Holy Week - Day Seven (The Jewish Sabbath)

Repost from last year - a day early if you needed it!

Day 7 – Saturday (The Jewish Sabbath)

Prophecy: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy” (John 16:20).

Scripture Reading: Matthew 27:62-66; Luke 23:56

Family Discussion: Discuss Jewish Sabbath (shabbat) observance compared to our own. (Here is a link to the wikipedia entry for shabbat).

Suggested Activity:

• Prepare the dough for Easter Breakfast Rolls to serve Easter morning.

Easter Breakfast Rolls

*Prepare these rolls the night before Easter for part of a delicious Easter-morning breakfast.

1 package frozen bread or roll dough, thawed 1 tsp cinnamon

(or use dough from fav. homemade rolls) 1 bag lrg. Marshmallows

6 tbls sugar ¼ cup butter, melted

- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside. Divide the dough into individual roll-sized portions. Press each portion into a flat circle. Place 1 large marshmallow in the center of each roll. Pinch roll dough very firmly around the marshmallow. Roll each into a seamless, or nearly seamless, ball with your hands. Brush rolls with melted butter. Sprinkle sugar mixture over rolls.

- Cover rolls with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator overnight.

- On Sunday morning, preheat oven to 350°F.

- Take rolls out of the refrigerator and bake for 15 minutes until rolls are golden brown. Just like Christ’s tomb on Easter Sunday, these rolls will be empty!

* Serving size depends on amount of dough used.