Much like how in Church, we have different decor to help indicate which liturgical season we are celebrating (a wreathe and purple cloth for Advent, green for Ordinary time, and white and lilies for Easter), you too can model this within the home.
At home, if you do not already have a prayer space, you can make one pretty easily with household objects.
Set aside some space in the room, and put either a table or some sort of shelf.
For Lent, you can put a purple cloth over the table. If you have some succulents or cacti, this can help remind us of the time that Jesus spent in the desert. Other items that would be helpful for this prayer space would be a crucifix, a Bible, sacred images and/or some candles. It does not need to be super elaborate, but having the space can help center your family during the prayer time.
When praying together as a family, circle around the prayer space, much like we face the altar and crucifix at Mass. If you have older kids, you can have them light the candles or dim the lights.
