This post is a reminder to download your Liturgical Board Printables! This is an updated post of a similar post from January of last year. “ He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them” (Luke 2:51). Reflect on the holy life which Joseph led in the company of Jesus…
Featured image: All Souls Day, Joža Uprka (1861–1940), 1897 Grey is November… starts a poem by Elsa Beskow. And I often find that it is so, even if she wrote from Sweden. The liturgical year is, once again, so fitting in its dedication of the month of November. If the weather is grey, thinking about…
Today, June 13th is Jérôme Lejeune’s birthday. I have known of him and heard his name my entire life. But I had never known what an amazing man he was. It was one of those household names growing up that I heard regularly, was familiar with but I had no idea who he actually was….
Pentecost and the birthday of the Church is next week, on June 8th! It is always a great celebration here and a perfect opportunity to review the historical foundation of our Church. Back in late March, as I was working on the Liturgical Year post for April, I mentioned that I would like to create…
The roses are in full bloom, the heat is here, it is June. June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, allowing us to nestle in his Love and Mercy. It is a busy month and liturgically rich in feasts and solemnities. To me, the feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist…
May is such a lovely month! Flowers are everywhere, you can hear bird songs so early in the morning, the grass is green. It is just a lovely month. And to make it even better the Church has dedicated it to our mother, Mary. Several Marian Feasts are in May and many great saints are…
One thing I really love about the Liturgical Year is its rhythm. We know what to expect, what comes next and we can become fully immersed in it. With Lent starting so late this year, it is one of the latest dates for Ash Wednesday, the very latest possible being March 10th, it has been…
I LOVE saints picture books! They are the best kind of picture books! Unfortunately there are not many of them for single saints. But thankfully there are quite a few with a compilation of many saints. I do not use them very much in A Daily Picture Book Liturgical Monthly Booklists, because I am trying…
