Category: Liturgical Calendar

Free Lent Cheat Sheet!

Posted: by Brittany Ann

Do you ever have trouble remembering what you can eat during Lent? 

Or maybe you do remember, but you always seem to forget that it’s Friday? (That happens in our house sometimes!)

 

Growing up, my family never observed Lent, so when I married into a Catholic Family, I really didn’t know what to do or how to participate. Although it all seems pretty simple now, I still remember just how confused and frustrated I was when I was first learning the rules.

 

That’s why I made this handy Lent printable — so anyone who is planning on participating in Lent this year could do so easily, without all the confusion and frustration I felt.

 

Free cheat sheet: What Can I Eat During Lent? (This is SO helpful!)

 

Want a printable copy for yourself? It’s free!

Just head on over to EquippingGodlyWomen.com and you can have your own printable cheat sheet sent straight to your email inbox!

 

This printable cheat sheet not only has all the Lent rules you need to know – all in one place – but it’s great for printing out and hanging on your refrigerator so you never forget when Friday rolls around.

Plus, it even has 8 quick and easy Lent meal ideas for those busy nights when you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry!

 

Grab Your Free Printable Cheat Sheet Here!

 

 

 

A devoted Christian, wife and mother, Brittany loves helping other women grow in these roles as well. When she isn’t busy taking care of her growing family, you can find her at Equipping Godly Women, where she regularly shares tips, tricks and encouragement to help Christian women grow in faith and family.

 

 

Equipping Catholic Families…for January!

Posted: by Monica @ Catholic Bloggers Network

Key Feast Days in January:

New Year’s Resolutions and Liturgical Season: Ordinary Time!

Looking for ways to make your New Year’s Resolutions stick? Here are some articles and craft kits that will help you stay on track in your prayer life, living Liturgically…or staying more organized!

  • 2018 Website/Shop/Blog Planner will illustrated Saints Days on monthly calendars along with Stats and Records templates to keep track of stats, expenses and goals. You’ll wonder how you got along without it!
  • Convert your family calendar to be Catholic with the Calendar Saint Stickies Craft Kit
  • The Catholic Prayer Bullet Journal includes lists for projects and posts, a running log, a confession/spiritual direction log and lots of pages for tracking habits, gratitude, goals, prayer intentions, scripture to memorize, house projects, social media stats…and so much more! Use the Prayer Journal Prompts Craft Kit for already formatted prayers and prompts for your prayer journal!

 

See Equipping Catholic Families…for January Saints where it first appeared!

Copyright 2018Monica McConkey.

profile 2Monica McConkey is a Mom of 5, creator of Catholic teaching tools and gifts and she is the original founder of this website. She spends most of her time posting about crafts and family fun at Equipping Catholic Families and creating things for her Shoppe

Catholic Crafts for Lent and Holy Week

Posted: by Monica @ Catholic Bloggers Network

 

Super Cute Bible Tabs to get you flipping through the Bible from Catholic Icing. I turned a soft cover Catholic Bible into a Hardcover Bible and while I was at it, a Journaling Bible.

 

Easy as Abacus Stations of the Cross Just released last week! Kelly Saints Stations of the Cross on a wood frame Abacus, perfect for little fingers to keep track of the Stations!

 

Letters of Love: A Lenten Meditation for Families I’ve signed up and I think I’m ready! I’m hoping that the colorful post it notes, index cards, notepaper, notebook and pens will entice my whole family (including our 4 kids living at home ~from 6 years to 18 years) to reflect, write and draw as soon as we receive the prompts!

You can sign up too at Not So Formulaic. I’ll be posting our progress …and any special tips we come up with, after we begin on Ash Wednesday!

 

Easy as Abacus Rosary for hands-on Rosary praying with Kelly Saints illustrations and chalkboard prayer intentions!

 

Pray, Fast, Give Printable from Look to Him and Be Radiant This is a great, FREE printable to help you Pray, Fast and Give! Pick new do-able challenges each day and avoid the discouragement of Lenten Sacrifice burnout.

 

…and one more #CatholicCraft! Not a printable…but a FREE Tutorial!

Simple Good Deed Bead Bracelets that even the littlest hands can help make…with beads that slide and stay in place to count special sacrifices and prayers throughout each day! FREE Tutorial at Equipping Catholic Families.

Copyright 2017 Monica McConkey.

profile 2Monica McConkey is a Mom of 5, creator of Catholic teaching tools and gifts and she is the original founder of this website. She spends most of her time posting about crafts and family fun at Equipping Catholic Families and creating things for her Shoppe

Scripture Verses for Lent

Posted: by Carol D'Annunzio

Scripture Verses for Lent

We are winding up the first week Lent, and as I’ve said many times before, one of the best things we can do is read God’s word. One of the best ways to do this is to pray the scriptures that are given to us at Mass. The Liturgy is wrought with meaningful verses to encourage us to deepen our understanding of the Lord’s sacrifice, to open and convert out hearts and renew our commitment to the Lord…Continue Reading…

Rediscover Jesus Day 1

Posted: by Lori Conklin

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New Beginnings

Starting each Lenten journey is in fact a new beginning.  It is a chance to slow down re-evaluate, consider and ponder the state of our spiritual life.  At least that how it is for me.

I always have such high expectations that just because it is Lent, I will somehow magically be able to overcome the most habitual temptations.  Like Frodo and the ring, I somehow become invisible to the all Seeing Eye.  The truth is that I become more aware of the habitual temptations and my habitual tendency to succumb.

Like being that poor little mouse on the wheel, running and running and never getting anywhere.  At least that is how it seems with some temptations.

I like to humor myself and think awareness is progress!  But it’s true….. awareness is progress.  Seeing something about ourselves in the stark light of day is a precious grace of God.  Bringing that which is broken within us into the light is the grace of awareness.

The question then becomes: what are we going to do with it?   We could pretend we don’t know it about ourselves and try to go back into the darkness.   Or we could make excuses for it, like:  it’s because of my mother that I am like this. Or we could just sit with it for a while, ponder the reality of it all, maybe it was because of your mother, but that’s not helping you now.

Pondering the grace of awareness about ourselves is another grace from God.  As it means He is drawing us into relationship with him and the deepest parts of ourselves.  The self that only He, who created us can know.

New Beginnings.

 

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Rediscover Jesus “Prologue”

Posted: by Lori Conklin

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When was the last time someone mistaken you for Jesus?

It is Ash Wednesday and this year our Adult Faith Formation group is doing Lent a little different, we are reading Mathew Kelly’s book Rediscover Jesus. It’s a series of short readings, intended to open our heart and minds to the ‘person’ Jesus.  We have decided to do it in retreat form.  Please feel free, at anytime, to join us.

The Prologue

As I begin reading, I am immediately drawn into the scene.  The hustle and bustle of the city, the excitement of doing well, the celebration with colleagues and the anticipation of getting home to share the good news.  It looks like God smiling down, you know one of those days where everything seems to being going right and you are top of the world.  Your heart is enlarged, everything is possible….sun is shining ….life is good!!!

That’s how it made me feel, I guess that’s the point.  God gives us those days to strengthen us, edify us,  give us hope, to know that He is near and that all is well. Continue Reading

Lent: What Does GOD Want From Us ?

Posted: by Melanie Jean Juneau
The words from Isaiah 58:1-9 are like brilliant beams of light, cutting through any false notions we might have about this season of repentance that we call Lent. Often we tend to think of Lent as a time to share in the suffering of Christ yet when we do so, we become morose and end up centering more on our own wonderful sacrificial devotions than on God.
In these first days of Lent, the Church shows us exactly how God wants us to pray, fast, serve His people and worship Him.

How to Keep Advent Meaningful

Posted: by Carol D'Annunzio
How to Make Advent Meaningful
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In the past, I was overzealous with my Advent plans. I would make all sorts of resolutions and added all these prayers and activities; but, instead of making Advent meaningful for me, they left me drained or guilty for not doing all the things I had planned to do. Indeed, these activities became just one more thing to be done before Christmas…Continue Reading…

August Saint Days and Feasts

Posted: by Carol D'Annunzio

(I am really excited to FINALLY get back into being a regular contributor here at Catholic Bloggers Network!)

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As Cathoics, we are truly blessed to have the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints in heaven who pray for us. It is good for us to honor them and to ask for their intercession; therefore, in order to help you do so, I have put together a list of the saints and feasts in August….continue reading