Living the Liturgy: November

Our CHC Theme for November is "We Share Our Gifts With Others"

November 1: All Saints Day. Read stories of the saints. Color pictures of the saints. Go to Mass.

November 2: All Souls Day. Visit a cemetery, pray especially for the souls of our family and friends who have died. Read The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

November 21: Presentation of Mary. Color pictures of Mary as a girl. Talk about and try to do the things she would have done as a girl: "These girls, while serving God, learned to spin, weave, and embroider the vestments and curtains around the temple. Helping to take care of the many priests on duty, they also learned to prepare food. They had to read long passages from Holy Scriptures, like the Book of Psalms; and they had to learn by heart parts of the Prophets and Proverbs." (from Around the Year with the Trapp Family) I'm learning much of these things, myself, and I am looking forward to getting these books to help me along the way.

November 23: Thanksgiving Day. Talk about all the things for which we are thankful. Share our blessings with others. This is a good time of year to go through toys, clothes, books and household items to give away.

November 25: The Solemnity of Christ the King. Make crowns to wear, decorate crown-shaped cookies with candy "jewels".