The Liturgical Year is our pilgrimage through both the calendar and the church year. It allows us times of growing and resting. We celebrate. We fast. We grow.
Hospitality-our focus (Use the Guest book each time we host!)
Confession each month.
First Saturday Fatima prayers and Mass
Stations of the Cross on Fridays
Daily Mass on Thursdays and Feast Days
November: NEW LITURGICAL YEAR BEGINS.
Entrance of Mary into the temple on the 21st--Girls day out
December:
Advent begins Philips Fast
Jesse Tree
St. Nicholas Dec 6
St. Lucia Dec 13
Christmas celebration
January:
St. Basil and Mary, Mother of God feast days on the 1st
Epiphany and house blessing Jan 6- Asian meal and kings cake
February:
Presentation in the temple (of Jesus)--boys' day out, Mass with Daddy and Pop Pop visits
Lent begins, focused fasting
Seven Sorrows of Mary -special Passionist feast day. Get some sour foods to eat!
March:
Annunciation-do something pro-life on the 25th
two birthdays. Baptismal feast days--Divine Mercy and Easter Vigil
April:
Easter
Confirmation celebration
May: St. Joseph's celebration on the 1st. (Name day feasts for three.) Minestrone soup.
May crowning-make new crown for statue in back yard, decorate prayer table with indoor statue.
Rosary daily (use Rosary box)
Ascension celebration-Angel food cake!
St. Joseph's celebration for the boys with Daddy...Men's March with Bishop.
June:
Sacred Heart celebration
July:
August:
Transfiguration on the 6th
Baptismal feast days for two on the Assumption/Dormition of Theotokos-white foods
September:
Mother Teresa celebratory breakfast
Birthday celebration with Exultation of the Cross celebration-hot cross buns
Our Lady of Sorrows celebration with baptismal anniversary-lemon (sour) cake
October: Rosary focus
Baptism feast of one child
Book ideas: Fatima children