by Kendra | Apr 8, 2020 | Lent, Liturgical Year
The triduum is upon us! Let’s talk Holy Thursday. No, wait, for a Holy Thursday overview, see this post The “You Can Still Do This” Guide to All Things Holy Week Here, let’s talk about the Seven Churches Visitation. Under normal circumstances, following...
by Kendra | Apr 7, 2020 | Lent, Liturgical Year
Happy Spy Wednesday! Today we’ll be hiding thirty quarters. Here’s why: See the April Booklet for the collects and readings for Spy Wednesday and each day of the Triduum. We’ve done the quarters thing for many years now, and love it. New this year,...
by Kendra | Apr 3, 2020 | Catholic All Year Compendium, Catholic All Year Shop, Easter, Lent
Palm Sunday is tomorrow you guys! I’m inadvertently VERY prepared for an at home Holy Week and Easter, but definitely mourning the prospect. The images of Palm Sunday from old picture Bibles are kinda punching me in the gut right now. The sea of humanity, the...
by Kendra | Mar 4, 2020 | Catholic Living, Lent
We are a week into Lent. Probably we’ve all had some moments to be proud of, and some fails, right? That’s to be expected. The spring Ember Days begin today, Wednesday, and continue on Friday and Saturday. Ember Days are seasonal days of fasting and...
by Kendra | Feb 10, 2020 | Catholic Living, Lent
Liturgical Living heads up! Lent is quickly approaching. Ash Wednesday is February 26th this year, so we’ve only got a couple weeks to get our acts together here and figure out what we’re going to do. Also, it’s Catholic Mom Bundle time again! This...
by Kendra | Apr 13, 2019 | Catholic Living, Lent, Liturgical Year, Things I Think
Spy Wednesday “Spy” Wednesday 🕵️♂️ is the name traditionally given to the Wednesday of Holy Week. This is the day Judas betrayed Jesus, telling the high priest when Jesus would be in a place where he could be more...
by Kendra | Mar 4, 2019 | Catholic Living, Lent, Liturgical Year
There’s an all new Catholic All Year Liturgical Living Video up, all about the Stations of the Cross! Scroll on down to check it out. And because I love you guys . . . you get a bonus video this time. I die. every. time. It’s the cutest. If it looks like...
by Kendra | Feb 28, 2019 | Advent, Lent, Liturgical Year, Mailbag
Mailbag Question! Q: I’ve heard people talk about Advent and Lent both being seasons of penance during the liturgical year. Can you help me understand how to explain the differences in the seasons to my family, and how to observe them in the home? A: Ooh, good...
