Saint Agnes for Kids | A faithful heart and peaceful courage
Meet Saint Agnes in this illustrated retelling of a young Christian whose heart belonged to Jesus.
The free lesson focuses on faithful choices, peaceful courage, and seeking trusted help. It also explains that the video's arena lion is a dramatized story detail.
Available free on YouTube since June 13, 2025. Watch the complete video above. Runtime: 4:44. Suggested ages: about 7–11.
Free teaching resources
Use these printable materials at home, in a Catholic classroom, in homeschool, or in parish religious education. The complete four-page packet includes a two-page leader guide with discussion questions, answer cues, an activity, prayer, and teaching notes, plus two student response options. Choose Draw & Tell or Read & Write to suit the child. PDFs are US Letter and suitable for black-and-white printing.
Talk about it together
What mattered most to Agnes?
What did authorities demand in the story?
Does the lion scene promise that faith prevents harm?
What safe courage can you practice?
A courage-and-help shield
On paper draw a shield with two halves. In one write a good choice you can make; in the other name a trusted adult who can help. Add a short prayer for strength and peace.
A note for parents and teachers
Includes unwanted pressure, arrest, a threatening arena scene, and martyrdom. Preview before sharing. The lion episode should not be presented as documented history or a guarantee of safety.
Agnes is an early Christian martyr remembered by the Church. Dialogue, noble family scenes, and the arena lion in this video are dramatization, not established by the cited account. Do not teach that love of God requires accepting unwanted relationships, silence about harm, or approaching dangerous animals.
Pray together
Jesus, strengthen our hearts to choose what is good. Protect people who are pressured or persecuted. Saint Agnes, pray for us. Amen.
Learn more
Original video release: June 13, 2025. Website article and teaching resources added October 3, 2026.
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