Baby steps toward a litugical lifestyle
Posted by lapazfarm on November 17th, 2006 filed in Curriculum or Lack Thereof...I decided a while back that we were not doing enough of incorporating our beautiful Catholic faith into our day. I want our family to start living the liturgical year in a more earnest way and the children rspond so well to the rich traditions that I have no real excuse. Except my own ignorance, of course. Not being raised Catholic has left me at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to these things. So many of the ladies at the 4reallearning board I love to frequent are SOOOOO good at it that I have to admit to being a bit intimidated. But they are also wonderfully generous with their ideas and support, so I figured this was the time of year to get started. So, as a tiny baby step, today we are celebrating the memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Plans include making a St. Elizabeth lapbook, crafting a frame for a St. Elizabeth holy card, studying the Corporal and spiritual acts of mercy, baking bread, making a St. Elizabeth spoon saint, studying Hungary, and making Hungarian Goulash.
We are all very excitied about this project and hope to make it a habit. A new Advent in our homeschool, so to speak. I will let you all know how it goes at the end of the day.
Wish us luck!
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November 17th, 2006 at 11:17 am
Your plans are mine almost exactly. I hope we both have a wonderful time learning more about this saint.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:25 pm
Sounds like a great day! My dd’s middle name is Elizabeth, so we were going to celebrate a nameday today… I was even going to bake a cake. Alas, because of sickness, etc, today we are cleaning for houseguests next week, and all my 3 littlest ones are doing is squabbling with each other. So it think we are going to have to settle for Saint’s Braids baked with Pillsbury bread dough.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
What a beautiful painting! I look forward to reading more about this study. I also like what Angel shared about celebrating a name day. My younger dd’s middle name is Elizabeth, too.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
I just wanted to add that Marianna and I are liking the new banner at the top of the blog. It’s amazing how much changes when one is offline for a week, isn’t it?
November 17th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
Thanks! It is, unfortunately, entirely inspired by the recent weather trend. And by “trend” I mean “endless string of days.”
November 19th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
I was brought up Catholic, but didn’t really celebrate saints’ feast days in my home. I am hoping to do more as well. It takes some planning though. This year I’ve been doing quite a bit of winging it. I agree that there are so many wonderful ideas on the boards and on blogs. Your blog is one of them.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:35 am
Theresa
I was brought up a practising Catholic and ‘living the liturgical year in my domestic church’ is all new to me too. I spent a few years being intimidated by all the wonderful ideas and not knowing where to start that I never did. Baby steps is the answer, just one small thing for some feasts and then add on in future years. Have fun!!