Students celebrate the beauty of Lent

In celebration of Lent, Incarnate Word Academy eighth-graders visited elementary level classrooms on Feb. 27 to help little Angels discover something wonderful about Easter: that Jesus showed us the mystery of death through life.

Together, Angel Buddies read the words of John 12:24 which states unless a grain of wheat falls into the soil and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it will bring forth much fruit.

Students then proceeded to the elementary level playground where they prepared grains of wheat to be planted. The students will be able to see what happened to their seeds when they return from Spring Break and bare witness to the maturation of their seeds, counting the fruits produced from one simple grain of wheat. Angels took turns planting their seeds and enjoyed time with their buddies on the playground.

The activity is part of a lesson entitled “The Mystery of Life and Death.” The lesson, presented by Mary Ellen Galvan, IWA Catechesis of the Good Shepard coordinator, is aimed at enriching and vividly focusing on the life of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd.

Designed to develop spiritual kinships, build friendships between school levels, and provide younger students with positive role models, elementary and middle level Angel Buddies meet several times throughout the year to participate in a variety of activities with each other.