Equipping Catholic Families for December Saints! Both the month of December and the season of Advent begin this weekend! Here is our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar. Key Feast Days in December: St Francis Xavier (December […]
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St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) was a Benedictine mystic and she is patroness of the West Indies. She was born in Germany and placed in a Benedictine convent at the age of five. She had a vision of Jesus at the age of twenty-six. She wrote a […]
Felt Craft Sewing Kit - St. John Paul II Share the Faith and keep the Art of Sewing alive! Explore the basics of sewing with our Felt Craft Sewing Kit as you enjoy creating memories with your loved ones. This Sew-Your-Own Saint Kit comes with felt pieces that have PRE-CUT, PRE-PUNCHED, and ADHESIVE features which are designed for this sewing activity so it can be FUN and EASY-CLEAN-UP at the same time. Sew and delight in your new creation- your very own handmade St. John Paul II stuffed toy. Completed Stuffed Toy Size Length: 21 cm Width: 13 cm Includes: Felt with pre-punched holes Adhesive pre-cut felt pieces Plastic needle (colour may vary) Thread Stuffing Instructions --- *Product colour may slightly vary due to photographic lighting or your monitor settings.* WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - contains small parts. Be careful of SHARP EDGES. Not for children under 3 years or any individuals who have a tendency to place inedible objects in their mouths. Adult supervision required.
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(This post contains Amazon affiliate links. That means that if you click through and purchase something, I will receive a small percentage at no cost to you. Thanks for supporting my little blog! ) A few years ago while visiting the Philippines, Pope Francis wove his love for St. Joseph into an address on prayer and family. Specifically, he spoke about a statue he has on his desk of the Sleeping St. Joseph. From the Gospels, we know that St. Joseph listened to God in his dreams and then rose to act on His will. Pope Francis shared with his audience that he asks St. Joseph to pray for his intentions by writing them down and slipping the paper under the statue of St. Joseph. This sweet devotion has been spreading slowly across the world. A dear friend was the first to introduce it to me, and I just love this new connection with one of my very favorite Saints. How comforting to think of St. Joseph caring for the Church, for us and our concerns, while resting in God. You can read the full text of Pope Francis' address here. (It is super accessible- only a couple of pages long with a theme of family and prayer, making it very readable for older kids.) There are several awesome, wisdom packed quotes from his talk that I think would be great to share with kids and adults alike: · “I have a great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have an image of St. Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the Church!” · “Joseph’s rest revealed God’s will to him. In this moment of rest in the Lord, as we pause from our many daily obligations and activities, God is also speaking to us.” · “But like St. Joseph, once we have heard God’s voice, we must rise from our slumber; we must get up and act.” The Solemnity of St. Joseph is coming up (observed on March 20th this year) and I am one of the teachers that helps plan the St. Joseph Day celebrations for our school, which is under the patronage of St. Joseph. You can see my other ideas for celebrating St. Joseph's Solemnity in this post. For my students, I might add this adorable St. Joseph figurine and this prayer book to our Faith Corner. We will enjoy our school's tradition of sharing St. Joseph Day Bread, we'll read my favorite St. Joseph book and the beautiful Joseph page of this book, and... we'll do some Sleeping St. Joseph activities. This year, our staff decided to introduce the kids to a new way to connect with St. Joseph by getting our own Sleeping St. Joseph statue. We are so excited to share him with the students on his feast day during an all school assembly and blessing. Sleeping St. Joseph in various picture books. Our new Sleeping St. Joseph statue was purchased by my principal, but you can find some similar options like this one or this one. Our statue will have a home on a shelf outside the school office. He will rest on a box with an opening for students and families to leave their prayer requests. I made a sign and a stack of prayer cards to leave with the statue as well. Even if you don't own a Sleeping St. Joseph statue, you still can use his image and story to help kids learn about St. Joseph's prayer and action, strength and silence. Here's an outline of my suggestions for leading children to a devotion to St. Joseph (all of these printables are at the bottom of the post). · Color the Sleeping St. Joseph coloring page and share prayer requests for St. Joseph. Talk about how St. Joseph protected and provided for the Holy Family, and how he protects and provides for the Church. · Color, fold, and tape the Sleeping St. Joseph statue to create a prayer pillow. Slide prayer requests inside the pillow. Another variation is to fold the statue like table tent so it stands up. Prayer requests can still be added inside. · Read Matthew 1:18-25, discussing how St. Joseph rested in God, listened to Him, and then acted on His instructions. · Color one of the Sleeping St. Joseph pages or Pope Francis quote pages. Discuss Pope Francis’ wisdom about St. Joseph and his role for us and the Church. · Use the Sleeping St. Joseph booklet to talk about Pope Francis’ speech and devotion to St. Joseph with the selected quote and discussion questions. Write down prayer requests for St. Joseph. · Read the stories of St. Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25 and 2:13-14) and Joseph, son of Jacob (Genesis 37, 40, and 41). Compare how God used dreams in their lives and how they responded. · Read the full text of Pope Francis’ speech and discuss his teaching on St. Joseph, prayer, and the family. Identify the virtues of St. Joseph and how we can emulate him. Your kids can make their own Sleeping St. Joseph with a place to keep their prayers. Using the same printable, I have two suggestions. We'll call one the prayer pillow (pictured above) and one the pop up statue. First, color St. Joseph: Then fold the top and bottom sections back on the dotted lines. They will overlap. Tape the length of the paper. I used colorful masking tape so that you can see it, but scotch tape will work just fine. Next tape the end of the prayer pillow closed near St. Joseph's feet: Leave the end near his head open, and slide your prayer requests inside for him to rest on and pray for: A slightly different variation creates a pop up statue. Color St. Joseph, fold back the top and bottom of the page on the dotted lines, but instead of overlapping the flaps before taping, line them up. Tape, and you have created a tri-fold that will stand on its own. Prayer requests can still be slipped inside the pop-up St. Joseph Statue. He could sit on a shelf or desk, but also could be folded flat to add to a notebook or lapbook project. I have a ton of different printables linked below. I was aiming for a variety that might help meet the needs of different ages and classrooms. I hope that something in the collection catches your eye! Click here for the teacher guide with a summary of the devotion and a list of ideas for varying age levels- perfect to give as an overview to a group of teachers or catechists: Click here for prayer cards with a quote from Pope Francis and a prayer for the Sleeping St. Joseph: Click here for a printable of the plain Sleeping St. Joseph to be used to make the prayer pillow or stand up statue: Click here for the same printable, but with "Sleeping St. Joseph, Pray for Us" included: Click here for a Sleeping St. Joseph coloring page with a chunk of St. Joseph's story from the Gospel of Matthew: Sleeping St. Joseph, Pray for Us cursive coloring page: Click here for the Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion Booklet with discussion questions, room for prayer intentions, and Pope Francis quotes: Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion sign for your own statue and display: Click here for the Pope Francis St. Joseph quote coloring page: Have you heard of the Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion? Is it something you would like to add to your home or classroom?
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Religious education ideas for Catholic teachers, homeschoolers, and catechists- crafts, lessons, and printables on Sacraments, Scripture and Prayer.
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Egyptian bread recipe - an easy recipe to make with kids.
This week, we are exploring how and why the Church recognizes men and women as Saints. We have spent quite a bit of time this year talking about various Saints and the lives of holiness that they led. The Church does not "make" Saints. Saints are those who are face-to-face with God in heaven. Naming Saints does not glorify the Saint- they are in heaven, and it doesn't get any better than that. Naming Saints does not glorify God- He is God, and nothing we do can add to Who He is. Naming Saints helps us here in the Church Militant to strive for holiness by looking to their example and asking for their intercession. The steps that lead to the Church recognizing someone as a Saint was outlined most recently by Blessed John Paul II, and is very specific, interesting, and... a little complicated in the eyes of a ten year old. I love post-it notes, and I love teaching with post-it notes, and in general, kids also love post-it notes. Mix that in with shaped post-it notes...and you have a cool graphic organizer. I got these post-it notes in the dollar bins at Target. We wrote the three initial steps in the canonization process on the arrows, and then added Saint on a heart. A quick, effective, and memorable intro to canonization! Update: No post its? Use this printable to create the same graphic organizer:
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Here are a few fun and creative Epiphany activities. Living with an eye towards the themes of each season helps ground me savor the celebrations more!
(This post contains Amazon affiliate links. That means that if you click through and purchase something, I will receive a small percentage at no cost to you. Thanks for supporting my little blog! ) A few years ago while visiting the Philippines, Pope Francis wove his love for St. Joseph into an address on prayer and family. Specifically, he spoke about a statue he has on his desk of the Sleeping St. Joseph. From the Gospels, we know that St. Joseph listened to God in his dreams and then rose to act on His will. Pope Francis shared with his audience that he asks St. Joseph to pray for his intentions by writing them down and slipping the paper under the statue of St. Joseph. This sweet devotion has been spreading slowly across the world. A dear friend was the first to introduce it to me, and I just love this new connection with one of my very favorite Saints. How comforting to think of St. Joseph caring for the Church, for us and our concerns, while resting in God. You can read the full text of Pope Francis' address here. (It is super accessible- only a couple of pages long with a theme of family and prayer, making it very readable for older kids.) There are several awesome, wisdom packed quotes from his talk that I think would be great to share with kids and adults alike: · “I have a great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have an image of St. Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the Church!” · “Joseph’s rest revealed God’s will to him. In this moment of rest in the Lord, as we pause from our many daily obligations and activities, God is also speaking to us.” · “But like St. Joseph, once we have heard God’s voice, we must rise from our slumber; we must get up and act.” The Solemnity of St. Joseph is coming up (observed on March 20th this year) and I am one of the teachers that helps plan the St. Joseph Day celebrations for our school, which is under the patronage of St. Joseph. You can see my other ideas for celebrating St. Joseph's Solemnity in this post. For my students, I might add this adorable St. Joseph figurine and this prayer book to our Faith Corner. We will enjoy our school's tradition of sharing St. Joseph Day Bread, we'll read my favorite St. Joseph book and the beautiful Joseph page of this book, and... we'll do some Sleeping St. Joseph activities. This year, our staff decided to introduce the kids to a new way to connect with St. Joseph by getting our own Sleeping St. Joseph statue. We are so excited to share him with the students on his feast day during an all school assembly and blessing. Sleeping St. Joseph in various picture books. Our new Sleeping St. Joseph statue was purchased by my principal, but you can find some similar options like this one or this one. Our statue will have a home on a shelf outside the school office. He will rest on a box with an opening for students and families to leave their prayer requests. I made a sign and a stack of prayer cards to leave with the statue as well. Even if you don't own a Sleeping St. Joseph statue, you still can use his image and story to help kids learn about St. Joseph's prayer and action, strength and silence. Here's an outline of my suggestions for leading children to a devotion to St. Joseph (all of these printables are at the bottom of the post). · Color the Sleeping St. Joseph coloring page and share prayer requests for St. Joseph. Talk about how St. Joseph protected and provided for the Holy Family, and how he protects and provides for the Church. · Color, fold, and tape the Sleeping St. Joseph statue to create a prayer pillow. Slide prayer requests inside the pillow. Another variation is to fold the statue like table tent so it stands up. Prayer requests can still be added inside. · Read Matthew 1:18-25, discussing how St. Joseph rested in God, listened to Him, and then acted on His instructions. · Color one of the Sleeping St. Joseph pages or Pope Francis quote pages. Discuss Pope Francis’ wisdom about St. Joseph and his role for us and the Church. · Use the Sleeping St. Joseph booklet to talk about Pope Francis’ speech and devotion to St. Joseph with the selected quote and discussion questions. Write down prayer requests for St. Joseph. · Read the stories of St. Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25 and 2:13-14) and Joseph, son of Jacob (Genesis 37, 40, and 41). Compare how God used dreams in their lives and how they responded. · Read the full text of Pope Francis’ speech and discuss his teaching on St. Joseph, prayer, and the family. Identify the virtues of St. Joseph and how we can emulate him. Your kids can make their own Sleeping St. Joseph with a place to keep their prayers. Using the same printable, I have two suggestions. We'll call one the prayer pillow (pictured above) and one the pop up statue. First, color St. Joseph: Then fold the top and bottom sections back on the dotted lines. They will overlap. Tape the length of the paper. I used colorful masking tape so that you can see it, but scotch tape will work just fine. Next tape the end of the prayer pillow closed near St. Joseph's feet: Leave the end near his head open, and slide your prayer requests inside for him to rest on and pray for: A slightly different variation creates a pop up statue. Color St. Joseph, fold back the top and bottom of the page on the dotted lines, but instead of overlapping the flaps before taping, line them up. Tape, and you have created a tri-fold that will stand on its own. Prayer requests can still be slipped inside the pop-up St. Joseph Statue. He could sit on a shelf or desk, but also could be folded flat to add to a notebook or lapbook project. I have a ton of different printables linked below. I was aiming for a variety that might help meet the needs of different ages and classrooms. I hope that something in the collection catches your eye! Click here for the teacher guide with a summary of the devotion and a list of ideas for varying age levels- perfect to give as an overview to a group of teachers or catechists: Click here for prayer cards with a quote from Pope Francis and a prayer for the Sleeping St. Joseph: Click here for a printable of the plain Sleeping St. Joseph to be used to make the prayer pillow or stand up statue: Click here for the same printable, but with "Sleeping St. Joseph, Pray for Us" included: Click here for a Sleeping St. Joseph coloring page with a chunk of St. Joseph's story from the Gospel of Matthew: Sleeping St. Joseph, Pray for Us cursive coloring page: Click here for the Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion Booklet with discussion questions, room for prayer intentions, and Pope Francis quotes: Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion sign for your own statue and display: Click here for the Pope Francis St. Joseph quote coloring page: Have you heard of the Sleeping St. Joseph Devotion? Is it something you would like to add to your home or classroom?
The Month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus. "The silen...
Who doesn’t love stickers...especially ones that help you express and inspire your faith! Our stickers are vinyl stickers, so they are incredibly durable. They are waterproof and are also protected against sunlight and scratches. Our saint stickers are all 2 inches in diameter.
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How we celebrate Epiphany in our Catholic home: house blessing, liturgical food, and some fun!
Looking for Christmas gifts that will nourish your daughter's Catholic faith? Well look no further - I've compiled the ultimate gift guide for Catholic Girls. Read on for gift suggestions from independent, Catholic artisans. As a crunchy,
This Advent, keep your kids focused on the true meaning of the season by celebrating Saint feast days! These Advent Saint ornaments last through the whole Advent season, straight through Christmas and the Epiphany! This
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The Feast of Our Lady of Mr. Carmel is coming up on July 16. This is a super awesome feast day to celebrate with kids because you learn about St. Simon Stock, a Mary apparition,
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This staple salad is common in Egypt! It's very simple with just a few ingredients! If you're a fan of onions in your salad, add some red onion too!
Catholic Crafts and Family Traditions to celebrate October Saints (and there are alot of them!) plus the Monthly Devotion of the Rosary and Ordinary Time organization and prayer!
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day December 12th : looking for some feast day celebration ideas? need some printables, recipes, ideas, videos? WHO IS OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE? ENJOY THIS QUICK CLIP FREE PRINTABLE OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE HOLY CARDS IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WITH YOUR CHURRO BATTER LIKE WE OFTEN DO, NO WORRIES! MAKE A FUNNEL CAKE INSTEAD! Here are some photos from our feast day celebrations: what's a party without music? MORE INFO ON OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Happy feast day! Prayers for blessings & a wonderful celebration from our family to yours! Love, your sister in Christ, ~lisa J+M+J
In this book, children aged 8 to 12 can join young Kateri Tekakwitha on her path through tragedy and adventure to triumph and holiness. Beatified in 1980, and sainted in October 2012, Kateri was a happy child from a loving family who was forced to deal with adversity at a tender age: smallpox ravaged her village and to
