Here are some planning resources for the July feast table! There are quite a few feast days, but we are keeping it simple this month. You can see our family’s plans for celebrating liturgically this month below.
Monthly Dedication: The Most Precious Blood
Feast Days:
- 1st Bl. Junipero Serra
- 3rd St. Thomas the Apostle
- 4th St. Elizabeth of Portugal
- 6th St. Maria Goretti
- 14th St. Kateri Tekakwitha
- 16th Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
- 22nd St. Mary Magdalene
- 23rd St. Brigit of Sweden
- 25th St. James the Greater
- 26th St. Anne
- 31st St. Ignatius of Loyola
July Feast Table Book Basket
- Junipero Serra: Founder of the California Missions (1st)
- Serra: Americas Founding Father (1st)
- St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills (11th)
- St. Benedict: The Story of the Father of the Western Monks (11th)
- Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maid (14th)
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks by Neuberger(14th)
- Kateri Tekakwitha: Model of Bravery (14th)
- Joachim and Anne: Love for Generations (26th)
- St. Ignatius and the Company of Jesus (31st)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola: For the Greater Glory of God (31st) ^
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola: Leading the Way (31st)
(^ denotes books we own or have read)
Our Family July Plans:
My Path to Heaven We’ve been reading a chapter from My Path to Heaven every Sunday as a family and reflecting back on it throughout the week. We’ll continue doing so through July. It is especially fitting with the 1st being St. Ignatius’s feast day. The book is like a child appropriate primer on Ignatian spirituality.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel I want to learn more about Our Lady of Mount Carmel (I’ve been on a Marian kick lately). I’ll share with the kids what I find out and will top my new knowledge off with a delicious hot carmel sundae to celebrate on July 16th! Here is a SUPER easy recipe for carmel sauce from All Recipes (I’ll let you know how it goes!).
Other Helpful Links for July:
- Catholic Cuisine for July
- Shower of Roses July Booklist (which includes treasuries)
- How we use our Feast Table
- See our feast table throughout the year!
What are your favorite ways to celebrate July liturgically?
