Liturgical Living At a Glance: February

 February can be such a bleak month weather-wise (it might SNOW today in FLORIDA! We’re anxiously watching the skies!) so, we thought it would be fun to put the ebook version of Feast! on super sale to spice things up!

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 remember, just start with one or two special days a month! Keep it simple!)

I made a simple printable February 2014 liturgical calendar you can download for FREE.  I wanted to make it a special thank you for anyone who signed up for the new Carrots bi-monthly email newsletter of extra liturgical year ideas, great links I love and want to share, and Carrots family updates BUT I’m bad at technology, so I couldn’t figure out how to make it work. So it’s accessible to everybody! If you want to humor me and sign up anyway just because you’re wonderful, you can sign up on the right hand sidebar.

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

And since February can be such a bleak month weather-wise (it might SNOW today in FLORIDA! So we’re anxiously watching the skies!) we thought it would be fun to put the ebook version of Feast! on super sale to spice things up!

OK, without further ado: Links for Liturgical Living in February

February 1st: St. Brigid of Ireland

St. Brigid is Baby Gwen’s patron saint this year according to Jen’s awesome saint generator which seems apropos since she’s patron saint of babies!

Books:
 We will read Brigid’s Cloak by Bryce Milligan with the kids (beautiful story with gorgeous illustrations.)

 

 

Ideas for celebrating:

• A Simple Meal for St. Brigid’s Day: Carrots for Michaelmas
• Grain-Free Irish Soda Bread: Elana’s Pantry
• The Feast of St. Brigid: Two Os Plus More
• Feast of St. Brigid: Surviving Our Blessings
• How to Make a St. Brigid’s Cross: Fish Eaters
• St. Brigid’s Feast Day, Literature, Crafts, and a Recipe: Campfires and  Cleats

Coloring Page: St. Brigid by Waltzing Matilda

February 2nd: The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)

• Liturgical Living: Candlemas: Carrots for Michaelmas
• Candlemas Candle Craft: JOY{filled}family
• Candlemas and St. Blaise: Two Os Plus More

February 3rd: St. Blaise

• St. Blaise Cookies: Shower of Roses

Coloring Page: St. Blaise by Waltzing Matilda

February 5th: St. Agatha

• St. Agatha: Catholic Culture
• St. Agatha Rolls: Catholic Cuisine

February 6th: St. Paul Miki and Companions

• Make Simple Sushi and Matcha (Daniel and I are planning to do a recipe post for this soon!)

February 8th: St. Josephine Bahkita

• African Inspired Meal for St. Josephine Bahkita: Catholic Cuisine

Coloring Page: St. Josephine Bahkita by Waltzing Matilda

February 10th: St. Scholastica

• St. Scholastica, virgin: Catholic Culture

Books:

The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica by Kathleen Norris and Tomie DePaola

 

 

February 11th: Our Lady of Lourdes

• A (Blue) French Meal for Our Lady of Lourdes: Catholic Cuisine

February 14th: St. Valentine

• St. Valentine: The Martyr Not the Roses: Two Os Plus More

Books:

 Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda

 

 

Coloring Page: St. Valentine by Waltzing Matilda

February 21st: St. Peter Damian

• St. Peter Damian, bishop and doctor: Catholic Culture

February 22nd: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle

• Make Candy Chairs at Catholic All Year

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Feel free to share more resources in the comments!

Want to learn more about the liturgical seasons and how to celebrate the Christian Year and saints days with real food recipes? Check out our cookbook Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year. The ebook version is on sale from 1/29-2/5!