12 ways to make Holy Week more meaningful

1. THINK PRAYER. Think about how you can incorporate prayer into the busyness of each day. You can utilize the time when you are going to work or when you are going to school or when you are going anywhere during the Holy Week.

2. MAKE AN ADDITIONAL SACRIFICE. You can do this by fasting and abstaining from meat on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday in addition to Good Friday.

3. DON’T WATCH TELEVISION: Suggested days of the Holy Week: from sund on Holy Thursday until Easter morning.

4. GO TO CONFESSION. During the Holy Week, we meditate on Christ saving us from sin. We do our part in the salvation wrought by Christ by going to confession.

5. SET ASIDE 10 minutes every day to read Passion accounts in the Gospels.

6. FORGIVE someone on Good Friday.

7. PRAY the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

8. OFFER UP any pain or difficulties you experience. During the Holy Week and unite your sufferings with the pain of Christ.

9. PRAY the Stations of the Cross.

10. ATTEND all of the Triduum liturgies.

11. INVITE family members, friends and neighbors – especially people who have strayed from the church – to come to church with you.

12. VOLUNTEER to help decorate your parish on Holy Saturday for Easter.

Source: OUR SUNDAY VISITOR, FEBRUARY 16, 2008