October Saints and Feast Days

Month of October

October Activities for Catholic Families @ Real Life at Home

October Saints and Feast Days Word Search @ Real Life at Home

October Book Lists @ Shower of Roses

October Copywork @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

October is the also the month of the Rosary.

Coloring Pages:

Rosary Coloring Book @ Teacher House

Activities:

Rosary Holder @ Catholic Playground

Rosary Prayer Sheets @ Catholic Inspired

Rosary Pumpkin Centerpiece @ Family at the Foot of the Cross

October 1^st – St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Therese was a cloistered Carmelite nun, raised by an incredibly holy family, who died from consumption at a very young age.  Her hallmark was doing her daily tasks humbly and with great love.  She is a doctor of the church.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Therese of Lisieux @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Therese w/ sister & in habit (2) @ Catholic Playground

St. Therese (3) @ Little Ways

St. Therese as a Child and In a Habit (2) @ Waltzing Matilda

St. Therese Paper Doll @ Paper Dali

Activities:

St. Therese Stationary @ Catholic Playground

St. Therese of Lisieux Activity Page @ Catholic Playground

St. Therese Manicure @ Catholic Playground

St. Therese Sacrifice Beads @ Little Ways

Activity Sheets @ Shower of Roses

Paper Flowers @ Family at the Foot of the Cross

Therese of Lisieux Worksheets @ Sadlier

Food:

Easy Mini Eclairs @ Catholic Cuisine

Fruit Roll-up Roses @ Catholic Cuisine

Rose Garden Tea Sandwiches @ Catholic Cuisine

Fiore Rose @ Catholic Cuisine

Apple Roses @ Catholic Cuisine

Rose Cupcakes @ Catholic Icing

Paid Resources:

St. Therese of Lisieux Puzzle Blocks @ Catholic Playground

St. Therese Paper Dolls @ Catholic Icing

St. Therese Printable and Worksheet Packet @ Real Life at Home

October 2^nd – Guardian Angels

Guardian Angels are personal spirits assigned to protect and guide human beings.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Guardian Angel @ Drawn 2B Creative

Guardian Angel @ Waltzing Matilda

Guardian Angel @ St. John the Baptist

Activities

Guardian Angels Copywork and Bookmark @ Catholic Inspired

Read Angel in the Waters (free if you don’t own) @ Regina Doman

Guardian Angel Crafts @ Catholic Icing

Guardian Angel Draw/Write/Pray @ Teachers Pay Teachers

Food:

Angel Kisses @ Catholic Cuisine

Pumpkin Angel Food Cupcakes @ Catholic Cuisine

October 4^th – St. Francis de Assisi

Founder of the Franciscans and great lover of nature.  He created the modern nativity scene and received the stigmata of Jesus.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Francis Coloring Page @ Waltzing Matilda

St. Francis @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Francis and Animals @ Catholic Playground

St. Francis of Assisi @ St. John the Baptist

Activities:

St. Francis Playdate @ Real Life at Home

St. Francis Journal/Writing @ Sadlier

St. Francis Crafts @ Catholic Icing

St. Francis Lesson Ideas @ OCP

St. Francis Book Suggestions @ Shower of Roses

St. Francis Notebooking Page @ Catholic Inspired

St. Francis of Assisi Craft @ Catholic Inspired

St. Francis of Assisi Crossword @ Real Life at Home

St. Francis Playdate @ Shower of Roses

Food:

Tonsure Cake @ Under Her Starry Mantle

Wolf Paw Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

Wolf’s Teeth Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

St. Francis Pot Pie Soup @ Catholic Cuisine

San Francisco Pork Chops @ Catholic Cuisine

St. Francis Friendly Beasts Crunch @ Catholic Cuisine

Paid Resources:

St. Francis Printables and Worksheet Packet @ Real Life at Home

October 5^th – St. Faustina Kowalska

Polish nun who instituted the devotion to the Divine Mercy after Jesus appeared to her.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Faustina @ City Wife, Country Life

Activities:

Divine Mercy Links @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is

Food:

Rays of Mercy Fruit Platter @ Catholic Cuisine

Divine Mercy Pancakes @ Catholic Cuisine

St. Faustina Soup @ Catholic Cuisine

October 6^th: St. Bruno

Founder of the Carthusian order and personal counselor to Pope Urban II.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Bruno @ Waltzing Matilda

October 6^th: Bl. Marie Rose Durocher

Canadian nun who founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Bl. Marie Rose Durocher @ City Wife, Country Life

October 7^th: Our Lady of the Rosary

A feast instituted by Pope Pius V after the naval victory of Christendom over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Our Lady of the Rosary @ City Wife, Country Life

Our Lady of the Rosary @ Waltzing Matilda

Our Lady of the Rosary w/ St. Catherine and St. Dominic @ St. John the Baptist

Food:

Cupcake Rosary @ Catholic Cuisine

Edible Rosary @ Catholic Playground

October 9^th: Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Anglican pastor who converted to Catholicism and eventually became a cardinal.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman @ City Wife, Country Life

October 11^th: St. John XXIII

Italian Pope who convened the 2^nd Vatican Council.  His primary role as a shepherd led him to focus on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Pope Saint John XXIII @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

St. John XXIII Worksheets @ Sadlier

October 15^th: St. Teresa of Avila

Spanish Carmelite mystic and doctor of the church.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Teresa of Avila @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Teresa of Avila @ Catholic Playground

St. Teresa of Avila Icon @ Waltzing Matilda

St. Teresa of Avila @ Waltzing Matilda

Activities:

St. Teresa of Avila Worksheets @ Sadlier

Food:

Pan de Santa Teresa @ Catholic Cuisine

Sopa de Ajo Castellana @ Catholic Cuisine

Yemas de Santa Teresa @ Catholic Cuisine

October 16^th: St. Gerard Majella

Redemptorist also known as The Wonderworker.  Had a great care for the sick and women in childbirth.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Gerard Majella @ City Wife, Country Life

Activities:

Printable Saint Gerard Notecard @ Catholic Icing

October 16^th: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Visitation nun who had a great love of the Blessed Sacrament and helped develop the devotional habit of the holy hour.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Margaret Mary @ Waltzing Matilda

Food:

Sacred Heart Cream Cheese & Chips @ Catholic Cuisine

Sacred Heart Strawberry Cupcakes @ Catholic Cuisine

October 17^th: St. Ignatius of Antioch

Early bishop who was martyred by being thrown to the lions in Rome.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Ignatius of Antioch @ City Wife, Country Life

October 18^th: St. Luke

Author of the third gospel and traveling companion to St. Paul.  He was also an artist and was said to have painted many portraits of the Virgin Mary.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Luke the Evangelist @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Luke @ Waltzing Matilda

Food:

St. Luke’s Artist Palette Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

October 19^th: Sts. Isaac Jogues, John de Brebeuf and Companions

Group of Jesuit priests martyred at the hands of Canadian Native Americans.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

The North American Martyrs @ City Wife, Country Life

Food:

Indian Pudding @ Catholic Culture

October 20^th: St. Paul of the Cross

Founded the congregation of the Passionists devoted to the care of the poor and the sick.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Food:

Passionist Cupcakes @ Catholic Culture

October 22^nd: St. John Paul II

Beloved and prolific 20^th century pope from Poland.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Pope John Paul II @ Culture of Life Studies

John Paul II @ St. Faustina

Activities:

John Paul II Mitre Craft @ Catholic Icing

Food:

Pierogi @ Catholic Cuisine

Papal Cream Cake @ Catholic Cuisine

October 23^rd: St. John of Capistrano

Italian priest, crusader, and reformer of heretics.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. John of Capistrano @ Waltzing Matilda

October 24^th: St. Anthony Claret

Founder of the Claretians, confessor to the Spanish queen, and Archbishop of Cuba for a time.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Anthony Marie Claret @ City Wife, Country Life

Food:

Cuban Beans and Rice @ Catholic Culture

October 28^th: Sts. Simon and Jude

Apostles and martyrs.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture. 

Coloring Pages:

St. Jude Thaddeus @ City Wife, Country Life

St. Simon the Zealot @ City Wife, Country Life

Activities:

St. Jude Minibook @ Drawn 2B Creative

St. Jude Prayer Board @ Equipping Catholic Families

Thanks for reading!