Weekly Liturgical Activities

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I didn't find very many activities this week for the saint feast days -- October certainly is a busy month for feast days, isn't it? If I find anything else, I'll update.

This Sunday's Gospel (October 12, 2008) is the parable of the wedding banquet for the king's son and the Kingdom of Heaven.

●For a page of activities and coloring pages, go here.

● To download an activity book, go here.

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October 15 -- St. Teresa of Avila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus
Patron: sickness; against headaches; against heart disease; lacemakers; loss of parents; opposition of Church authorities; those in need of grace; religious; those ridiculed for their piety; Spain

● For a biography, go here or here.

● For a coloring page, go here.

● Prepare some Spanish bread, or maybe some Flan (it's easier than it looks).

I was not able to find much for children on St. Teresa of Avila, but as a doctor of the Church, she is an important figure to know.

October 16 - St. Margaret Mary of Alacoque
Patron: against polio; devotees of the Sacred Heart; loss of parents; polio patients

● Biography for children here.

● For a coloring page, go here, but because they mixed up their links, click on the Our Lady of Fatima image to download St. Margaret Mary and the Sacred Heart.

● Bake a heart-shaped cake.

● Learn about the Twelve Promise of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

October 17 -- St. Ignatius of Antioch

● For a biography for children, go here (warning: the life St. Ignatius of Antioch ended violently).

● For older children, you can drag this image to your desktop and print it for coloring.












Now I'm off to have an ultrasound to see if I have another blood clot -- say a prayer for me, will you?




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