Saying farewell to December is always bittersweet as there are inevitably Christmastide plans left undone and crafts left unconquered. Fortunately December does come every year, so it's wise to plan for it now while the experiences (or lack thereof) are fresh in our minds. Here's our perpetual family traditions calendar for the month below. What about you?
December
The Four Cycles of Life in December
Liturgical: Advent and Christmastide
Sanctoral: St. Nicholas, St. Lucia, Mary the Expectant Mother
Human: Sages; family milestones; history of Christmas traditions
Natural: Nesting/Home and Hearth
Memory Work: Advent Hymns, Christmas carols, practice Christmas folk dances and the Paradise play
Advent Activities: Advent Angels, create tree ornaments and wreaths, charity, caroling, Four Sundays of Advent wreath ritual (Advent prayer, readings, hymn, treat and Christmas story), Service acts for Sages (visiting a nursing home, etc)
1: Overview of the month, create a plan for crafts, gifts, outings, activities, etc.
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4: Santa Barbara traditions
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6: St. Nicholas stockings and coin bags for charity
7: St. Ambrose traditions
8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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12: Our Lady of Guadalupe traditions
13: Santa Lucia traditions
14: St. Hardini
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17-23: O Antiphons, confession
21: The Winter Solstice/The Winter Feast
23: Michel’s birthday
24: fasting then fish dinner and Paradise Play
25: Nativity of Our Lord-Mass, carols, gift-giving, charity, George’s birthday
26: Begin the 12 Days of Christmas catechesis and Christmas fun (baking, crafts, etc)
27: St. John, Apostle- bread and wine sharing of the love of St. John
28: Holy Innocents: Coventry Carol, bless children, pray for the unborn, crisis pregnancy charity
29: St. Thomas Becket
30 or first Sunday within the Octave of Christmas: Feast of the Holy Family- consecration of the family
31: St. Sylvester’s Ball with a performance (Christmastide or Time themed variety show or select play, such as “A Christmas Carol” or “The Golden Thread”), write real and fake New Year’s resolutions
December
The Four Cycles of Life in December
Liturgical: Advent and Christmastide
Sanctoral: St. Nicholas, St. Lucia, Mary the Expectant Mother
Human: Sages; family milestones; history of Christmas traditions
Natural: Nesting/Home and Hearth
Memory Work: Advent Hymns, Christmas carols, practice Christmas folk dances and the Paradise play
Advent Activities: Advent Angels, create tree ornaments and wreaths, charity, caroling, Four Sundays of Advent wreath ritual (Advent prayer, readings, hymn, treat and Christmas story), Service acts for Sages (visiting a nursing home, etc)
1: Overview of the month, create a plan for crafts, gifts, outings, activities, etc.
2:
3:
4: Santa Barbara traditions
5:
6: St. Nicholas stockings and coin bags for charity
7: St. Ambrose traditions
8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9:
10:
11:
12: Our Lady of Guadalupe traditions
13: Santa Lucia traditions
14: St. Hardini
15:
16:
17-23: O Antiphons, confession
21: The Winter Solstice/The Winter Feast
23: Michel’s birthday
24: fasting then fish dinner and Paradise Play
25: Nativity of Our Lord-Mass, carols, gift-giving, charity, George’s birthday
26: Begin the 12 Days of Christmas catechesis and Christmas fun (baking, crafts, etc)
27: St. John, Apostle- bread and wine sharing of the love of St. John
28: Holy Innocents: Coventry Carol, bless children, pray for the unborn, crisis pregnancy charity
29: St. Thomas Becket
30 or first Sunday within the Octave of Christmas: Feast of the Holy Family- consecration of the family
31: St. Sylvester’s Ball with a performance (Christmastide or Time themed variety show or select play, such as “A Christmas Carol” or “The Golden Thread”), write real and fake New Year’s resolutions
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