Faith in Facts for Young Learners — The Annunciation
Do you know these facts about the Annunciation
of the Lord? Read each statement and circle
the letter next to the word or phrase that makes the
statement a fact. Before you begin, fold the bottom of
the page up to the dotted line. That way, you cannot see the
answers until you’re ready to check your facts. Have fun and learn!
A Woman Clothed in the Sun
What is so darn fascinating about royalty?
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...
Crafts for Catechists: Our Lady’s Bug
by Jessica Gordon
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Mary Visits Elizabeth: An Echo Pantomime for the Visitation (May 31)
By Page McKean Zyromski
The feast of the Visitation, May 31, celebrates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation. St. Luke recounts...
The Heart of the Message of Fatima
By Virginia M. Kimball
Pray, fast, confess, receive the Eucharist, and be devoted to the Immaculate Heart
One hundred years ago, in 1917, three years...
Exploring Marian Apparitions and the Miracles at Lourdes
It started with a "noise like a gust of wind," explained the fourteen-year-old teen we now know as St. Bernadette Soubirous. Today, more than 150 years later, millions of pilgrims still travel to the once-small town in southern France where that gust of wind first heralded the presence of our Blessed Mother. The pilgrims come to pray for healing and reconciliation, to bathe in the waters, and to remember the 18 appearances, or apparitions, of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette at Lourdes.
The Visitation of Mary as a Summer Springboard
The beautiful feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on May 31, just as the school year ends. Is there some way to incorporate it into our lessons as we whisk the class out the door for the summer? We reflect on this biblical event in preparation for Christmas and in teaching the Second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, but seldom do we get a chance to teach about it in depth.
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...
