Year of Mercy Resources- All the ideas, printables, and links in one spot!
A majority of my posts this summer have revolved around the upcoming Year of Mercy, so you might be thinking- another post? really? the Jubilee year doesn't even start until December!
Well, it is the beginning of the school year, when themes and content are chosen, and it is good to plan ahead, and I have a couple of workshops coming up with this as the topic, so I needed to be ready :) You can always bookmark this to come back to later. But if you want to get a jump on ideas for the upcoming Jubilee, keep on reading!
Quick Crafts:
First up, here are a couple of Divine Mercy craft ideas that are simple and cheap that haven't made their way into their own blog posts:
One quick Divine Mercy craft you could make is this cute mini shrine:
It is made with a repurposed Altoid tin and features the Image of Divine Mercy, instructions and the words to the prayers, and a pop-out Divine Mercy Chaplet. You can also check my original post about making mini shrines.
Another super fast idea is to make these little decade Rosaries/Chaplets. The heart and the vertical beam of the cross are one long bent pipe cleaner and the horizontal beam of the cross is a short (~2") piece of a pipe cleaner twisted on. String on ten pony beads, twist together, and you have a chaplet that can easily be used by little fingers- they can even slide the beads as they pray. These also could be used for good deed beads. I used blue, white, and red colors to remind us of the symbolism in the Image of Divine Mercy.
Books to Read:
If you are looking for a book to read (or give to your catechists or teachers) during the Year of Mercy, these are my top three recommendations:
by Pope Francis- short snippets of homilies or other addresses, grouped into categories. Easy to read (can be picked up and put down or read in different order), and packed with wisdom on mercy, teaching, evangelizing, and more. The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
by Fr. Michael Gaitley- You may know Fr. Gaitley from the great devotional 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration
. He has written a phenomenal book that connects major historical events in the 20th century, Catholic greats like St. John Paul II and St. Maximilian Kolbe, and shows how their stories all interconnect and mean something for us today. I loved it! Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job
by Kerry Weber-Great book about how a young single woman actively tried to live out the Corporal Works of Mercy during one Lent. Interesting, and makes us think about the ways we can be incorporating service and charity in our everyday routines.
Resources/Ideas/Printables/Crafts to Check Out:
Each of the images below will take you to a previous post filled with good things for the Year of Mercy. :)
Click on this image to find out my list of seven Saints to teach about during the Year of Mercy, and find out more about the Patron we chose- Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati:
Resources/Ideas/Printables/Crafts to Check Out:
Each of the images below will take you to a previous post filled with good things for the Year of Mercy. :)
Click on this image to find out my list of seven Saints to teach about during the Year of Mercy, and find out more about the Patron we chose- Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati:
Click on either of the images below to see coloring pages featuring four awesome quotes by Pier Giorgio:
Click here for a Divine Mercy watercolor art project, including a way to simply explain the symbolism of the colors in the Divine Mercy image:
Click on the image below for a notebooking activity connecting the Image of Divine Mercy and the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Click on the image below for a post about making a lapbook connecting the Image of Divine Mercy and the Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Videos for the Year of Mercy:
Click here to follow the list of videos I have been compiling related to the Year of Mercy:
Other Places to Check Out:
Check out the official Vatican Year of Mercy website here. See the calendar for the celebration here. Go to the USCCB site to read about the Year of Mercy here. You can watch a video snippet explaining the Year of Mercy logo and prayer
here.
Visit Mother of Mercy Activities- the have a CD for purchase with 120 activities, but there are 12 available for free download. Includes explanation of image of Divine Mercy, life of St. Faustina, how to recite the chaplet, and Divine Mercy coloring page, etc.
A few more Divine Mercy coloring pages can be found here and here.
If you want to do the Divine Mercy Novena, you can find resources here.
Catholic Icing has a ton of ideas for food and crafts celebrating Divine Mercy, including a Divine Mercy novena counter, a tie dye Divine Mercy shirt, Divine Mercy Sundaes, and more.
If you want to order affordable Divine Mercy prints and holy cards, I would check out this site.
Visit Mother of Mercy Activities- the have a CD for purchase with 120 activities, but there are 12 available for free download. Includes explanation of image of Divine Mercy, life of St. Faustina, how to recite the chaplet, and Divine Mercy coloring page, etc.
A few more Divine Mercy coloring pages can be found here and here.
If you want to do the Divine Mercy Novena, you can find resources here.
Catholic Icing has a ton of ideas for food and crafts celebrating Divine Mercy, including a Divine Mercy novena counter, a tie dye Divine Mercy shirt, Divine Mercy Sundaes, and more.
If you want to order affordable Divine Mercy prints and holy cards, I would check out this site.
So there's the list so far! I sure more will come up as the year goes on. My next goal is to create some new resources connecting the Mercy of Christ as seen in his healing miracles and through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, as well as some activities about the Holy Doors only opened during a Jubilee. Do you have any other ideas or goals for the upcoming Year of Mercy?
