This prayer was used by individual 7th and 8th grade religion classes during Lent

1. The First week The Weeks of Lent Reflection for Grades 7 and 8

3. Leader: When Pilate saw he was not succeeding at all,… he took water and washed his hands. All: “I am innocent of this man’s blood. Look to it yourselves. (Matt.27:24) Pilate - His Story

5. Girls: May we never make others our scapegoats. Give us strength to say “No” to the group when we are pressured into being thoughtless and cruel to others. All: May the voices of the crowd never overpower the quiet voice of our conscience. Amen.

6. Leader: The Second Station Jesus Accepts His Cross We adore you, O Christ and we bless you All: Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

8. Leader: Let us pray: All: Lord, it is all too easy to let someone else take the rap when I am the one who is guilty. Boys: You took the place of Barabbas, and you were innocent. Girls: You took our place on that Cross. We are guilty of sin, not you! All: Jesus, how wonderful is your love for us! At this present moment, we gratefully accept your gift and sacrifice which has freed us from the prison of sin and offered us new life. Amen.

11. Leader: Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus cruelly and they mocked him. All: And after clothing him in royal purple, they took him back to Pilate. (Luke 23:11) Herod - His Story

15. Reflection Mary Did You Know

19. Leader: As they went out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon. All: “…. This man they pressed into service to help Jesus carry his cross.” (Matt.27:32) Simon – His Story

22. Leader: “When did we see you a stranger and welcome you?” All: “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least of my brothers and sisters, you did it for me.” (Matt. 25:38,40) Veronica – Her Story