Liturgical Lowdown: December

Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of December! In this episode host, Lisa Cotter will be giving you insights, histories, and ideas on how to celebrate and integrate the liturgical life of the Catholic Church into your life this month. SHOWNOTES December’s Devotion: Immaculate Conception (Also, the Divine Infancy) Prayer: Litany of the Immaculate Conception Books Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant Angel in the Waters Movies Song of Bernadette (1943) Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes Activities: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 3D puzzle Virtual Tour of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception The Pope’s Monthly Intention: Evangelization – In the Service of the Transmission of Faith: That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. Book: Called by Kevin Cotter Advent Episodes: S1 Ep2: How-to Advent S1 Ep5: How-to Christmas Break S3 Ep2: How-to Gifts Feasts of Note: December 3rd – St. Francis Xavier (Memorial) December 6th – St. Nicholas (Optional Memorial) Prayers: Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org Books: The Baker’s Dozen The Miracle of St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins Movies: Nicholas: The Boy who became Santa St. Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving Food: Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake Crafts: Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org December 7th: St. Ambrose (Memorial) December 9th – St. Juan Diego (Optional Memorial)/December 12th – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast in the USA) Prayer: Multiple options at liturgies.net Books The Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe Graphic Novel Guadalupe: First Words Audio: St. Juan Diego (Glory Stories) Video: Juan Diego: Messenger of Guadalupe Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message Crafts: Our Lady of Guadalupe Cut and Color Book Grotto Kit Rosary Holder Pearler Bead Pattern December 13th – St. Lucy (Memorial) Prayer: Prayer in Honor of St. Lucy Books Hanna’s Christmas Lucia: Saint of Light Lucia Morning in Sweeden The Tomten Kristen’s Surprise Food Saint Lucia’s Braided Bread St. Lucia’s Buns (Lussekatter) St. Lucy Breads from Pillsbury dough (From my old mommy blog) Craft Printable St. Lucy Crown December 14th – St. John of the Cross (Memorial) Free Online Books: Dark Night of the Soul Ascent of Mount Carmel December 25th – Christmas (Solemnity) (We will do a whole episode on this later!) December 26th – St. Stephen (Feast) December 27th – St. John the Apostle (Feast) December 28th – Holy Innocents (Feast) Movable Feast: Holy Family (Feast) – Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s Day Connect with us! Kevin: Twitter | Instagram Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com The post Liturgical Lowdown: December appeared first on Lisa Cotter.