Living the Liturgical Year At Home
Living according to the liturgical year gives our families a beautiful way to enter more deeply into the life of the Church. Rather than allowing one day to simply pass into the next, the Church gives us seasons of preparation and celebration, days of fasting and feasting, and countless opportunities to turn our attention back toward God.
Within our own home, I’ve found that liturgical living doesn’t need to be elaborate to be meaningful. A special meal for a feast day, learning about the life of a saint, observing a traditional fast, changing the prayers or devotions within our home, or simply explaining to our children why the Church has set apart a particular day can all help bring the faith into ordinary family life.
Here, I share ideas and resources for celebrating the traditional Catholic liturgical year at home, learning about the saints, incorporating Catholic traditions into family life, and helping our children understand the beautiful rhythms of the Church.
The goal isn’t to fill our calendar with one more thing to accomplish. It is to allow the wisdom and traditions of Holy Mother Church to gradually shape the life of our homes and draw our families more deeply into the mysteries of our Catholic faith.
Liturgical Life
Bring the traditional Catholic liturgical year into the life of your home through simple, meaningful ways of observing its feasts, fasts, seasons, and saints. Discover ideas for creating family traditions that help your children experience the beauty of the faith and grow in their love for the life of the Church.
Carmelite spirituality
Rooted in prayer, silence, recollection, and the pursuit of union with God, traditional Carmelite spirituality draws us more deeply into the interior life. Following the Teresian spirit of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, and under the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we seek to grow in prayer and learn to remain attentive to God within the ordinary duties of our vocation.
Here, I share what I am learning about living the contemplative spirit of Carmel as a mother and Carmelite Tertiary in the world.
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