Seasonal Living

Simple Ways to Celebrate Feast Day of Saint Nicholas + Stocking Stuffer Ideas

The feast day of Saint Nicholas is celebrated on each year on December 6th. St. Nicholas was a bishop known for his good deeds and the way he served children and the needy. He is the Patron Saint o...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucy

The feast day of Saint Lucy is celebrated on December 13th. She is the patron saint of Martyrs, the blind, epidemics and writers. Lucy is a name that comes from the Latin word for “light.” Lucia is...

2 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12th. Our Lady of Guadalupe is a title for Mary that came from an apparition that took place in present-day Mexico. She appeared to ...

2 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin

The feast day of Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin is celebrated on December 9th. He was born in 1474 in Cuauhtitlán (Aztec Empire), which is now modern-day Mexico. He is the patron saint of indigeno...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8th. It's easy to confuse this feast day with the celebration of the conception of Jesus in Mary's womb, which falls nine months prior to Christm...

How to Celebrate Advent

Advent is a liturgical season that includes the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Advent marks the beginning of the church year. For many of us, it may feel difficult to enter into the Advent s...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of Christ the King

The Feast of Christ the King is celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year before the Advent season begins. Christ the King is a feast that serves as a reminder that Jesus is the true Kin...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint John Paul II

October 22nd marks the feast day of Saint John Paul II. Born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, Saint John Paul II was known as Karol Karol Józef Wojtyla or “Lolek” growing up. The soon-to-be-pope was no...

5 Simple ways to celebrate Saint Teresa of Ávila

Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, writer and theologian. She was born in Gotarrendura, Spain on March 28, 1515, and lived during the R...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Faustina

Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska on August 25, 1905, in Głogowiec, Poland, is widely known as the "Apostle of Divine Mercy.” Her life was marked by profound mystical experiences and a deep devo...