We just took down our tree…on the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord: the last day of the Christmas Season. Sometimes we feel a little down when the official Christmas season is over. It’s hard to jump enthusiastically into Ordinary Time, because it sounds so, well, ordinary!
Feast Day Fun: January!
December 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for January 2020 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.
- Feast of the Holy Family (December 29)
- 12 Days of Christmas: Reading, Crafts, Cookies and Ornaments!
Key Feast Days in January:
- Solemnity of Mary (January 1) Mary Crafts, In the Arms of Mary
- World Day of Peace (January 1)
- St. Basil the Great (January 2)
- St. Gregory Nazianzen (January 2)
- Most Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
- St. Genevieve (January 3)
- St. Elizabeth Seton (January 4)
- St. John Neumann (January 5)
- St. Andre Bessette (January 6)
- Epiphany of the Lord (January 5) Felt Kings Tutorial
- St. Raymond of Penysfort (January 7)
- Baptism of the Lord (January 12)
- St. Hilary (January 13)
- St. Anthony of Egypt (January 17)
- St. Sebastian (January 20)
- St. Agnes (January 21)
- Day of Prayer for the Unborn (January 22)
- St. Francis de Sales (January 24)
- Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
- St. Timothy and St. Titus (January 26)
- St. Angela Merici (January 27)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28)
- St. John Bosco (January 31)
He’s still a little BABY! Sock Baby Jesus can still hang around in his crib as we bask in the Baptism of the Lord (January 12) and await the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd.
Equipping Catholic Families for the 12 Days of Christmas
December 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
So despite the stores already clearing up their Christmas displays and neighbors kicking their Christmas Tree to the curb, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas beginning with Christmas Day and continuing until January 5th/the Feast of Epiphany. It can be hard to keep the Christmas spirit alive, if you’ve seen all the Christmas movies throughout Advent, leading up to the big day!
Easy Graham Cracker Nativity
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Kids home from school and looking for an easy Christmas Craft focused on Jesus’ Birth? Here’s an easy way to make an edible Nativity with graham crackers and icing. I actually purchased a couple different types of cookies, just in case, but you really only need graham crackers.
Feast Day Fun: 2019 December
November 26, 2019 by 2 Comments
Equipping Catholic Families for December Saints!
- Both the month of December and the season of Advent begin this Sunday!
- Here is 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 15)
- 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 29)
Check out the St Nick Bundle at the Arma Dei Shoppe for great stocking stuffers!
Get FIVE decks for just $52 including shipping within US and Canada, when you use this code: StNickBundle2019 for a limited time!
November Saints Days
November 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for November 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.
Hey, are you ready for the NEW Liturgical Calendar starting December 1st?
We’ve got the NEW 2019-2020 Wall Calendar for Every Day Catholics and it includes November and December of 2019 plus all of 2020, illustrated with our unique Super Saints for Feast Days and Monthly Devotions plus a couple bonus templates for Catholic lists and logs!
Equipping Catholic Families with Saints Crafts!
October 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Looking for some last minute Saints Crafts for All Saints Day coming up this week?
Saints Craft Kits
We have over 27 Saints-related Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe!
- Saint Scripts Craft Kits
- Kelly Saints Stamps
- Communion of Saints Calendar
- Catholic Conversation Pieces
- 461 Saint Stickies
- Sacraments with the Saints: Reconciliation Reader
- Sacraments with the Saints: Holy Communion Reader
- Works of Mercy with the Saints
- Prayer-Loom Prayer Book with the Saints
- Love Like A Saint (Saint Quote Cards)
- Journal Prayers and Novenas
- Kelly Saints Blessing Cards
Saints Crafts:
- Painted Saints and Wooden Box Church
- Saints Stamps Crafts and Prayer Impressions Journal Stamps Shoppe
- Egg Carton Saints
- Saints Scripts Rolodex
- Saints Timeline
- Saints Activities with Saints Craft Kits and Cards
- Saint Scripts 1,2,3 Bundle
- Wooden Painted Saints
- TY Doll Saint Makeovers
- I Spy…the Saints
- Felt Saints Tutorial
- Guess Who?!…the Saints FREE printable!
- CrackerBox Cathedral Clipart for the Wooden Painted Saints!
And check out our NEW Saints-packed Wall Calendar!
We’ve got 2 types of Wall Calendars and a Website and Blog Planner, all packed with illustrated Feast Days and Monthly Devotions in the Arma Dei Shoppe
Feast Day Fun in a Snappy Glance!
October 9, 2019 by 1 Comment
This year’s 16-month calendar is even more packed than ever before with our original Catholic Super Saints artwork illustrating various Feast Days and Monthly Devotions. We’ve included at least one treasured classic prayer on each month’s spread to prompt your prayer and love for these beautiful Catholic devotions! Our unique wall calendar format, allows you to use the laminated* backing year after year and just switch out the monthly pages, attached with 2 brass fasteners.
October Feast Day Fun!
September 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions for October Saints, the Monthly Devotion of the Rosary and organized and prayerful Ordinary Time!
I think October is my favorite month for Saints with my favorites St. Therese and St. John Paul II. See the time we stood up the Pope
September Feast Days {Equipping Catholic Families}
August 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for September Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Seven Sorrows of Mary…along with various Catholic Crafts and Saint Calendar kits to ease our way Back to School!
