Gilda Rose

Advent is such a beautiful season and what adds to the beauty of this season is some wonderful feast days we have during this time… So on 6th December we celebrate the feast of a very famous saint, known by different names St. Nick, Santa Claus or St. Nicholas. Let’s look at some things we can do with our kids for celebrating St. Nicholas: 1. Read or tell the story of St. Nicholas: This feast day allows us to tell our kids about the real historical person, St. Nicholas, who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, who was a man […]

13th December is St. Lucy’s feast. In Scandinavia, this day marks the beginning of the Christmas season. She is the patroness of the blind and is the female version of Santa CLaus.. Well, almost… Here’s some ways to celebrate St. Lucy’s feast with the kids: Read St. Lucy’s story: A very inspiring story of a young martyr. On days we don’t have time for much, we read/hear the story of the Saint. This brings in loads of food for thought and is a wonderful conversation topic for the family. Kids have brilliant imaginations and a fertile mind. Their questions and […]

The last Sunday of the liturgical year culminates with Christ the King feast. Here’s a crown for Jesus, and a staff lovingly made by my son who also decided to make his small heart and Jesus’ big heart to offer Him today coz it will make Jesus happy. Lesson for me – I’m sure God doesn’t mind his crooked lines and colours gone outside coz he made it with so much joy and so even my most imperfect offering would bring a smile to Jesus and that is enough. Oh, and if you’re wondering about the smiley ball… my son decided […]

October 22nd is the feast day of one of my favourite saints (yes I have many) but he is special because I grew up seeing him, listening about him and praying for him. I also saw him when he visited Delhi in 1999…?  Any guesses… YES…it is St. John Paul II or as many others call him St. John Paul the Great or St. JP2. Check out below how you can make the feast day of St. JP2 special for kids. Read the Story/ watch a video on the life of St. John Paul II It is always good to […]

On 15th October, we celebrate the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. Reading and learning more about this saint has opened my eyes! Saints are people just like you and me. They go through the same temptations and struggles that we face. But they never give up! They love Jesus above all else and love him endlessly. We need not struggle and strive to make big sacrifices and climb high mountains to reach Jesus. He is with us…all the time. He lives in us. Inside our Interior Castle. Here are some ideas to celebrate St. Teresa’s feast: Make your own […]

Feast of St. Francis of Assissi is celebrated by Mother Church on October 4th. He is the founder of the Franciscan order and the patron saint of animals, merchants and ecology. Making liturgical living a part of our lives means there are times when we do celebrate feasts on time. Like the edible rosary on the day of the feast. Whereas, most times we just do them eventually and we usually just use what is available at home. Story time: We have been listening to a lot stories about St. Francis to make it a bit more interesting spend some […]

Feast of the Guardian Angels is celebrated on the 2nd of October by the Church. Purposed by God to guide and protect us. They stay by our side night and day and often go unnoticed. Many saints are known to speak to their guardian angels and commend us to ask their help in times of need. Especially when we cannot pray. “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.”(Psalm 91:11-12). Let us thank them on their feast […]

Our Lady of the Rosary’s Feast is celebrated on October 7th. Hence, the month of October each year is dedicated to the most Holy Rosary. One of the best ways of celebrating this month is committing to saying the rosary everyday with our kids. Here are some ideas for celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Rosary: Our Lady of Rosary Craft: Make a Rosary with kids. Rosaries can be made easily with just a string and some beads.  However for those of you who find the idea a bit overwhelming here’s a guide. We on the feast of St. […]

Archangels Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael celebrate their feast on 29th September. Each of the Archangel performs a different mission in the Bible: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides. Their feast day is a good day to introduce them and their roles to our children. Every feast is an opportunity to celebrate with our little ones as well as teach them a bit more about our faith through liturgical living. The feast of the  Archangels is special to us as our younger son is named after St. Michael. So here are some basic ideas through which we can celebrate this […]

St. Teresa of Calcutta, whom we all know and call Mother Teresa, celebrates her feast on September 5th. She is celebrated not just by us Catholics but by people across the world for the amazing person she was and for all her good deeds and accomplishments. Let us look at some ways we can celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta with our kids. 1. Share St. Teresa of Calcutta’s story – We should always start by telling our kids about the life of the saint we are celebrating. All of us have heard some or the other story of […]