Liturgical Living at a Glance: November 2018

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope having them all in one place is helpful to you, too!

And I pinned all of the following resources on a November Liturgical Living pinterest board for your convenience!

As always, remember not to get overwhelmed. You don’t have to observe every saints day! (We certainly don’t at our house.) The liturgical year is a gift. It shouldn’t feel like a burden!

I thought we could start a day early to include all three days of Hallowtide (Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls).

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October 31: All Hallow’s Eve

Food for Thought:

• Hallowmas with Harry: What Harry Potter Taught Me About Death and the Communion of Saints: Carrots for Michaelmas

Faith and Little Ones:

• Finding Truth in Halloween: Look to Him and Be Radiant
• All Saints’ Halloween Party: A Knotted Life

And I love Kendra’s idea to easily transform Halloween costumes into All Saints’ costumes:

Awesome All Saints Costumes, And More Halloween/All Saints’ Costumes, Hallowtide, It’s How We Roll

November 1st: All Saints Day

Faith and Little Ones:

• All Saints Scavenger Hunt: Better Than Eden
• Celebrating All the Saints: In the Heart of My Home
• Is Your Favorite Saint a Gryffindor? Carrots for Michaelmas

Food for Thought:

• Octave of All Saints: A Monastery, a Home

Book Suggestions:

• Books About Saints in Our Mass Bag: Carrots for Michaelmas

November 2nd: All Souls Day

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Soul Cakes: Carrots for Michaelmas

Food for Thought:

• Praying for All Souls in Love: Cari Donaldson for Catholic Exchange
• At the End Charlotte Dies: Catholic All Year
• Four Ways You Can Help the Souls in Purgatory: Living with Lady Philosophy

November 3rd: St. Martin de Porres:

Faith and Little Ones:

• Celebrating the Feast of St. Martin de Porres: Two Os Plus More
• St. Martin de Porres Glory Story CD: Holy Heroes

Book suggestions:

St. Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary Schmidt

November 4th: St. Charles Borromeo

Faith and Little Ones:

Coloring Page:

• St. Charles Borromeo: Catholic Playground

November 5th: St. Elizabeth

Faith and Little Ones:

• Read the story of the Visitation aloud from the Bible.

Celebrating Around the Table:

• St. Elizabeth Scones: In Endless Song

November 11th: St. Martin of Tours (Martinmas)

Book Suggestion:

Snow on Martinmas by Heather Sleightholm

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Make Stuffed Butternut Squash (served in halves like St. Martin’s cloak) recipe in Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year)

Faith and Little Ones:

• 7 Quick Ways to Celebrate Martinmas: Two Os Plus More
• Go through your winter clothes and find items to donate (as St. Martin shared his cloak with the beggar).

November 13th: St. Frances Cabrini

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Make Bolognese with Orecchietti: My Catholic Kitchen

Food for Thought:

• Paper Boats Filled with Violets: A Story of Mother Cabrini (Cari Donaldson for Catholic Exchange)

November 16th: St. Margaret of Scotland

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Learn the Grace After Meals prayer. Today with the Saints shared that St. Margaret encouraged this praying of this prayer. You can find a beautiful free printable of the Grace After Meals at Catholic All Year.

November 17th: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Hungarian Cinnamon Bread: Catholic Cuisine

Book Suggestion:

Roses in the Snow: A Tale of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary by Dessi Jackson

November 18th: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Books:

Peter, Apostle of Jesus by Boris Grebille

November 21st: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Book Suggestion:

Mary the Mother of Jesus by Tomie dePaola

November 22nd: St. Cecilia

Faith and Little Ones:

• St. Cecelia Glory Story audio CD: Holy Heroes

November 23rd: St. Clement

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Chocolate Sea Salt Clementines: Catholic Cuisine

November 24th: St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Make Vietnamese Summer Rolls (recipe in our newest liturgical year ebook: More Feasts!)

November 25th: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Food for Thought:

• Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: Catholic Culture

November 30th: St. Andrew

Celebrating Around the Table:

• Make a fish dinner to honor this fisherman disciple. (Our recipe for Tahini Tilapia is in Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year)

Do you have any special traditions for holy days in November? I’d love to hear about them in the comments!

psst!! Advent starts December 2nd. Don’t forget that this year’s beautiful Blessed Is She Advent devotional (written by one of my favorite writers, Shannon Evans!) is here! You can head on over and order before they sell out (they always do) with my affiliate link.

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