easter Sunday
Check out these posts for more of my liturgical ideas!
Ideas for Lent
Ideas for Holy Week
Ideas for Easter Season
