Weekly Liturgical Activities

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I thought last week was jam-packed with great saint days, but I have to say this coming week outdoes it. There are some awesome saint's feast days this week -- with great stories for our children to learn by. Even if all you have time for is reading a quick biography, please do that. We never know how much the lives of our great saints will influence our impressionable children. They hear so many conflicting messages today, the message of service to God, which was lived by our great saints, is the most important one they can hear on any day.

O know our Charlotte has some beautiful coloring pages coming up, so I will revise my post when they become available.


Sunday -- November 16

● This Sunday's Gospel is Matthew 25: 14-30 about the five talents.

● You can find lessons and printables here,or download a lesson here.


St. Margaret of Scotland -- November 16
Patron of Death of children, large families, learning, queens, Scotland, widows.

● Biography for children here.

● Prayer and reading found here.

● A beautiful coloring page can be found here.

● Make some Scottish soup (I've not actually tried this recipe), or maybe some simple Oatmeal scones (tried and true recipe).

● Catholic culture suggests the following great ideas:

Give special attention to the virtue of charity today by performing some service for the poor, i.e., send alms, buy baby things for a local crisis pregnancy center, take a food donation to a food pantry.

Offer your support (even if it is just a little morale) to a mother with young children who is trying to raise her children to love God.

If you are a mother with young children, pray to St. Margaret to help you imitate her zeal in training her children.


St. Elizabeth of Hungary -- November 17
Patron of bakers, beggars, brides, charitable societies, countesses, death of children, exiles, falsely accused people, homeless people, hospitals, in-law problems, lacemakers, nursing homes, people ridiculed for their piety, Sisters of Mercy, tertiaries, toothache, widows

● Biography for children found here.

● Prayers and reading found here.

● Find a coloring page here.

● Bake a crown cake (there are some pretty elaborate designs on the internet but I would bake a bundt cake and decorate the top with gumdrops for a simple design; here is a great Hungarian cake recipe to start with) or bake some rose-studded cupcakes, like these (and if you're not a cake decorator, there is no shame in buying candy roses or making some with fruit rolls).

From Catholic Culture: "Symbols: Three crowns (virgin, wife, widow); triple crown; roses; basket of bread and flask of wine; roses in a robe; infant in a cradle; model of a hospital or of Warburg castle; distaff. Often Portrayed As: Queen distributing alms; Woman wearing a crown and tending to beggars; Woman wearing a crown, carrying a load of roses in her apron or mantle."

● Or bake some bread with the children. This is an easy recipe, as is this one.


St. Rose Philippine Duchesne -- November 18

● Biography for children here.

● View pictures of her shrine in Missouri.


Presentation of the Blessed Virgin -- November 21

● History, prayer and readings, here.

● Sing some hymns to Mary today (scroll down).

● Pray the rosary today.

● Decorate your Mary altar with a simple bouquet.


St. Cecilia -- November 22
Patron of music.

● Biography for children here.

● Prayers and readings found here.

● Sing some church hymns.





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