Liturgical Lowdown: November

by Lisa Cotter, posted in Excellence

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Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of November! 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

November’s Devotion: Holy Souls

• Prayer: Eternal Rest Prayer
• Video: Fr. Mike Schmitz on Indulgences
• Rules for Indulgences

 

The Pope’s Monthly Intention: In Service of Peace: That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.

• Book: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 

Feasts of Note:

 

November 1st – All Saints Day (Solemnity)

• Prayer: Litany of the Saints
• Books:
  • Can you Find Saints?
  • Cloud of Witnesses
• Craft: Wooden Saint Dolls:
  • How to Paint a Saint Doll
  • How to do a Saint Doll Exchange
  • How to Make a Saint Doll Cathedral
• All Saints Party Ideas:
  • Food: Catholic Icing
  • Games
    • Just Like Mary
    • Catholic Icing
  • Everything Else for All Saints
    • Raising Little Saints
    • Paper Dali

 

November 2nd – All Souls (Feast)

• Food: Soul Cakes

 

November 3rd – St. Martin de Porres (optional memorial)

• Prayer: St. Martin Prayer
• Books
  • The Pied Piper of Peru
  • Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert
• Audio: St. Martin de Porres (Glory Stories)
• Movie: St. Martin de Porres (My Catholic Family)
• Craft/Food
  • Mouse crafts
  • Mouse treats

 

November 4th – St. Charles Borromeo (memorial)

 

November 9th – Dedication of St. John Lateran (feast)

 

November 10th – St. Leo the Great (memorial)

 

November 11th – St. Martin of Tours (Martinmas) (memorial)

• Prayer: Table Blessing
• Food
  • St. Martin’s Day Croissants
  • St. Martin’s Horseshoe Cookies
• Craft: Lantern Crafts
• Music
  • St. Martin
  • St. Martin (telling the story)
  • St. Martin, St. Martin (town celebration with lanterns)

 

November 13th – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (memorial)

 

November 17th – St. Elizabeth of Hungary (memorial)

• Prayer: Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
• Book: St. Elizabeth’s Three Crowns
• Video: St. Elizabeth of Hungary (My Catholic Family)
• Food/Craft
  • Crown Cake
  • Craft

 

November 21st – Presentation of Mary (memorial)

 

November 22nd – St. Cecilia (memorial)

 

November 23rd – Bl. Miquel Pro (optional memorial)

• Movie: For Greater Glory

 

November 30th – St. Andrew (feast)

 

Last Sunday of Ordinary Time: Christ the King (Solemnity)

• Prayer: Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ the King
• Book: Take it to the Queen
• Craft: Christ the King Crown

 

Fourth Thursday of November: Thanksgiving

• Prayer: Prayers for Thanksgiving
• Books: Thanksgiving Book List (from my old mommy blog)
• Activity: Thanksgiving Bible Printables
• Crafts
  • Thankful Pumpkin
  • Indian Corn (also from the mommy blog)

 

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