Equipping Catholic Families for December 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.

 Key Feast Days in December:

• St Francis Xavier (December 3)
• St John Damascene (December 4)
• St Nicholas* (December 6)
• St Ambrose (December 7)
• Immaculate Conception (December 8)
• St Juan Diego (December 9)
• Our Lady of Loretto (December 10)
• Our Lady, Queen of Angels (December 11)
• St Damasus I (December 11)
• Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)
• St Lucy (December 13)
• St John of the Cross (December 14)
• O Antiphons (December 17-23)
• Bambinelli Sunday (December 17)
• Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec 18)
• St Abraham, St Isaac, St Jacob (December 20)
• St Thomas, St Peter Canisius (December 21)
• St John of Kanty (December 23)
• The Birth of Jesus (December 25)
• St Stephen (December 26)
• St John Apostle (December 27)
• Holy Innocents (December 28)
• St Thomas Becket (December 29)
• Feast of the Holy Family (December 31)

*Check out the St Nick Bundle at the Arma Dei Shoppe available only until November 25th!

Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Advent!

• Advent Resources in the Catholic Mom Bundle (see more details below!)
• Anticipating Advent: Prep for Advent: Summary of Crafts and Activities
• Keep Christ in Christmas: read Him, look for Him, pray to Him, visit him, share Him, give for Him; live for Him Keep Christ in Christmas

The Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar is a great way to countdown the days until Christmas. You’ll find lots of chocolate covered ones in the stores now, but you can make your own and fill it with dollarstore Nativity figures, holy medals, Saint pegs, Super Saints, printable Advent Quest challenges and of course your favorite treats or chocolates. There are so many ways to make an Advent Calendar (including this one we made years ago) and we found 35 [Awesome} DIY Advent Calendars here.