Crafts for Catechists: Our Lady’s Bug
by Jessica Gordon
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Mary links for research and for fun: The Mary page, word search, and coloring...
Here are some Mary-related resources that you may find helpful in class!
From Real Life at Home
This Hail Mary word search puzzle will help reinforce...
Three Ways to Help Teens Know Mary
BY BECKY GROTH
We’re sure to encounter a variety of attitudes that young people hold toward Mary, the Blessed Mother. In my youth ministry experience,...
Praying the Hail Mary
BY PAT GOHN
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of God, is truly our Mother "in the order of grace" (see CCC,...
Five Lessons from Fatima
by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
Tips for guiding children into the heart of the message
One of the most fantastic aspects of Our Lady of Fatima’s message is...
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church — new memorial for the liturgical calendar
Pope Francis has created a new Marian feast day.
The Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, will be celebrated the Monday...
Grandparents: Share Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Story (Dec. 12th)
Editor's note: This activity is written for grandparents, but it can be easily used by families and others to share this feast day with...
The Rosary: Meditating on the Mysteries of Faith
Long ago, people living in the desert or in monasteries used pebbles, sticks, or lines drawn in the sand to count their prayers. Herein lies the early roots of the Catholic Rosary. People progressed to counting knots on a cord, then to the beads we know today.
Using Visual Symbols to Teach the Mysteries of the Rosary
With October being the month of the Rosary, the religious education classes always dedicate some class time to praying the Rosary, so my class was pretty familiar with the prayers and the order in which they are prayed. For this year, I thought we would focus on the Mysteries of the Rosary and learn how to meditate on those particular times in Jesus' and Mary's lives.
Living the Liturgical Year: Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7
A Victory —Thanks to Mary
CONNIE CLARK
You know that on feast days we celebrate saints’ birthdays and other events such as Jesus’ baptism. But have...
