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Family Activities

PATRON SAINTS FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

April - St. Faustina                   Venerable John Paul II

May - St. Damien of Molokai

June - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

July - Blessed Kateri Tekawitha

August - St. Francis                 St. Clare

September - St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

October - St. Therese of Lisieux and Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin

November - St. Martin de Porres

December - St. Juan Diego    Blessed Miguel Pro

January, 2011 - St. John Neumann       St. Katherine Drexel

February, 2011 - St. Isidore the Farmer & Maria de la Cabeza

March, 2011 - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta     (video list)

April, 2011 - St. Gianna Beretta Molla

May, 2011 - Blesseds Jacinta & Francisco Marto

June, 2011 - St. Juliana of Liege  (coming soon)

 

UNDERSTAND THE MASS:

Eucharist: Catholic Spirituality for Adults, Fr. Robert Barron,Orbis Books

  (Also available as audiobook)

The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know but No One Taught You, Michael Dubruiel, Our Sunday Visitor.

Living the Mass: How One Hour a Week Can Change Your Life, Fr. Dominic Grassi and Joe Paprocki, Loyola Press

Manage the Mess of Family Stress: Gospel Solutions for Everyday Life, Richard C. Brown, PhD (on using the Mass as the family's source of spiritual strength)

WEBSITES, OTHER RESOURCES

This Week's Liturgy - a resource for family discussion and reflection on the Sunday readings (free)

Faith First - Parent, Family page. parent, parent-and-child resources. Tour of a Church page will enrich understanding of the Mass.  (free)

Family Pages - seasonal resources for the Church Year - free, with log-in

At Home with our Faith - blog, weekly "Wisdom for Busy Parents" e-letter, and print newsletter (subscription) - for nurturing family spirituality

Take Out: Family Faith on the Go - a monthy magazine to help families grow in faith throughout the Church Year (subscription)

Practice Makes Catholic: Moving From a Learned Faith to a Lived Faith, Joe Paprocki, Loyola Press

 

 

Scroll down for:

  • Activity ideas for each month's Patron Saint
  • Resources to understand the Mass better so you can help your children do that
  • Other great links for families to connect and grow in devotion to Eucharist and appreciation of  the Mass

 

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