Traditional Catholic Faith for Kids

In this mostly animated video all about the Stations of the Cross for Kids you'll learn more about this Catholic Lenten tradition. Be sure to check out our "Pray the Stations of the Cross" video to pray along with us according to the method of St. Alphonsus Ligouri here: https://youtu.be/QicVQ5ltLk8 You can get your printable prayer booklet here: https://www.saintanneshelper.com/printable-stations-of-the-cross.html Image credits: www.FishEaters.com and www.SaintAnnesHelper.com Lent for Kids, Stations of the Cross for Kids Pray the Stations of the Cross with Trad Kids TV according to St Alphonsus Ligouri. A great Lenten practice especially on Good Friday. Traditional Catholic Faith for Kids by Kids - Subscribe to Trad Kids TV on YouTube to see all of our latest videos! Helping children learn all about the Traditional Catholic Faith including the Latin Mass.

Feast of St. Joseph (visit https://www.fisheaters.com/customslent5.html to learn more) The Church traditionally dedicates the month of March to the special honoring of St. Joseph, whose feast day is celebrated March 19th. "He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife," says St. Bernardine of Siena. Due to St. Joseph's leadership of the Holy Family, he has been declared the protector and patron of the universal Catholic Church. Seven days before the Feast of the Annunciation, on March 25, which celebrates Gabriel's visit to Mary announcing that she is to give birth to the Messiah, we meet St. Joseph, her spouse. St. Joseph was born in Bethlehem and worked as a carpenter, an occupation he later passed on to his Son. We know Joseph was a man of faith, obedient to whatever God asked of him without knowing the outcome. When the angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him the truth about the child Mary was carrying, Joseph immediately and without question or concern for gossip, took Mary as his wife. When the angel came again to tell him that his family was in danger, he immediately left everything he owned, all his family and friends, and fled to a strange country with his young wife and the baby. He waited in Egypt without question until the angel told him it was safe to go back. Customs of the Day: St. Joseph's Day is a big Feast for Italians because in the Middle Ages, God, through St. Joseph's intercessions, saved the Sicilians from a very serious drought. So in his honor, the custom is for all to wear red, in the same way that green is worn on St. Patrick's Day. On this feast day, after Mass (at least in parishes with large Italian populations), a big altar called the "St. Joseph's Table" is laid out with food contributed by everyone. Different Italian regions may celebrate this day differently, but all involve special meatless foods. The table -- which is always blessed by a priest -- will usually be in three tiers, symbolizing the Most Holy Trinity. The top tier will hold a statue of St. Joseph surrounded by flowers and greenery. The other tiers might hold, in addition to the food: flowers (especially lilies); candles; figurines and symbolic breads and pastries shaped like a monstrance, chalices, fishes, doves, baskets, St. Joseph's staff, lilies, the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts, carpentry tools, etc.; 12 fishes symbolizing the 12 Apostles; wine symbolizing the miracle at Cana; pineapple symbolizing hospitality; lemons for "luck"; bread and wine (symbolizing the Last Supper); and pictures of the dead. There will also be a basket in which the faithful place prayer petitions. The day ends with each participant taking home a bag that might be filled with bread, fruit, pastries, cookies, a medal of St. Joseph, a Holy Card and/or a blessed fava bean. Keep your "lucky bean," and let it remind you to pray to St. Joseph. Visit https://www.fisheaters.com/customslent5.html to learn more about this day and find some traditional recipes to cook up for this celebration. A child’s prayer to St. Joseph/ St. Joseph, watch over me and care for me just as you cared for the child Jesus; and by your help, may I come to know your Son, and so grow in strength and wisdom and the favor of God. Amen. Thanks for watching and Deo Gratias! Visit us online at www.TradKidsTV.com

Welcome to Trad Kids TV! We hope you enjoy our very first video which is all about the Latin Mass. Going to a Traditional Latin Mass for the first time can be a little intimidating for both kids (and their parents). We hope this video will make it a little less intimidating and a little more exciting to look forward to. Photo Credits: Sandra Allen, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, El Paso, TX St. Philip Neri Latin Mass Chaplaincy-Diocese of Burlington Vermont Video Credit: The Connell Family If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more please subscribe to our channel. Trad Kids TV is recorded and edited almost entirely by 11 year old Rachel, with a tiny bit of help from mom, and a lot of grace from God. Deo Gratias! This video includes: Why we love the Latin Mass How to Dress Books we like to use Differences and similarities between the Ordinary and Extraordinary forms of the Mass, Novus Ordo or "New Order" and the Traditional Latin Mass How to pronounce some of the typical responses at a Traditional Latin Mass: Et cum spíritu túo (And with thy spirit) EHT KOOM SPEE-ree-too TOO-aw Deo Grátias (to God thanks) DEH-aw GRAH-tsee-ahs Glória tibi, Dómine (Glory to You, Lord) GLAW-ree-ah TEE-bee DAW-mee-neh Laus tibi, Christe (Praise be to You, O Christ) LAHoos TEE-bee CHREE-steh

In this video you'll learn all about the Rosary. What is it? Where did it come from? Why Should we Pray it? And HOW do we pray it? Let’s start with Why pray it? Because our mom said so! The Mother of God, Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin, Queen Of Heaven and Earth...Mama Mary goes by many names and has appeared numerous times throughout history with the Rosary and has encouraged us to pray it daily. The first notable appearance (also known as an apparition) was in the early 13th century, when Our Lady appeared to St Dominic and presented him with a Rosary, both the beads and the prayers to go with it. And the more recent notable apparition was when our Blessed Mother appeared to 3 children in Fatima, Portugal in 1916. Our lady encouraged the children to pray the rosary daily in order to bring peace to the world and end the war. One of the 10 commandments is to honor thy father and mother, so you better listen, especially when it’s the Mother of God! Jesus set the example for us when he obeyed his Mother and performed his first public miracle at her request turning water into wine at the wedding of Cana. Even though he said “my time has not yet come,” he listened and obeyed his mother and did as she asked. That is what makes Mary such a powerful prayer partner, she will work on our behalf to bring our requests to her Son. We called this intercession - - and it’s what we do every time we pray the Rosary! Now that we know a little more about WHY we pray the Rosary lets talk about what it is exactly and how we pray it. The word Rosary comes from the Latin word Rosarium which means “Garland of Roses” A priest from our Pariah once said that when you pray the Rosary it’s like dropping roses at the foot of Mary. And the Rosary is a beautiful way to not only honor our Mother in Heaven but it’s a powerful prayer that draws us closer to her Son. The prayers that comprise the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail Marys, called decades. Each decade starts with one "Our Father" and finishes with one Glory Be, and per Our Lady’s request at Fatima, we add in what’s called the Fatima Prayer which starts "Oh my Jesus". A typical Rosary contains 5 decades and as we pray each decade we think about the different important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. These events are called Mysteries or Meditations since we are trying to focus our mind on a particular thought. There are 3 traditional sets of 5 Mysteries -- the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. Traditionally we pray a certain set of Mysteries on certain days of the week or during certain liturgical seasons. The Joyful Mysteries are typically prayed on Mondays and Thursdays. During the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmastide and the time after the Epiphany the Joyful Mysteries may also be prayed on Sundays. The Sorrowful Mysteries are typically prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and during the liturgical season of Septuagesima and Lent may be prayed every day. The Glorious Mysteries are typically prayed on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and during the liturgical seasons of Eastertide and the time after Pentecost the Glorious Mysteries are prayed on Sundays. If you add up all 3 sets, you get a total of 15 decades which equals 150 Hail Marys, and is symbolic as it ties back to the ancient practice of praying the Psalter of David. The Psalter of David relates to the 150 Psalms and have always been prayed by Old Testament Israel, post-Temple Jews, and Christians. However in the early days many people could not read and copies of the Bible weren’t exactly easy to come by - the Bible wasn’t mass produced until the invention of the printing press in the 15th century - so people who didn't have copies of Scripture would substitute 150 Our Fathers or Hail Marys in place of the 150 Psalms they could not read. And if you add the 150 Hail Marys with the 3 Hail Marys prayed at the beginning you get 153 which happens to be the number of days covered by Mary’s appearances at Fatima, neat, huh? Another cool thing about the number 153 is that it can be found in scripture in John chapter 21, versus 4 to 13 - it’s the number of fish caught! It’s also been said at the time of the miracle of the fish there were 153 known nations in the world...pretty cool, huh? The prayers of the Psalter or Rosary were originally counted by transferring pebbles from one bag to another, but soon enough Christians began to tie a rope with knots on which to count. This evolved further into using beads or pieces of wood in place of the knots, and this soon came to be called the "Psalter of the Laity." (Laity meaning common people within the Church community) Around the end of the first millennium, Rosaries contained the present five decades (sets of ten beads), with the Hail Mary beads shaped like white lilies for the purity of the Virgin, and the Our Father beads shaped like red roses for the wounds and Passion of Christ.

Learn all about the origins of Ash Wednesday and Lent in this video created by kids for kids. Special thanks to Father David Jenuwine for helping us with the Latin pronunciation of: "Remember (hu)man, that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Which in Latin is “Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris." Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a 40-day period (not including Sundays) of fasting and penance in preparation for Easter. Fasting is an act of giving up some or all food and drink for a certain period of time. Penance is an act that a person takes to show regret and to earn forgiveness. The 40 days remind us of the time Jesus spent in the desert praying and fasting to prepare for His mission. It’s a time when we should open our hearts even more to God and work on being more faithful to Christ. The tradition of Ash Wednesday comes to the Church from the Jewish scripture. In the book of the prophet Jonah, a fast is proclaimed and the people put on sackcloth and ashes as a sign of their desire to repent. The ashes we use today are made by burning the palms left over from last year's Palm Sunday celebration. Your Church likely has a collection basket so you can bring your palms from last year to be used for Ash Wednesday. While the priest makes the sign of the cross with the ashes on your forehead he’ll say "Remember (hu)man, you are dust and unto dust you shall return," which comes from God’s response to Adam in the book of Genesis. In Latin it is: Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris We make no response to these words; we simply return to our pews. The ashes are placed on our foreheads to remind us that someday we will die and go home to Heaven. The marking with a cross on the forehead is also a symbol of God's seal... in the Bible in Revelations the Angels were told: “Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God in their foreheads... And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree: but only the men who have NOT the sign of God on their foreheads.” Here’s a few other interesting things to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent: - Ash Wednesday occurs the day after Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) In the Middle Ages ashes were sprinkled on the head rather than drawn in a cross on the forehead. - Many people keep the ashes on their forehead for the entire day. It is a sign that we are sinners and need God's forgiveness. It can also be a good opportunity to inform others about our Faith since someone might ask you what’s on your forehead. - Ash Wednesday is actually NOT a Holy Day of OBLIGATION, but it certainly is a Holy Day of Opportunity and one you don’t want to miss! - The Latin word for Lent is Quadragesima which means 40 - The period of 40 days is often used in the Bible. - If you count the days on the Calendar from Ash Wednesday up to Easter Sunday it actually seems to last for 46 days...that’s because Sundays aren’t counted (And there are 6 of them). Sundays should always be a day of celebration and rejoicing. In addition to fasting, we often give up something for Lent as an offer of sacrifice. And it’s usually something we enjoy like eating chocolate or playing video games. You may also choose to add in something, like going to Daily Mass more, spending more time in Adoration, praying the Rosary more often, and Corporal Works of Mercy like feeding the hungry or visiting the sick and elderly. Trad Kids TV is recorded and edited almost entirely by 11 year old Rachel, with a tiny bit of help from mom, and a lot of grace from God. Deo Gratias! Feel free to drop us an email with feedback and ideas for upcoming videos: TradKidsTV@gmail.com VISIT us on the web at www.TradKidsTV.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/TradKidsTV/ https://twitter.com/tradkids https://www.instagram.com/tradkidstv/