Family Feast Day Fun: Ordinary Time

Feast day and liturgical season traditions help our kiddos understand the Faith in their everyday space in their everyday life. The symbols and colors of the Church during each liturgical season can be brought home in many ways. Foods, activities, crafts, the options are vast.

*What season are we in? Ordinary Time    *What color for the home altar? Green

Check back in March for Lenten ideas!

Upcoming feast days:

Feb. 1- St. Brigid: She was known as the Bride of Ireland. She has a special cross that can easily be turned into a kid craft using straw or pipe cleaners. Fun foods with traditional meanings on this day include oat soda bread, and making a St. Brigid’s cross!

Feb. 14- St. Valentine: Use commercialism to our advantage for this one…this is a true Catholic feast day celebrating a Catholic Saint! St. Valentine was a priest who would help soldiers get married when they were wrongly forbidden from doing so. He is the patron of happy marriages! I like to include “St.” on any valentines we give out to help spread the word. “Love is patient, love is kind. Happy feast of Saint Valentine!” For extra fun, have the kids play restaurant and serve Mom & Dad for dinner!

Feb. 22- Chair of St. Peter: This is a feast day to celebrate and honor the gift of the Papacy. St. Peter was our first Pope, and his authority was vital, as is our current Pope’s. This is a great day to talk about who the Holy Father is, and especially to pray for him. If the older kids like, they can write a letter to him asking any questions they have and that they are praying for him too. You could also use any candy/crackers/etc. you have in the house to make edible sculptures of chairs!

We are the Domestic Church!

Written by Lindsay Aldridge