Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Other Ideas
- Prayer: Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Catholic Culture
- Awesome Pinterest board: Jennifer Andrews
- Teaching the Devotion to Children: Catholic Inspired (craft and activity)
- Crafts
- Perler bead pattern: Catholic Inspired
- Immaculate Heart Sun Catcher: Roses for Mommy
- Food: Shape cookies, cakes, rice crispy treats, pancakes, sandwiches... almost anything into a heart! (for examples: Catholic Cuisine)
August 6th: Transfiguration
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| Jesus was transfigured on a mountain top. Take a hike up a mountain today! |
Other Ideas
- Prayer: Pray the 4th Luminous Mystery, The Transfiguration
- Craft: Catholic Inspired
- Coloring Pages
- Sermons for Kids
- St. John the Baptist Religious Education (scroll down to find it)
- Food
- Barbecue Pilaf: Catholic Culture
- Make a treat with raisins (In Rome raisins are blessed on this Feast Day.)
August 11th: St. Clare
Other Ideas
Feast of St. Clare (2011)
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| St. Clare Chicken Pot Pie. I formed the crust to look like a monstrance. |
The Feast of St. Clare (2013)
St. Clare Movie Night (2014)
Other Ideas
- Prayer: St. Clare's Litany of the Sacred Wounds: Catholic Culture
- Activity:
- St. Clare is the patron saint of media, have a movie night!
- Food
- St. Clare Chicken Pot Pie (see picture above)
- Chocolate Eclairs
- Audio
- St. Clare: Glory Stories
- St. Clare podcast: Paper Dali
- Crafts
- St. Clare rag doll: Catholic Mom
- St. Clare embroidery doll: Joy Filled Family
- Monstrance crafts
- Catholic Icing (loads of options!)
- Catholic Inspired
- Movies
- St. Clare of Assisi: My Catholic Family
- Clare and Francis
- Youtube: Discovering our Saints
- Books
August 14th: St. Maximilian Kolbe
Other Ideas
- Food: St. Max's Candy: Waltzing Matilda
- Movies
- St. Maximilian Kolbe: My Catholic Family
- Life for Life
- Craft: Two Crowns: Look to Him and be Radiant
- Books
- St. Maximilian Kolbe: Mary's Knight (chapter)
- Coloring Pages
- Catholic Playground
- Waltzing Matilda
- Two Crowns: Avec Marie
August 15th: Assumption
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (2011)
Solemnity of the Assumption (2013)
Other Ideas
- Prayer
- Pray the 4th Glorious Mystery, The Assumption
- Blessing of Fruit and Herbs on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Catholic Culture
- Food
- Cook with rosemary (Rose + Mary... maybe you already got that.)
- Assumption Punch (pictured and linked above)
- Blue and white foods, like blueberry muffins (pictured above)
- Coloring Pages
- Et Maintenant Une Histoire
- St. John the Baptist Religious Education (scroll down to find it)
- Crafts
- Floating lantern: Catholic Playground
- Paper craft pictured above: Paper Dali
- Soap cloud: Our Best Bites
- Activities:
- Palio di Siena (Alright, it's probably not possible to ever attend this, but I love that it is in honor of the Assumption!)
- For more fun traditions from around the world check out this Catholic Culture post.
August 22th: Queenship of Mary
Other Ideas
- Prayer: Pray the 5th Glorious Mystery, the Coronation
- Books
- Take it to the Queen
- Queen Mother (For you... and your highschoolers)
- Crafts
- Queenship of Mary Sun Catcher: Catholic Icing
- Make a crown craft: Pinterest
- Youtube
- Coloring Pages
August 23th: St. Rose of Lima
Other Ideas
- Book: St. Rose of Lima (chapter)
- Food: St. Rose of Lima Cookies: Catholic Cuisine
- Movie: St. Rose of Lima: My Catholic Family
- Youtube: Catholic News Agency
- Audio Story: St. Rose of Lima: Glory Story
- Craft: Make a rose crown craft: Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Coloring Page: Catholic Playground
August 27th: St. Monica
Other Ideas
- Prayer: Prayer to St. Monica: Catholic Culture
- Food: St. Monica and St. Augustine Cake: Catholic Cuisine
- Movie: St. Monica: My Catholic Family
- Coloring Pages
August 28th: St. Augustine
Other Ideas
- Prayer: Litany of St. Augustine: Catholic Culture
- Food: St. Monica and St. Augustine Cake: Catholic Cuisine
- Books
- Augustine and his Search for Faith (chapter)
- The Confessions (online - for you)
- Movie: Restless Heart
- Coloring Pages