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Feasts & Solemnities

We celebrate these special days throughout the liturgical year.

Learning to Pray with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha • First Steps for Families

A parent drop-in session and home activity focused on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. • By Tom East

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St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Service • Generations of Faith

A prayer service to celebrate the life and insights of St. Francis.

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St. Francis of Assisi: An Environmental Review • Generations of Faith

This session will guide participants to explore the Catholic Social Teaching of caring for the earth as part of honoring St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology.

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Life of Francis Game

Play this game to learn more about the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

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St. Joseph Table • Faith Festivals

This Faith Festival is designed to introduce participants to the tradition of the St. Joseph Table as a way to prepare for the celebration of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. • By Jim Merhaut

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St. Patrick • Faith Festivals

Celebrating Faith

Learn about the life of St. Patrick and find new ways to celebrate and share your own faith. • By Jane Angha

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St.Patrick's Day Celebration • Generations of Faith

March 17

Ideas for celebrating the feast of St. Patrick in your home.

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St. Joseph's Day • Generations of Faith

March 19

A ritual for families to celebrate the feast of St. Joseph.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. • Generations of Faith

Use this activity to reflect as a family on justice, equality, and the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Valentine's Day • Generations of Faith

Use this family activity to reflect on God's great love for all of us.

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St. Francis of Assisi: Do You Know Me? • Generations of Faith

This activity that explores St. Francis' life and values can be used as an all-ages opening experience, a whole group in-depth learning experience, an age-specific in-depth learning experience, as a home activity or as a learning center activity option.

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Fall: Saints for the Season • Generations of Faith

Virtue Reality

Learn about several fall saints through the virtues of compassion, the love of learning, and discipleship.

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Corpus Christi: Feast of the Body & Blood of Christ • FamilyFaith@Home

June 22

Celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi with your family.

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Feast of Saint John the Baptist • FamilyFaith@Home

June 24

Commemorate the date of the death of St. John the baptist and celebrate the summer solstice with your family.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. • FamilyFaith@Home

Dream for a Better World

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National Parents' Day • FamilyFaith@Home

Fourth Sunday in July

Celebrate this day together to help focus on the role of parents and the status of parents in our communities.

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity • FamilyFaith@Home

Pray together for Christian Unity.

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Summer: Saints for the Season • FamilyFaith@Home

Virtue Reality

Learn about several summer saints through the virtues of hospitality, leadership, and zeal.

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Winter: Saints for the Season • Generations of Faith

Virtue Reality

Learn about several winter saints through the virtues of faithfulness, friendship, and vision.

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Trinity Sunday

A collection of resources on Trinity Sunday.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

The themes of Our Lady of Guadalupe—unity of all humankind, dignity for all God's children, hope for a better life, love and support from God and our Blessed Mother—are all embodied in this brown-skinned woman.

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Pentecost

The season of Easter begins Easter Sunday and ends on Pentecost, fifty days later. The feast is called Pentecost coming from the Greek word pentekoste or fiftieth. It is held in the Church second only in importance to Easter. It is best understood in context of the original feast of Pentecost in the Jewish tradition also known as Feast of Weeks.

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Holy Family

We learn from Jesus' family—the examples of Mary and Joseph—how to be holy ourselves.

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All Saints & Souls

On November 1 and 2 each year, we celebrate, honor, and pray for all those who have gone before us in faith.

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Christ the King

On this feast, which falls on the last day of Ordinary Time each year, we reflect on what sort of king would sacrifice himself for us as Christ did.

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Ascension of the Lord

We celebrate Jesus' bodily ascension into heaven with a feast on the 40th day after Easter Sunday (or the closest Sunday) each year.

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Lent: Saints for the Season • Generations of Faith

Virtue Reality

Learn about several March Saints through the virtues of humility, sacrifice, & faith

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Easter: Saints for the Season • Generations of Faith

Virtue Reality

Explore the virtues of love, courage, and devotion by learning about the Saints of the Easter Season.

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Thanksgiving

A collection of resources focused on the celebration of Thanksgiving.

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Epiphany

Christ is made known to all the nations, as the magi visit and offer their gifts.

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St. John Bosco: A Saint for Youth • First Steps for Families

January 31

Help parents and children reflect on Saint John Bosco, who was an ordinary priest who saw youth in need in his community and did everything he could to help.

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Valentine's Day Messages That Stick • First Steps for Families

Help children and parents focus on the heart of the holiday and bring faith to the forefront, still leaving room to enjoy chocolates and little valentines.

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Saint Joseph Celebration of Fatherhood • First Steps for Families

March 19

Help parents and children celebrate fatherhood though the example of Saint Joseph.

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Feast of the Visitation • First Steps for Families

May 31

Help parents and children reflect on Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after God sent the Angel Gabriel to ask Mary to be the mother of God's Son. Families will explore the meaning of Mary's visit and how her Magnificat can be an example of prayer in our own lives.

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Happy Birthday, Mary! • First Steps for Families

September 8

Help parents and children explore the birth of Mary, Mother of God, which is celebrated on September 8th.

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Celebrating John XXIII • First Steps for Families

October 11

Help parents and children reflect on Saint John XXIII, who was often called "Good Pope John." The community will spend a few minutes looking at his view of sainthood, then reflect on ways to follow Saint John's footsteps as holy people.

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Francis of Assisi Faith Festival • Faith Festivals

(English & Spanish)

This Faith Festival helps an intergenerational group explore key events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Participants also discover principles of Franciscan peacemaking and how they apply to their families, schools, workplaces, and communities. • By Jim Merhaut

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St. Oscar Romero Faith Festival • Faith Festivals

Archbishop Oscar Romero was canonized on October 14, 2018 in San Salvador. This Faith Festival is an opportunity to invite households to celebrate his life and to examine how they too are called to serve and to advocate for the rights and dignity of others. • By Mariette Martineau

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