Liturgical Lowdown: February
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Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of February! 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 February’s Devotion: The Holy Family * Prayer: Prayer to the Holy Family * Reading * Familiaris Consortio (It’s an Apostolic Exhortation, not Encyclical, sorry about that) * Letter to Families The Pope’s Monthly Intention: Human Trafficking: For a generous welcome to the victims of human trafficking, enforced prostitution, and violence. * International Justice Mission * Starfish Project How-to Carnival How-to Lent (on resolution making) CatholicFamilyCrate.com (Use the code to get 20% off your first crate!) Feasts of Note: February 1st – St. Brigid of Ireland (Feast in Ireland) * Prayer: O Holy St. Brigid * Books * Brigid’s Cloak * Brigid and the Butter * The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare * Audio: The Life of St. Brigid (It’s free!) * Food: Catholic Cuisine * Craft: St. Brigid Cross February 2nd – Presentation/Candlemass (Solemnity) February 3rd – St. Blaise (Memorial) February 8th – St. Josephine Bakhita (Optional Memorial) February 10th – St. Scholastic (Memorial) February 11th – Our Lady of Lourdes (Optional Memorial) * Prayer: Pope St. John Paul II’s prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes * Books * Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes * St. Bernadette: The Miracle of Lourdes * Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant * Audio * St. Bernadette of Lourdes (Truth to Inspire Series) * Movies * Song of Bernadette * Bernadette: Princess of Lourdes * Food: Edible Grottos * Craft: Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Making Kit February 14th – Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Memorial) / St. Valentine (unofficial) * Books * Saint Valentine * Saint Valentine * Crafts * Valentine’s Day Countdown * Catholic Valentine’s Day Cards February 20th – Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto (Feast in Portugal) February 22nd – Chair of St. Peter (Feast) * Video: St. Paul Outside the Wall * Craft: Paper Miter (from my old mommy blog) * Everything: Shower of Roses Connect with us! Kevin: Twitter | Instagram Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com The post Liturgical Lowdown: February appeared first on Lisa Cotter.