Family Feast Day Fun: July Edition

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? Ordinary Time

*Home altar color? Green

Upcoming Feast Days:

July 11- St. Benedict: St. Benedict was the founder of Benedictine monasteries, and the namesake of our dear Pope Benedict XVI. St. Benedict was famous for instructing his monks to memorize the entire Psalter (book of Psalms), which they recited while they worked. The St. Benedict medal is likely familiar to you, and there is a fun foil craft the kids can make of that. Memorizing one of the Psalms would do well for a morning activity as well. Ora Et Labora was his motto, “pray and work”!

July 22- St. Mary Magdalene: Known as the Apostle to the Apostles, St. Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus’ most ardent followers who, along with Mother Mary and St. John, were the only witnesses to Christ’s entire Passion, and the very first person blessed to witness His resurrection. When she discovered Him, she had been bringing spices to His tomb, and because of that Spice Cake would be a delicious treat to celebrate her day and devotion. She also may have been the original inspiration for dying Easter eggs!

July 26- Sts. Anne and Joachim: The parents of Mother Mary! Their steadfast faith granted them the gift of a child in old age and in raising the Blessed Mother. As they were Jesus’ own grandparents, we Catholics can consider this day “Grandparents’ Day” and treat our grandparents to dinner, love, and attention from their grandlittles. Check out this printable!

We are the Domestic Church!

Feel free to email me for any specifics, recipes, coloring pages, etc….Lindsay @ aldridge0222@gmail.com.