The Ultimate All Saints Day Link List

Do you have a case of helium hand?  You know, where your hand floats all the way up on it's own volition when someone asks for a volunteer.  Well, if your helium hand volunteered you for heading up an All Saints Day party this year, don't worry, I've got you covered!

Carnival Style Games

Saint Guessing Jars @ Shower of Roses

Pin the…. Games @ Under Her Starry Mantle

Canonize the Saint Ring Toss @ Catholic Icing

Crown Mary Ringtoss @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is

Pin the Halo on the Archangel @ Homeschool is Where the Heart is

St. Therese Shower of Roses @ Blair’s Blessings

Fishing with St. Peter @ Just Like Mary

Find the Keys for St. Peter @ Memories of a Catholic Wife and Mother

St. James and St. John Fishing Hole @ A Knotted Life

Jesus and Peter Walk on Water Gutter Race @ A Knotted Life

St. Kateri Archery Game @ Catholic Inspired

Feed My Sheep Game @ Catholic Inspired

Satan Bowling @ Catholic Inspired

Saint Francis of Assisi Animal Toss @ Catholic Playground

Saints and Objects Matching Game @ Catholic Playground

Group Games

Saint Puzzle Race @ Shower of Roses

Saint Bingo @ Shower of Roses

St. Martha’s Cake Walk @ Shower of Roses

St. Cecilia’s Musical Chairs @ Homeschool Is Where the Heart Is

St. George and the Dragon Pinata @ Just Like Mary

Practice the Virtues Like the Saints Race @ Memories of a Catholic Wife and Mother

 Scavenger Hunt and Clue Cards @ Shower of Roses

All Saints Day Scavenger Hunt @ Better Than Eden

Patron Saint Matching Relay @ Under Her Starry Mantle

Saints and Symbols Relay @ Under Her Starry Mantle

Saintly Scattergories @ Waltzing Matilda

Saint Scavenger Hunt @ Waltzing Matilda

All Saints Day 20 Questions @ Catholic Playground

Table Games and Activities

Guess Who Saint Version @ Shower of Roses

Finding Truth in Halloween Coloring Book @ Look to Him and Be Radiant

Catholic I Spy Pages @ Catholic Inspired

Beatitude Modern Saints Game (Old Maid) @ Look to Him and Be Radiant

Decorations

Using Coloring Pages as Décor @ Under Her Starry Mantle

All Saints Day Banner @ Shower of Roses

Heavenly Entryway @ Just Like Mary

All Saints Day Party Printables @ Eyes on Heaven

Food

Happy Saints Cupcake Toppers @ Catholic Icing

Party Food Ideas and Labels @ Catholic Icing

St. Martha’s Bakery Cookie Decorating @ Just Like Mary

All Saints Day Party Food Ideas @ A Knotted Life

Crafts

Saints in Heaven Craft @ Catholic Icing

St. Joseph Wooden Cross Craft @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is

All Saints Day Craft Bucket @ Catholic Icing

All Saints Day/Halloween Paper Dolls @ Paper Dali (Etsy) ($)

Heavenly Crown Craft @ Better Than Eden

Paint a Saint Pumpkin Painting @ Better Than Eden

All Saints Day Coloring Page @ Catholic Playground

All Saints Day Magnets @ Catholic Playground

Saint Coloring Pages @ Catholic Playground, Waltzing Matilda, Saints to Color, Coloring Saints, Paper Dali,

Saint Activity Book @ Eyes on Heaven

Tot and Preschool Fun

ABC Toilet Paper Roll Saints @ Catholic Icing ($)

St. Isadore Produce Sort @ Catholic Inspired

Saint Lacing Cards @ Catholic Playground

Costumes

Tween/Teen Saint Tshirts @ Waltzing Matilda

Costume Ideas for Girls @ Catholic Icing

Costume Ideas for Boys @ Catholic Icing

Girl Costume Ideas @ Catholic Inspired

Boy Costume Ideas @ Catholic Inspired

Over 150 All Saints Day Costumes @ Catholic All Year

Misc.

Saint Parade and Litany @ A Knotted Life

Canned Food Admission @ Just Like Mary

Thanks for reading!

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!

Simple Black Bean Cilantro Burgers

So here's the thing. We've gone VEGAN here in Chez Watje. Well mostly. It's kind of complicated, but that's an explanation for another post. The main thing to know here is that we've been looking for simple vegan meals that don't break the bank, don't take 3 hours to cook, aren't spicy, and don't feature vegetables prominently due to the boys in the house and their veggie-hating gag reflexes. In case you were wondering, that "simple" criteria rules out pretty much every vegan meal featured on Pinterest...

In desperation, and lack of groceries, I decided to make some black bean burgers using some leftovers ingredients from other meals this week. The verdict? Quick, easy to make, and nobody gagged. In this house we call that a win!  Even though this doesn't have the texture or taste of a regular burger (or even a store bought veggie burger!) this will have a permanent spot on our dinner rotation!  Even if your family hasn't taken the crazy train to vegan town, this is a great healthy meal that even the carnivores will (might) enjoy. 

Ingredients

1/2c onion

1/4c corn

1/8c cilantro
1 can black beans, drained

Egg Replacer - 1T flax meal + 3T water (whisk and rest 5min)

1/4c salsa, mild

3/4c bread crumbs

1 tsp garlic salt

2 tsp lime juice

Add onion, corn, and cilantro to a food processor and chop to desired texture.  Add black beans and repeat.  Add mixture and remaining ingredients to a bowl and combine.  Form patties, remembering that these will not shrink like meat patties.  Cook 5 minutes each side and enjoy!

Serves: 4-5

September Saints and Feast Days

Month of September

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

September Catholic Family Calendar @ Real Life at Home

September 1^st – St. Giles

We don’t know much about St. Giles, other than that he was a popular medieval saint and is the patron of disabled and beggars.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Giles @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

St. Giles prayer for Disable People @ Today with the Saints

Food:

Soupe Basque @ Catholic Culture

September 3^rd – St. Gregory the Great

Pope and Doctor of the church.  He developed the idea of chants for liturgical music.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Pope St. Gregory the Great @ Catholic Playground

St. Gregory the Great @ Waltzing Matilda

Activities:

Read the Story about St. Gregory and the Cherries @ Catholic Culture

Food:

St. Gregory’s Cherry Crisp @ Catholic Cuisine

Cherries and Pecorino Cheese @ Catholic Culture

September 5^th – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Founded the Missionaries of Charity and devoted her life to helping the poorest and sickest of the world.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

 Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (2 to choose from) @ Waltzing Matilda

T is for Blessed Mother Teresa @ Saints to Color

Activities:

Mother Teresa Copywork @ Catholic Inspired

Mother Teresa Beacon of Light Votive @ Family at the Foot of the Cross

Mother Teresa Paper Plate Craft @ Family at the Foot of the Cross

Mother Teresa Unit Study @ This Sweet Life of Me

Mother Teresa Copywork @ Real Life at Home

Food:

Crockpot Pineapple Curry Chicken @ Catholic Cuisine

Blessed Teresa Jello Pie @ Catholic Cuisine

Indian Fried Bread and Chai Tea Smoothies @ Catholic Cuisine

September 8^th: Nativity of Mary

Birthday of the mother of our Savior.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

Birthday Cake and Card Craft @ Catholic Icing

Fine Art for the Nativity of Mary @ Joy of 9

Food:

Mary Birthday Cakes @ Catholic Cuisine

September 9^th: St. Peter Claver

Spanish Jesuit who dedicated his life to the service of black slaves.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Peter Claver @ Catholic Playground

St. Peter Claver 2 @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

Pray/Donate to Stop Human Trafficking @ Today with the Saints

Food:

Tortilla Espanola @ Catholic Cuisine

September 10^th: St. Nicholas of Tolentino

Augustinian Friar who was a great preacher.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Nicholas of Tolentino @ Catholic Playground

Food:

Chicken Cacciatore @ Catholic Culture

September 12^th: Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

According to Jewish custom, Mary’s parents would have named her 8 days after her birth.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Holy Name of Mary (2 to choose from) @ Waltzing Matilda

Activities:

Holy Name of Mary Copywork @ Catholic Inspired

Food:

Mary’s Holy Name Breakfast Bagels @ Catholic Cuisine

Holy Name of Mary Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

September 13^th: St. John Chrysostom

Archbishop of Constantinople and Doctor of the Church.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Coloring/Activity Page @ Catholic Kids Bulletin

Food:

Golden Mouthed Saint Food Ideas @ Catholic Cuisine

Greek Salad @ Catholic Culture

September 14^th: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

This feast celebrates the recovery of the True Cross, which had fallen into the hands of the Persians.  Read more at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Exaltation of the Holy Cross @ Catholic Child

Activities:

Cross Crafts @ Catholic Icing

Fun Ideas @ Catholic Inspired

Cross Crafts @ Equipping Catholic Families

Cross Treasure Hunt @ Equipping Catholic Families

Food:

Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce @ Decrease to Increase

Triumph of the Cross Foccacia @ Domestic Church

Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad @ Catholic Cuisine

Pesto Pasta @ Catholic Cuisine

Monkey Bread Cross @ Catholic Cuisine

Triumph of the Cross Cookies @ Equipping Catholic Families

September 15^th: Our Lady of Sorrows

Devotion to the suffering of Mary and her unique role as co-redemptrix.  Read more about this feast at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Our Lady of Sorrows @ Waltzing Matilda

Sorrowful Mother @ Waltzing Matilda

Sorrows of Mary Coloring Pages @ Catholic Icing

7 Sorrows of Mary Coloring Page @ FC Peace

Activities:

Tears of Our Lady Snack w/ Reflections @ Catholic Cuisine

Seven Sorrows of Mary Mobile @ Catholic Icing

Sorrows of Our Lady Candle Craft @ Just Like Mary

Food:

Heart Pierced Cake @ Catholic Cuisine

Heart Pierced Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

September 16^th: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian

Cornelius was the 21^st pope and had to oppose the first anti-pope and criticism for what was thought to be too much mercy.  Cyprian, his friend, was a converted pagan who preached fervently against the various schismatic movements of the time.  They were both martyred by beheading at the hands of those who opposed them.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

Food:

St. Peter’s Fish w/ Herbs @ Catholic Culture

September 17^th: St. Robert Bellarmine

Exemplary Italian Jesuit.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Robert Bellarmine @ Waltzing Matilda

September 17^th: St. Hildegard of Bingen

Famous German mystic.  Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Hildegard of Bingen @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

Food:

St. Hildegard Spice Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

September 18^th: St. Joseph of Cupertino

Austere Italian Franciscan with a great devotion to Our Lady.  He would become so immersed in prayer that he would often appear to levitate off the ground!  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Joseph of Cupertino @ Catholic Playground

St. Joseph of Cupertino 2 @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

Levitating Science Project @ Today with the Saints

Food:

Levitating Cupcakes @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

September 19^th: St. Januarius

Italian bishop martyred under the Diocletian persecution.  It is said that a relic of his blood miraculously liquefies several times a year.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Januarius @ Catholic Playground

Food:

Chicken San Genaro @ Catholic Cuisine

The Blood of St. Januarius Berry Drink @ Catholic Cuisine

Pizzette di San Gennaro @ Catholic Culture

September 19^th: Our Lady of La Salette

Read more about her at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Our Lady of La Salette @ Catholic Playground

September 20^th: St. Andrew Kim, Paul Chong, and the Korean Martyrs

St. Andrew Kim Taegon was the first native Korean priest and was tortured and beheaded for this.  This feast also honors 103 martyrs, mostly lay men and women, who died in the 17^th Century in an effort to bring the Christian faith to Korea.  Read more about these courageous martyrs at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Paul Chong Hasang @ Waltzing Matilda

St. Andrew Kim @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

Food:

Bulgogi @ Catholic Cuisine

Korean Chicken and Poached Egg Soup @ Today with the Saints

Beef and Mushroom Kebab @ Catholic Cuisine

September 21^st: St. Matthew

Apostle and Evangelist who left his job as a tax collector to follow Christ.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Matthew the Tax Collector @ Prairie Bug (via Shower of Roses)

Activities:

Play Church Windows

Feast Day Ideas @ Two O’s+More

Food:

St. Matthew Silver Dollar Pancakes @ Catholic Cuisine

September 23^rd: St. Padre Pio

Italian Capuchin priest who received the stigmata.  He was reported to be able to bi-locate, levitate, and heal by touch, and was a fervent confessor.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

Padre Pio (2 to choose from) @ Waltzing Matilda

Activities:

Food:

Stigmata Rice Krispy Treats @ Family at the Foot of the Cross

Cappucino Mousse @ Catholic Cuisine

Italian Sausage & Pasta @ Catholic Cuisine

September 26^th: Sts. Cosmas and Damian

Twin Syrian Christian doctors who never charged for their services.  They were martyred during the Diocletian persecution.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

C and D are for Sts. Cosmas and Damian @ Saints to Color

Activities:

Pray for Medical Professionals @ Today with the Saints

Food:

September 27^th: St. Vincent de Paul

French priest especially devoted to charity and helping those most in need.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Vincent de Paul @ Catholic Playground

Activities:

St. Vincent de Paul Society Lego Truck @ Catholic Playground

Donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Society @ Today with the Saints

Food:

Poor Man’s Caviar @ Catholic Cuisine

Classic Beans and Rice @ Catholic Culture

September 28^th: St. Wenceslaus

Devout Christian Duke of Bohemia who was martyred at the hands of his pagan brother.  He had a passion for personally helping the poor.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture. 

Coloring Pages:

W is for St. Wenceslaus @ Saints to Color

Activities:

Read the Story/Sing the Carol of St. Wenceslaus @ Catholic Culture

Food:

Poppyseed Rings @ Catholic Culture

Rich Tea Cookies @ Catholic Culture

Footpring Cookies @ Catholic Cuisine

September 28^th: San Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions

The first Filipino saint.  He was martyred with 15 others while in Japan on a mission trip.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Lawrence Ruiz @ Homeschool is Where the Heart Is (Coming Soon!)

Activities:

Feast Day Ideas* @ Love Life, Live Passionately

*(Please be aware if using the coloring pages, that as Catholics, we do NOT believe that humans become angels after death.  Saints yes, angels no.)

September 28^th: Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

Food:

Knot food @ Catholic Cuisine

September 29^th: Feast of the Archangels: Sts. Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel

The three angels who appear in the bible.  Michael (Prince of the Heavenly Host) is the angel who cast Satan into hell and defends us against evil.  St. Raphael can be found in the Book of Tobit and is a healing spirit.  St. Gabriel appeared as a heavenly messenger to Daniel, and to Zechariah to inform him of the conception of his son John the Baptist.  More importantly, he announced the birth of Jesus to Mary.  Angels are pure spirits, individually created by God and with their own will and intellect.  Read more about them at Catholic Culture.

Coloring Pages:

St. Michael the Archangel @ Catholic Playground

M is for St. Michael the Archangel @ Saints to Color

St. Michael the Archangel @ Paper Dali

St. Michael @ Catholic Kingdom

St. Michael @ Drawn 2 Be Creative

St. Michael, St. Rafael, and St. Gabriel @ Waltzing Matilda

Archangels @ Happy Saints

Activities:

St. Michael House Purification @ Catholic Inspired

St. Michael Prayer Cards @ Catholic Icing

Archangel Candle Craft @ Sweetness & Light

Archangel Tryptic @ Familia Catolica

Memorize the St. Michael @ Today with the Saints

Food:

Michaelmas Menu Ideas @ Carrots for Michaelmas

St. Michael’s Waffles @ Catholic Cuisine

Michaelmas Blackberry Cobbler @ Catholic Cuisine

Apple Chicken @ Catholic Cuisine

Feast for the Archangels @ Rose’s Supposes

September 30^th: St. Jerome

St. Jerome preferred to be a hermit, but was reluctantly ordained a priest.  Best known for his work in translating the entire Bible into Latin.  Read more about him at Catholic Culture.

Food:

St. Jerome and the Lion Cupcakes @ Catholic Cuisine

Activity:

Memory Verse @ Today with the Saints