Month of May: Month of Mary! Saints Days and Solemnities
Join us to celebrate May Saints, the Monthly Devotion dedicated to Our Blessed Mother Mary and the continued joyful season of Easter!
Do you see something you like? Click on the pictures and/or links for easy crafts and already-formatted Catholic Craft Kits that come with permission to copy for home use, year after year!
The Power of Prayer {Book Review}
The Power of Prayer
by Kevin and Mary O’Neill
This book is part of the Building Block’s of Faith Series and is available at Sophia Institute Press
The Power of Prayer is an incredible presentation of Catholic Prayer,with brick-built scenes about the Saints, life-like scenes from the Bible, and all the classic prayers and devotions for Catholics.
Celebrating First Sacraments! It’s the Season!
Do you know anyone making their First Sacraments: First Reconciliation or First Holy Communion?
Here at Equipping Catholic Families, we have developed a series of Sacrament Craft Kits that have been very popular for Sacrament preparation, crafts and keepsakes!
April Saints Days and 50 Days of Easter!
Equipping Catholic Families for April Saints!
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.
The Monthly Devotion for April is The Eucharist!
We love the Mass! Here are a couple more resources to help us focus at Mass and prepare for the Sacrament of the Eucharist:
It’s not about me
I have often approached Holy Week as the big last chance, the final countdown, the last surge to try and reflect better, pray better, enter into the Passion more perfectly.
But this Lent, I feel like the Lord has been calling me to dig deeper and more honestly.
Last Minute Holy Week at Home
Spy Wednesday!
30 Coins Hidden
Tenebrae means “shadow” or “darkness.” The Liturgy of the Hours is chanted and with the completion of each reading, a candle is extinguished until the church is pitch black.
Spy Wednesday is traditionally the day we read how Mary anointed Jesus’ Feet with expensive oil and dried His Feet with her hair. Judas criticizes Mary’s efforts, mentioning that the price of the expensive oil would be better suited to help the poor. Judas looks for an opportunity to turn Jesus over to the chief priests and will receive 30 coins for his betrayal; approximately one tenth the expense of the anointing oil.
Holy Week Reflection for Moms
Holy Week is here and instead of trying to squeeze in elaborate crafts or activities for each day of Holy Week, I’m looking at something SIMPLER, but perhaps more meaningful.
By drawing connections between the events of each day of Holy Week with the challenges of motherhood and family life, I think I can better focus my reflection and hopefully deepen my prayer!
There is No Saint Named Kelly {Book Review}
I just discovered this book at The Pauline Bookstore, and I had to pick it up!
I love the style of illustration, and I know I’ve had the same conversation with my own daughter Kelly…
The truth is that EVERYONE up in Heaven is considered a SAINT…we only know for sure the ones by name who have been officially recognized as a Saint, but there are already SO many Saint Kellys up there!
Joseph, Keeper of the King {Book Review}
Looking for a beautiful book to help celebrate this week’s Solemnity of St Joseph?
Joseph, Keeper of the King
by Scott Hahn and Emily Stimpson Chapman, illustrated by Tricia Dugat
This beautiful children’s picture book honors Joseph, Foster-Father of Jesus, just in time for his Feast Days: March 19 and May 1st!
