5 Ways to Celebrate St. Lucia Day~ December 13th

St. Lucia Day, December 13th is a day that renders close to my heart~ for it is my daughter's name. St. Lucia, a martyr born in Sicily, brought food to Christians who practiced their faith in dark tunnels to avoid persecution. In order to see in the dark tunnels, she wore a wreath of candles on her head. On her feast day, we celebrate by dressing in white (with a red sash around the waist), wearing a wreath on our head, and making a feast of bread. 

Here are 5 ways to commemorate her feast day and make the day unforgettable for your children.

1. Make a Saint Lucia Crown to wear on her feast day. Here is a super easy tutorial on my website on how to make a authentic looking St. Lucia crown.


2. Role play with St. Lucia Paper Dolls. Available from Paper Dali. Show your children how Lucia brought food to Christians so that they may better understand the act of charity. 

3. Dress as Saint Lucia and make braided bread. There is a wonderful braided bread recipe from Catholic Cuisine. 

4. Pray the Saint Lucia Prayer together. Prayer from Family-Prayer.org. Say this beautiful prayer before eating your braided bread that morning. 

5. Read about the life of Saint Lucy. 
There is an array of books available on this martyr's holy life. Click on the book for more information. 





Our family partook in these activities last year, and it was an unforgettable day! May God Bless

~Jenny

5 Ways to Commemorate the Feast of St. Therese of the Little Flower

1. St. Therese Little Flower doll and book set available through the website Catholic Child. Book is 32 pages long and is appropriate for ages 3-8.

2. St. Therese Coloring Page/Paper Doll available through the website Paper Dali. This is so neat because you can also download the paper doll's accessories through the website. Accessories include a crucifix and a bouquet of roses.

http://paperdali.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Therese%20of%20Lisieux

3. My Catholic Family: St. Therese of Lisieux DVD available through the website Catholic Child. 30 minutes. Ages 3-9

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4. Pin the Habit on St. Therese Game available through the website Under Her Starry Mantle. 

                         http://starrymantle.blogspot.com/2009/10/pin-game-for-all-saints-party.html

5. St. Therese DVD available from www.amazon.com. Click on picture below. This is a well made movie, but more for adults. 

                           

                                           

Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels

To commemorate the feast day of the Holy Guardian angels, I recommend checking out one of my favorite websites for catholic coloring pages, printables, and paper dolls. Paper Dali has a beautiful St. Michael coloring page to help your children remember this special day. :)

http://paperdali.blogspot.com/2010/08/saint-michael-archangel-el-arcangel-san.html

Saint Michael Prayer

Saint Michael the Archangel

   defend us in battle.

  Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the     

                                                 devil

   May God rebuke him, we humbly pray

 and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host
 by the divine power of God

                cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits, 

      who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls
   Amen

Feast Day of St. Wenceslaus

Today we recognize the saintly life of Good King Wenceslas. He was a duke, martyr, and patron of Bohemia. He died on September 28th, 935. He gained the thrown at age eighteen and was known to be a "virtuous" and "righteous" king...his demeanor was thought to be pious and carried a princely vigor. He gave generously to the poor and practiced his faith strictly as a "Good King" should.

To commemorate his feast day, we read the book "Good King Wenceslas," by John M. Neale

St. Wenceslas Pray for Us