Seasonal Living

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Assumption of Mary

The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated each year on August 15th. On this holy day of obligation, we celebrate Mary's body and soul being lifted up to heaven. This assumption into heaven ...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Maximilian Kolbe

The feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe is celebrated each year on August 14. He was born in Zduńska Wola, Poland in 1894, and died in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1941. Saint Maximilian is...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saints Martha, Mary & Lazarus

July 29th marks the Feast Day of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. These three are the patron saints of siblings. These siblings teach us an incredibly powerful reminder of faith in times of hardsh...

6 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of St. Lucy

Feast day:  December 13 Patron saint of:  Patron saint of the blind; martyrs; epidemics; writers Copyright Hope Engaged. BAKE SPECIAL TREATS and have “st. lucy” gift them M...

7 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas

Feast day:  December 6 Patron saint of:  Children, sailors, unmarried girls, merchants, charitable fraternities, pawnbrokers, Russia and Greece   Set out shoes + fill with ...

5 Simple Ways to Celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

Feast day:  February 11 - The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes     Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash 1. PRAY THE ROSARY   Our Lady of Lourdes appeared to St. Bernadette in Lou...

3 Simple Ways to Celebrate Presentation of the Lord

Feast day:  February 2 - The Presentation of the Lord aka Candlemas what is the presentation of the lord The Presentation of the Lord can be found in Luke 2:22-40.  Mary, Joseph, and J...

3 Simple Ways to Celebrate The Solemnity of Christ The King

Feast day:  Last Sunday before Advent(it's the last Sunday of the Liturgical year!) WHY WE CELEBRATE:  Pope Pius XI instituted a special feast honoring Christ “the King” in 1925 after ...

3 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Irmã Dulce Pontes

Saint Irmā Dulce Pontes was known as Irmã Dulce dos Pobres (Sister Dulce of the poor) around Brazil. She began what is now one of the most well known organizations in the country, called the Char...

3 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

We celebrate the feast of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal on August 12 each year. She was born in Dijon, France where her dad was the head of parliament. She was married at age 21 and ha...