April Saints and Devotion of The Eucharist!

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:

Key SAINTS Days in April:

Obviously, EASTER is the MAIN EVENT this month, but we do have a number of awesome Saints Days in April.

St Francis of Paola (April 2)
St Isidore (April 4)
St Vincent Ferrer (April 5)
St John Baptist de la Salle (April 7)
St Gemma Galgani (April 11)

St Bernadette (April 16)
St Anselm (April 21)

St George (April 23) Castle and Catapult Craft

St Fidelis (April 24)

St Mark (April 25)
Our Lady of Good Counsel (April 26)
St Zita (April 27)

The 50 Days of Easter

Prompt Me to Pray through Easter

Prompt Me to Pray through EASTER journeys through the 50 days of Easter, including Divine Mercy Sunday, the Ascension of Jesus, and ending on the Solemnity of Pentecost. It’s a 44-page booklet with scripture, illustrations, and prayer prompts offering dispositions or practices for deeper prayer. Reflections include: Grateful Unshakeable Joy, Abiding in His Presence, Courageous Vulnerability, Trust in the Divine Mercy of Jesus, Humble Surrender, Bold Confidence in God’s Love and Enkindled with Extravagant Grace.

Print Me to Pray through Easter

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Prompt Me to Pray through Easter

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Divine Mercy Sunday is April 11th!

Check out the Divine Mercy Craft Kit. There are 18 templates in this kit…from prayer wheels to booklets to prayer petal flowers to coloring pages, this craft kit is designed to help kids of all ages participate in this devotion and draw closer to Jesus, appreciating His huge Sacrifice for us and His Divine Mercy. It even includes templates to track the whole 9-day Novena!

Divine Mercy Abacus with Novena Prayer Carousel Craft Kit,

Divine Mercy Craft Kit (18 templates!)

Divine Mercy Coloring

St Gianna, St Peter Chanel, St Louis Grignion (April 28)
St Catherine of Siena (April 29)
St Pius V (April 30)

Stations, the Rosary AND the Divine Mercy!

The Hands-On Lenten Pack of Prayers Craft Kit includes coloring pages for the Stations of the Cross, the Rosary and the Divine Mercy along with specific prayer counter tools for each of the classic devotions including:

Stations of the Cross Spinwheel
Rosary Prayer Counter
Divine Mercy Prayer Counter.

Once laminated, the craft templates accommodate both lace-up and dry erase (coloring) prayer counting.

The kit also includes 17 illustrated prayer cards including classic prayers as well as Lenten prayers for the Days of the Week.

It’s April! It’s STILL EASTER!

Rosary Refresher

The Easy as Abacus Rosary is an awesome Catholic craft and tool to keep kids involved, saying the Rosary as a family! All our original artwork is included in the PDF!

The Mysteries of the Rosary Craft Kit is packed with innovative, kid-magnet illustrations and crafts to help kids say the Rosary! It includes lace-up booklets and our innovative revolving rosary…all packed with our original Kelly Saints artwork!

The Works of Mercy Craft Kit… featuring the Kelly Saints! More than 10 recommended crafts to make from FIVE different templates contained in the kit! You’ll love to see the Kelly Saints…tackling the Works of Mercy!

Make the Works of Mercy Carousel or Accordion tabletop display or craft unique Votive candles. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is in there too!

NEW Catholic Calendar and PLANNER Stamps!

Super Saints and Prayer Impressions Journal Stamps make excellent Catholic gifts for your Easter Baskets …for kids and Moms!

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