Ideas for July Feast Days and Celebrations

Here are some of our favorite traditions for the month of July. This is by no means an exhaustive list, rather it's my way of creating a resource that I plan to revisit each year for myself! I hope you can find it beneficial as well!

Month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

Other Ideas:

• Prayers: 
• Chaplet of the Most Precious Blood: Catholic Culture
• Pray the Sorrowful Mysteries
• Book: Eucharistic Miracles of the World
• Craft: Under Her Starry Mantle

July 1st: Bl. Junipero Serra

Other Ideas:

• Books: 
• Song of the Swallows
• The Mission Bell
• Craft: Make a California mission (Every Californian whose completed 4th grade knows how to do this one!)
• Food: Black Mission Figs (Named after the priests who planted them at missions.)

July 4th: Independence Day

Craft: Declaration of Independence: DLTK-kids

Other Ideas:

• Prayer: A Prayer for our Nation
• Books: 
• The 4th of July Story
• The First Independence Day Celebration
• Movie: Liberty's Kids: The First 4th of July
• Food: 932 pinned ideas on this Pinterest board by Kelly Worthington-Hardy (try not to get lost)

• Decorations:

• Make a God Bless America banner
• And only 246 pinned ideas on this Pinterest board by Larissa Pitman

July 11th: St. Benedict

Other Ideas:

• Prayer: Blessing for St. Benedict Medals: Catholic Culture
• Books: 
• The Holy Twins
• St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills (chapter book)
• Movie: St. Benedict: My Catholic Family
• Food: 
• Benedictine Medal Pizza: Family at the Foot of the Cross
• Make Eggs Benedict :)
• Craft: St. Benedict Holy Medal: Equipping Catholic Families
• Coloring Page: Catholic Playground

July 14th: St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Other Ideas:

• Prayer: Litany to Kateri Tekakwitha: Catholic Culture
• Books: 
• Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks
• Kateri Tekakwitha: Model of Bravery
• Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha: The Lily of the Mohawks
• Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maiden (chapter book)
• Audio Story: St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Holy Heroes
• Craft: Make a cross out of two sticks, just like Kateri did!: Catholic Inspired
• Coloring Page: Catholic Playground
• Food: 
• Edible Indian Corn: Shower of Roses
• Indian Corn Cookies: Catholic Cuisine

July 26th: Joachim and Anne

Red and Green Dessert Pizza

(Red and green are St. Anne's colors.)

Other Ideas:

• Prayer: Prayer to St. Anne: Catholic Culture 
• Coloring Pages: 
• Waltzing Matilda
• Catholic Icing
• For fun: It is traditional for girls who have the name sake of Anne to wear red and green ribbons on their feast day.
• Food: Have a watermelon treat (because they are red and green): Pinterest board by Denise Morrison

Be saints, it's worth it!
Lisa