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1st Through 5th Grade

Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (3) Requirements for 1st - 5th Grade Requirements:  In 1531 began to happen. Who appeared to humble ?

 When is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe?

 Fill in the blank: Our Lady of Guadalupe is Patroness of the ______.

 What three miraculous signs convinced the Mexican people that the Catholic faith was true?

 What was God's purpose in choosing Mary to appear to Juan?

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Complete (2)of the Activities. Activities:  Draw a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe and share this picture with your family and friends.

 Attend a Spanish-speaking and interview some of those who attend regularly about what Our Lady of Guadalupe means to them.

 Within a short time, six million Native were baptized as Catholics because of what they witnessed and heard about Our Lady of Guadalupe. Attend a Baptism. What does Baptism do? Why is it important to be baptized? (see Catechism of the #1213)

 Create a poster showing the three miracles that happened to Juan Diego. Display this poster in your home or community for all to see.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Lourdes. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (3) Requirements for 1st - 5th Grade Requirements:  In 1858, Mary appeared to a young girl in the little French village of Lourdes. At the time, Bernadette and the Soubirous family were living at the Cachot. What had the Cachot been used for previously? What struggles did Bernadette have in her life?

 How many times did Mary appear to Bernadette? Who did she tell her she was and why was that important?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette?

 Many people make “pilgrimages” to of Massabielle in Lourdes? What is a “pilgrimage?” What is so special about that place and what miraculous things have happened there?

 What is the “Dogma of the ?” In what year and by which was it proclaimed?

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (2)of the Activities. Activities:  Draw a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe and share this picture with your family and friends.

 Attend a Spanish-speaking Mass and interview some of those who attend regularly about what Our Lady of Guadalupe means to them.

 Within a short time, six million Native Mexicans were baptized as Catholics because of what they witnessed and heard about Our Lady of Guadalupe. Attend a Baptism. What does Baptism do? Why is it important to be baptized? (see Catechism of the Catholic Church #1213)

 Create a poster showing the three miracles that happened to Juan Diego. Display this poster in your home or community for all to see.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Sorrows. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (3) Requirements for 1st - 5th Grade Requirements:

 What was the original name of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows when it was added to the Missal?

 What is the current feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows? When was this date designated and by which Pope?

 What are we called to think about on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows?

 Why is it helpful for us to think about Our Lady of Sorrows?

 What are the Seven Sorrows (Dolors) of Mary?

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (2 )of the Activities. Activities:  Create a prayer card of Our Lady of Sorrows with a drawing on the front and a prayer to her on the back. Share it with your family and friends.

 Read or sing the (At the Cross Her Station Keeping) www.catholictradition.org

 Pretend you are a newspaper reporter and write a brief article about one of the Seven Sorrows of Mary as if you were there and covering the event for your editor.

 Create a poster of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.

 With your parents’ permission, make a virtual tour to the national of Our Lady of Sorrows in www.historicshrine.com

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Marian Series Our Lady of Immaculate Conseption Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. You can find the answers to these questions at www.catholic.org, www.ewtn.com http://www.fisheaters.com/customsadvent.html. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (3) Requirements for 1st - 5th Grade Requirements:  In 1830, Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure of the Daughters of Charity. Where did she appear to her? What did she look like? What did she ask her to do?

 After an investigation of the apparitions, the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” was made and given to the people of , who were sick with cholera. What happened?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of the and St. Catherine Laboure?

 Who was Alphonse Ratisbonne and why is he important in the history of the Miraculous Medal?

 Several other have a connection to St. Catherine and the Miraculous Medal: St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Josemaria Escriva. Research at least one of them.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (2)of the Activities. Activities:  Find a picture of the Miraculous Medal (www.cammonline.org/images/uploads/pdfs/MM_Suggested_Activities.pdf) and learn the meaning of the symbols on the front and back. Share this with your family and friends.

 Memorize the words on the front of the medal, “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Discuss these words with your family and friends. What important Catholic teaching about Mary do these words support?

 Wearing a Miraculous Medal is the second most popular Catholic Marian devotion. What is the most popular? Interview someone who wears a Miraculous Medal regularly and find out what it means to him or her.

 Explore the website of the Association of the Miraculous Medal or the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (see above). With parental permission, request a free Miraculous Medal to wear yourself. Help to promote this devotion.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about St. Catherine Laboure and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. You can find information at www.Catholic.org and on the websites for the Association of the Miraculous Medal and the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. An excellent book for young people is The Miraculous Medal by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (3) Requirements for 1st - 5th Grade Requirements:  In 1830, Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure of the Daughters of Charity. Where did she appear to her? What did she look like? What did she ask her to do?

 After an investigation of the apparitions, the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” was made and given to the people of Paris, who were sick with cholera. What happened?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Laboure?

 Who was Alphonse Ratisbonne and why is he important in the history of the Miraculous Medal?

 Several other saints have a connection to St. Catherine and the Miraculous Medal: St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Josemaria Escriva. Research at least one of them.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (2)of the Activities. Activities:  Find a picture of the Miraculous Medal (www.cammonline.org/images/uploads/pdfs/MM_Suggested_Activities.pdf) and learn the meaning of the symbols on the front and back. Share this with your family and friends.

 Memorize the words on the front of the medal, “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Discuss these words with your family and friends. What important Catholic teaching about Mary do these words support?

 Wearing a Miraculous Medal is the second most popular Catholic Marian devotion. What is the most popular? Interview someone who wears a Miraculous Medal regularly and find out what it means to him or her.

 Explore the website of the Association of the Miraculous Medal or the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (see above). With parental permission, request a free Miraculous Medal to wear yourself. Help to promote this devotion.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2

Workbooks for:

6th Through 12th Grade

Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Guadalupe Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (4) Requirements for 6th - 12th Grade Requirements:  In 1531 miracles began to happen. Who appeared to humble Juan Diego?

 When is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe?

 Fill in the blank: Our Lady of Guadalupe is Patroness of the ______.

 What three miraculous signs convinced the Mexican people that the Catholic faith was true?

 What was God's purpose in choosing Mary to appear to Juan?

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (3)of the Activities. Activities:  Draw a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe and share this picture with your family and friends.

 Attend a Spanish-speaking Mass and interview some of those who attend regularly about what Our Lady of Guadalupe means to them.

 Within a short time, six million Native Mexicans were baptized as Catholics because of what they witnessed and heard about Our Lady of Guadalupe. Attend a Baptism. What does Baptism do? Why is it important to be baptized? (see Catechism of the Catholic Church #1213)

 Create a poster showing the three miracles that happened to Juan Diego. Display this poster in your home or community for all to see.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Lourdes Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Lourdes. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (4) Requirements for 6th - 12th Grade Requirements:  In 1858, Mary appeared to a young girl in the little French village of Lourdes. At the time, Bernadette and the Soubirous family were living at the Cachot. What had the Cachot been used for previously? What struggles did Bernadette have in her life?

 How many times did Mary appear to Bernadette? Who did she tell her she was and why was that important?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette?

 Many people make “pilgrimages” to the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes? What is a “pilgrimage?” What is so special about that place and what miraculous things have happened there?

 What is the “Dogma of the Immaculate Conception?” In what year and by which pope was it proclaimed?

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (3)of the Activities. Activities:  Draw a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe and share this picture with your family and friends.

 Attend a Spanish-speaking Mass and interview some of those who attend regularly about what Our Lady of Guadalupe means to them.

 Within a short time, six million Native Mexicans were baptized as Catholics because of what they witnessed and heard about Our Lady of Guadalupe. Attend a Baptism. What does Baptism do? Why is it important to be baptized? (see Catechism of the Catholic Church #1213)

 Create a poster showing the three miracles that happened to Juan Diego. Display this poster in your home or community for all to see.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Sorrows Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of Sorrows. You can find information at www.americancatholic.org, www.catholicculture.org, www.catholiceducation.org, www.catholictradition.org, and www.catholicism.about.com. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (4) Requirements for 6th - 12th Grade Requirements:

 What was the original name of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows when it was added to the Missal?

 What is the current feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows? When was this date designated and by which Pope?

 What are we called to think about on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows?

 Why is it helpful for us to think about Our Lady of Sorrows?

 What are the Seven Sorrows (Dolors) of Mary?

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (3)of the Activities. Activities:  Create a prayer card of Our Lady of Sorrows with a drawing on the front and a prayer to her on the back. Share it with your family and friends.

 Read or sing the Stabat Mater (At the Cross Her Station Keeping) www.catholictradition.org

 Pretend you are a newspaper reporter and write a brief article about one of the Seven Sorrows of Mary as if you were there and covering the event for your editor.

 Create a poster of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.

 With your parents’ permission, make a virtual tour to the national shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Missouri www.historicshrine.com

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. You can find the answers to these questions at www.catholic.org, www.ewtn.com http://www.fisheaters.com/customsadvent.html. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (4) Requirements for 6th - 12th Grade Requirements:  In 1830, Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure of the Daughters of Charity. Where did she appear to her? What did she look like? What did she ask her to do?

 After an investigation of the apparitions, the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” was made and given to the people of Paris, who were sick with cholera. What happened?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Laboure?

 Who was Alphonse Ratisbonne and why is he important in the history of the Miraculous Medal?

 Several other saints have a connection to St. Catherine and the Miraculous Medal: St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Josemaria Escriva. Research at least one of them.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (3)of the Activities. Activities:  Find a picture of the Miraculous Medal (www.cammonline.org/images/uploads/pdfs/MM_Suggested_Activities.pdf) and learn the meaning of the symbols on the front and back. Share this with your family and friends.

 Memorize the words on the front of the medal, “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Discuss these words with your family and friends. What important Catholic teaching about Mary do these words support?

 Wearing a Miraculous Medal is the second most popular Catholic Marian devotion. What is the most popular? Interview someone who wears a Miraculous Medal regularly and find out what it means to him or her.

 Explore the website of the Association of the Miraculous Medal or the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (see above). With parental permission, request a free Miraculous Medal to wear yourself. Help to promote this devotion.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Marian Series Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Activity Worksheet

How to Start: Read about St. Catherine Laboure and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. You can find information at www.Catholic.org and on the websites for the Association of the Miraculous Medal and the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. An excellent book for young people is The Miraculous Medal by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. Feel free to use other resources. Complete (4) Requirements for 6th - 12th Grade Requirements:  In 1830, Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure of the Daughters of Charity. Where did she appear to her? What did she look like? What did she ask her to do?

 After an investigation of the apparitions, the “Medal of the Immaculate Conception” was made and given to the people of Paris, who were sick with cholera. What happened?

 What are the feast days of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Laboure?

 Who was Alphonse Ratisbonne and why is he important in the history of the Miraculous Medal?

 Several other saints have a connection to St. Catherine and the Miraculous Medal: St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Josemaria Escriva. Research at least one of them.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 1 of 2 Name: ______Date: ______

Complete (3)of the Activities. Activities:  Find a picture of the Miraculous Medal (www.cammonline.org/images/uploads/pdfs/MM_Suggested_Activities.pdf) and learn the meaning of the symbols on the front and back. Share this with your family and friends.

 Memorize the words on the front of the medal, “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Discuss these words with your family and friends. What important Catholic teaching about Mary do these words support?

 Wearing a Miraculous Medal is the second most popular Catholic Marian devotion. What is the most popular? Interview someone who wears a Miraculous Medal regularly and find out what it means to him or her.

 Explore the website of the Association of the Miraculous Medal or the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (see above). With parental permission, request a free Miraculous Medal to wear yourself. Help to promote this devotion.

Courtesy of National Committee on Scouting www.nccs-bsa.com Page 2 of 2