The Big Christian Family: March 2020

April 2 | St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507), Italy

Resources for St. Francis of Paola, Hermit

Founder of Minim Friars

Coloring Page
St. Francis of Paola Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Audio
St. Francis of Paola Saint of the Day (Franciscan Media)

Video

Discovering our Saint's - St. Francis of Paola (CCTNtv, 2 min)

St. Francis of Paola, pray for us!

April 1 | St. Hugh Bishop of Grenoble (1052-1132), France

Resources for St. Hugh

French - Brilliant

Suffered from Migraines (didn't complain!)
Patron of headach-sufferers

St. Hugh Coloring Page

St. Hugh Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Videos

Video About St. Hugh Bishop of Grenoble (from CCTNtv, 3 min)

Audio

Saint of the Day from Franciscan Media

Learn More

Read More About (Long Story) St. Hugh (EWTN)

St. Hugh, pray for us!

March 25 | The Annunication of our Lord

Resources for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of our Lord

Celebrated nine months before the Nativity

Read Luke Chapter 1:26

Also called "Lady Day"

Solemnity of the Annunciation Coloring Pages
Color (Schola Rosa)
Color (SJTB)
Color (Bible Kids)

Color / Prayer Craft (Catholic Inspired)

Other Activities for the Annunciation

Religion Class Ideas (The Religion Teacher)

Videos

Animated:EWTN:My Time with Jesus - the Annunciation (29 min)

Bible
Today's Mass Readings
Read Luke Chapter 1:26
A Bible Study on the Annunciation free on FORMED (Dr. Ben Akers, Augustine Institute, 29 min)

Jean-François Millet "The Angelus"

Learn the Angelus

The Angelus Prayer (traditionally prayed at 6am, noon, and 6pm) - add to mealtime!

The Angelus Prayer video on Youtube (3 min)

Food Ideas

In Sweden, "Lady Day" is celebrated with waffles (Catholic Cuisine)

Have a Mary Party

Blessed Mother of our Lord, pray for us!

March 25 - Feast of the Annunciation

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:38

Annunciation Coloring Page from Schola Rosa

Annunciation Coloring Page from St. John the Baptist Church, Royal, VA

Annunciation1 Annunciation2 Coloring Pages from Family Feast & Feria

Hail Mary Prayer Handwriting/Copywork Page - Manuscript
Hail Mary Prayer Handwriting/Copywork Page - Cursive

One Minute Kids Video from Brother Francis

Mary is Chosen Four Minute Video from The Holy Tales

March 24 | St. Aldemar (d.1080)

St. Aldemar, the Wise

Abbot & Miracle Worker, Pray for Us!

Read About (Catholic Online)

March 23 | St. Turibius of Mogrovejo 1538-1606

Resources for St. Turibius

Video

Video from Apostleship of Prayer

Audio

Listen / About (Franciscan Media Saint of the Day)

Learn More

Read About (Holy Spirit Interactive Kids)

St. Turbius of Mogrovejo, pray for us!

March 19 | St. Joseph (1st century),

Resources for St. Joseph

Patron of:

Catholic Church, unborn children, fathers, immigrants, workers, employment, explorer, pilgrims, traveller, carpenters, realtors, against doubt and hesitation, and of a happy death, Belgium, From the State of Ceará and the city of Macapá in Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Korea, Indonesia, Zapotlan in Mexico, Vietnam, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, and many others.

St. Joseph Coloring Pages

Color 1 (Catholic Playground)
Color 2 (Catholic Playground)
Color (Schola Rosa)
Color (SJTB)
Color (The Catholic Kid)

Free Kids Videos on Youtube
Story of St. Joseph (animated, 14 min from Christian Kids TV)
Birth of Jesus | Story of Saint Joseph (animated, 4 min from Christian Kids TV)
St. Joseph My Catholic Family (animated, EWTN, 23 min)

Videos/DVD

St. Joseph My Catholic Family (animated, EWTN, 23 min)

Audio

Holy Heroes Audio Vol 3

Books

Book Footsteps of the Saints L1-2nd/3rd grade

St. Joseph's Day Table
Learn About The St. Joseph's Day Table
The St. Joseph's Day Table Cookbook

Prayers
Pray the Novena to St. Joseph (EWTN)
St. Joseph Prayer to sell a house

Learn More

Catholic Encyclopedia

St. Joseph, pray for us!

March 18 | St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386)

St. Cyril of Jerusalem Resources

Coloring Page
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Audio

Saint of the Day (Franciscan Media, 2 min)

Learn More
Catholic Encyclopedia

St. Cyril of Jerusalem, pray for us!

March 17 | St. Patrick (385-461), Ireland

Resources for St. Patrick

"Apostle of Ireland"

St. Patrick Coloring Pages

Color (SJTB)
Color (Schola Rosa)
Color (The Catholic Kid)
Color 1 (Catholic Playground)
Color 2 (Catholic Playground)

Books

Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola - picture book
In the Footsteps of the Saints - Story of St. Patrick L1-2nd/3rd grade)

Movies/DVDs

CCC DVD - St. Patrick - Brave Shepherd of the Emerald Isle (Free Streaming on FORMED)

Free Video on Youtube

Animated Video for Kids "Story of St. Patrick" (Christian Kids TV, 15 min)

Video/About (Catholic Online)
Video - History of St. Patrick (FiveMinded, 3 min)

St. Patrick, pray for us!

March 15 | St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660), France

Resources for St. Louise de Marillac

Was co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity

Coloring Page

St, Louise de Marillac Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Books

Along the Paths of the Gospel, grades 2-5

Footsteps of the Saints L1-2nd/3rd

St. Louise de Marillac, pray for us!

March 15 | St. Longinus (d. unknown). Jerusalem

Resources for St. Longinus

Pierced Jesus’ Side, Converted!

Gospel
Mark 15:39

Coloring Page

St. Longinus Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More

Read About (Catholic Online)

St. Longinus, pray for us!

March 14 | St. Matilda (895 - 968), Saxony

Resources for St. Matilda

Patron of Parents of Large Families!

Coloring Page
St. Matilda Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn

Read About (Catholic Online)

Words of Our Lord to St. Matlida (about the Most Holy Eucharist)

St. Matilda, pray for us!

March 13 | St. Josaphat of Ruthenia (1618-1623), Lithuania

Resources for St. Josaphat of Ruthenia

* Martyr, murdered by Protestants *

Coloring Page
St Josaphat Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More

Read About (Catholic Encycolpedia)

St. Josaphat, pray for us!

March 12 | St. Gregory the Great 540-604

Resources for St. Gregory the Great

St. Greogry the Great Coloring Pages
Color (Schola Rosa)
Color 1(Catholic Playground)
Color 2 (Catholic Playground)

Audio
Saint of the Day (Saint of the Day, Franc. Media)

Video
Video About (Catholic Online, 4 min)

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!

March 11 | St. Eulogius of Cordoba (d.859)

Resources for St. Eulogius

* Martyr *

Coloring Page
St. Eulogius Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More
Read About (Catholic Online)

St. Eulogius, pray for us!

March 11 | St. Sophronius of Jerusalem (560-638)

Resources for St. Sophronius

* Ardent opponent of monothelitism *

Coloring Page

St. Sophronius Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More

Read About (Catholic Online)

St. Sophronius, pray for us!

March 11 | St. John Ogilvie (1579-1615), Scotland

Resources for St. John Ogilvie

Scottish Martyr during the Reformation

Coloring Page

St. John Ogilvie Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Quote

“In all that concerns the king, I will be slavishly obedient; if any attack his temporal power, I will shed my last drop of blood for him. But in the things of spiritual jurisdiction which a king unjustly seizes I cannot and must not obey.”

- St. John Ogilvie

Audio

Listen/About (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Video

Video About (Breski1, 2 min)

St. John Ogilvie, pray for us!

March 10 | St. Simplicius (?-483), Italy

Resources for Pope St. Simplicius

Coloring Page

St. Simplicius Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More
Read About (Catholic Online)

Pope St. Simplicius, pray for us!

March 10 | Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia

Resources for the Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste

Soldiers made to strip and stand naked on a frozen lake.
They stood firm and would not recant their faith in Christ.

Coloring Page
40 Holy Martyrs Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Video
Short Video (Omhksea, 4 min)
Short Video (DavidSummerford, 4 min)

Learn More
Website dedicated to sharing the story of the 40 Martyrs
Read About (EWTN)

Forty Holy Martyrs, please pray for us!

March 10 | St. John Ogilvie (1579-16-15), Scotland

St. John Ogilvie Resources

Convicted of high treason and hanged for celebrating Mass in secret

Coloring Page
St. John Ogilvie Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Audio
Saint of the Day (Fransciscan Media, 2 min)

Videos
St. John Ogilvie Pt 1 Part 2 (animated/narrated, Jesuits in Britain, 6 min)
Short video about (Breski, 2 min)
"St. Ogilvie - a Scottish Martyr" short video (Sancta Familia Media, 9 min )

St. John Ogilvie, pray for us!

March 9 | St. Catherine of Bologna 1413-1463, Italy

St. Catherine of Bologna Resources

Incorruptible * Patron against temptations * Writer

Coloring Page

St. Catherine of Bologna Coloring Page (Catholic Kid)

Quote

"Whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of Passion; fifth, mindfulness of one's own death; sixth, remembrance of God's glory; seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert." -Saint Catherine of Bologna

Audio

Listen About (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Book "The Seven Spiritual Weapons," by St. Catherine of Bolgna (2 hrs, youtube)

Video

Video (Catholic Online, 3 min)

Learn More

January 28 | March 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italy

Resources for St. Thomas Aquinas, the "Dumb Ox"

Feast:28 January (ordinary form), 7 March (extraordinary form)

Coloring Pages

St. Thomas Aquinas Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)
St. Thomas Aquinas Coloring Page (Catholic Playground)
St. Thomas Aquinas Coloring Page (Coloring Saints)

Handwriting Pages

"St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us."

manuscript cursive

Books
Book Footsteps of the Saints L3-Jr. High-Jr. High The Ox Was an Angel: Thomas Aquinas
Vision Book: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars
TAN/MFW Book St. Thomas Aquinas: The Story of the Dumb Ox

Audio
Saint of the Day from Franciscan Media (Audio, 2 min and short bio)

Videos
Youtube Video (Catholic Online, 3 min)

Youtube Video St. Thomas Aquianas the Angelic Doctor (Animated, 5 min, by University of Santo Tomas)

Fr. Robert Baron on St. Thomas Aquinas 8 min

Saint Fun Facts from Catholic Online

March 9 | St. Frances of Rome (1384-1440), Italy

Resources for St. Frances of Rome

Happily Married, Mystic

Founded the Oblates of Mary

Coloring Page

St. Frances of Rome Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Audio

About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Video

Video about St. Frances of Rome (Church Militant Archive, 3 min)

Read More

Read about St. Frances of Rome (Roman Catholic Saints)

St. Frances of Rome, pray for us!

March 8 | St. John of God (1495-1550), Portugal/Spain

St. John of God Resources

Established a house for the poor,

the beginnings of an order called the "Brother Hospitallers"

Audio

About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Quote

“When I am depressed, I can find no better remedy than in gazing in contemplation on Jesus Christ crucified and thinking of His most holy passion and of the distress He suffered in this life."

- St. John of God

Video

St. John of God (Apostleship of Prayer, 2 min)

St. John of God, pray for us!

March 7 | St.Perpetua and St. Felicity c. 203, Carthage

Reseources for St. Perpetua and St. Felicity

* Martyrs in the Amphitheater for not denying Christ *

* Felicity gave birth days before her martyrdom *

Coloring Pages

Coloring Page (Catholic Playground)
Coloring Page (Paper Dali)
Coloring Pages (Catholic Heroes of the Faith - goes with the DVD below)

Color (Schola Rosa)

Books

Book Footsteps of the Saints L2: No Tears for the Bride- A Story of St. Perpetua (4th/5th gr)

Audio

About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Movies

Free on Youtube: Torchlighters: The Story of St. Perpetua and St. Felicitas, animated, 33 min (Torchlighters)

Movie Torchlighters: The Perpetua Story (2009, 34 min), incl w Amazon Prime 2/22/17

DVD-The Story of St. Perpetua (Catholic Heroes of the Faith, 2009)

Writings

St. Perpetua Diary

Videos About

Sharing the Saints (CCTN TV, 3 min)

Discovering the Saints (Catholic Online, 2 min)

15 minute "Mother of the Church" story of St. Perpetua, with Mike Aqualina

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, pray for us!

March 6 | St. Cyril of Constantinople (1126-1224), Turkey

Resources for St. Cyril of Constantinople

General of the Carmelites and prior of Mount Carmel, for (most believe) three years

Reputation of being a prophet.

Coloring Page

St. Cyril of Constantinople Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More

Read About (New Advent)

St. Cyril of Constantinople, pray for us!

March 6 - St. Fridolin (540), Ireland

Resources for St. Fidolin

Benedictine abbot

Irishman venerated as "the Apostle of the Upper Rhine."

Saint Fridolin is depicted in art as an abbot leading a skeleton by the hand,
a pilgrim with a staff and book

Coloring Page
St. Fridolin Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More
Read About (Catholic Online)

St. Fridolin, pray for us!

March 6 - St. Colette (1380-1447), France

Resources for St. Colette

Established 17 St. Poor Clare Convents

Patroness of women seeking to conceive,
expectant mothers, and sick children.

Virgin

Coloring Page

St. Colette Coloring Page (St. Scholorosa Online)

Book
Along the Paths of the Gospel: St. Colette: In the footsteps of Francis & Clare (grade 3)

Quote
"Lord," St Colette de Corbie sobbed in her heart,

"What wilt Thou have me do? I am ready to do anything Thou desirest of me."

Audio

About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Learn More

March 5 - St. John Joseph of the Cross (1654-1734)

Resources for St. John Joseph of the Cross

Audio
About/Listen (Franciscan Media, Saint of the Day)

Video
Video about St. John Joseph of the Cross (Bresk1, 1 min)

St. John Joseph of the Cross, pray for us!

March 5 - Sts. Adrian and Eubulus 306, Caesarea

Resources for Sts. Adrian and Eubulus

Martyrs

Eubulus had traveled with Adrian of Batanea to visit and minister to the Christian congregation in Caesarea. Upon arrival at the gates they were asked their purpose and told the truth, for which they were immediately imprisoned by the guards, under the orders of Governor Firmilian,who had them tortured. On March 5, Adrian was thrown to a lion in the Amphitheatre. The lion mauled but did not kill him. Adrian was then dispatched with a sword. Two days later the judge who condemned Eubulus to the same fate offered him the opportunity to go free if he sacrificed to an idol. Eubulus refused, and was martyred, meeting the same fate. (from Wiki)

Coloring Page

Sts. Adrian and Eubulus Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)

Learn More

Read About (Sacred-texts.com)

Sts. Adrian and Eubulus, pray for us!

March 4 - St. Casimir of Poland (1453-1483)

Resources for St. Casmir of Poland

Coloring Page
St. Casmir Coloring Page (Catholic Playground)

Audio

About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Quote
"Daily, daily sing to Mary.
Sing my soul her praises due!
All her Feasts. Her actions worship.
With heart’s devotion true." - St. Casimir

Videos
St. Casmir from Catholic Online, 2 min
St. Casmir from Apostleship of Prayer, 2 min

St. Casmir of Poland, pray for us!

March 4 - Luisa Piccarreta, Servant of God (1865-1947), Italy

Resources for Luisa Piccarreta, Servant of God

“Little Daughter of the Divine Will”

Mystic

Author

Learn About
Video about (Kingdom of the Divine Will, 9 min)
Website devoted to Luisa Piccarreta

Her Writings
24 Hours of the Passion (pdf)

March 3 - St. Katharine Drexel (1858-1955)

Resources fo St. Katharine Drexel

American founder of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters for Indians and Colored People (now Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament), a congregation of missionary nuns dedicated to the welfare of American Indians and African Americans.

She is the patron saint of racial justice and of philanthropists.

Coloring Pages
St. Katharine Drexel Coloring Page (Schola Rosa)
St. Katharine Drexel Coloring Page (Drawn to be Creative)
St. Katharine Drexel Coloring Page (Saints to Color)

Books
Pauline Book Saint Katharine Drexel: The Total Gift, age 8-12
Vision Book: St. Katharine Drexel, Friend of the Oppressed

Audio
Holy Heroes Audio Vol 3
About/Listen (Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media)

Quote
"It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path." - Katharine Drexel

Videos
St. Katharine Drexel Video (Catholic Online, 3 min)

Video from Apostleship of Prayer (2 min)

St. Katharine Drexel, pray for us!