Saturday, August 30, 2025

September Radiant Roundup

Seven Sorrows of Mary
It's the month of the Sorrowful Mother, a reminder to all of us that the Saints- including the Mother of God- know sorrow and suffering. We can follow in their example of uniting our own sorrows to the wood of the Cross.



St. Teresa of Calcutta: September 5th
Mother Teresa*- Decorations, bulletin board, signs, folder covers, etc. (featuring my favorite bulletin board border ever, as pictured above ;) )

Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: September 7th 
(Feast Days- CA 10/12 and PGF 7/4) 
These posts have several resources for each soon-to-be Saint, including coloring pages, crossword puzzles, word searches, and short informational articles with an image to color.

Click here for the activities for Carlo Acutis:
And click here for the activities for Pier Giorgio Frassati:


Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: September 8th
Lovely Lady Marian Bulletin Board (could be used for decor for a Marian Birthday Party!)
Favorite Marian Songs a playlist (all ages)

Most Holy Name of Mary: September 12th
Blessed Virgin Mary Digital Scavenger Hunt (5th & up- Includes investigating titles of Mary)
Marian Typology Cards* (5th & up) (One of my favorite resources I've ever made! I probably need to go back and do a redesign, but the info is solid and kids love the "scavenger hunt" of seeing how the Mother of God was foretold in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament with Mary.)

Exaltation of the Holy Cross: September 14th
The Stations of the Cross aren't just for Lent! This is a perfect feast day to remember and thank Jesus for the gift of our salvation, won on the Cross.

Our Lady of Sorrows: September 15th

St. Matthew: September 21st 

St. Padre Pio: September 23rd

St. Vincent de Paul: September 27th
Honor St. Vincent's work with the poor by learning about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Choose a few to put into practice!
Corporal Works of Mercy* (Coloring Pages and Mini Books- K-6th)
Spiritual Works of Mercy* (Coloring Pages and Mini Books- K-6th)

Our Lady, Star of the Sea: September 27th

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: September 28th



St. Jerome: September 30th
Celebrate St. Jerome's work compiling and translating the Bible by spending some time in Sacred Scripture!
Structure of the Bible Printables* (4th & up)
Lectio Divina Journaling Prompts for Kids* (Pre & up)
Lectio Divina Graphic Organizers* (4th & up)
Lectio Divina Book Marks* (6th & up)

September Books for Catholic Kids

Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!

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September Books for Catholic Kids

September Catholic Kids Book List
Below are a few favorite titles that fit well with devotions and feast days this month! This list contains Amazon Affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. I'd also love to encourage you to shop directly with the publisher or with your local bookshop, or try to request these at your local library! I'm sure I've missed some books that would be great for this month, so feel free to add your own recommendations in the comments! You can find my giant list of Catholic Kid Books by topic here.



Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
Special feature: Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized on September 7th in Rome! Here are some books to help you learn about each of their lives:

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The Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
Through the Year with Mary- Bogner, Katherine (whole chapter on the Seven Sorrows, and a month of readings connected to the devotion)

Feast Days this Month
Also a good day to pray the Stations of the Cross! Check out a whole collection here.

9/15- Our Lady of Sorrows

9/17- St. Hildegard of Bingen

9/18- St. Joseph of Cupertino

9/21- St. Matthew


9/27- Our Lady, Star of the Sea

These fictional chapter books feature little mice running a school and convent under the floorboards of G.K. Chesterton's home- and the imaginative religious order is named Sisters of Our Lady Star of the Sea. :) Could be a fun read to celebrate the feast day!

9/28- St. Lorenzo Ruiz
9/28- Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
Through the Year with Mary- Bogner, Katherine (chapter on Our Lady, Undoer of Knots)

9/29- The Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Rafael

Book Lists By Month:
Click on the images below for book lists organized by feast days and devotions for each month:
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Saturday, August 2, 2025

American Eucharistic Witnesses- Cumulative Activity Books (Two FREE 44 page curriculums!)

During the National Eucharistic Revival, I contributed children's activities for their monthly newsletter. (You can find all of the posts on my blog here).

We are currently wrapping up our last project- more about that soon, but I wanted to share a cumulative resources for the awesome American Eucharistic Witnesses series. This collection highlights Americans whose lives have been changed by the gift of the Eucharistic. With a different expert author each month and an original woodcut print by the talented Connor Miller, I was tasked with creating a version of this series for children. Each booklet contains a short bio and the art print on the front and back, and inside has some activities like a quote to color, a timeline to put in order, reflection questions, and short comprehension questions to answer. One booklet is for older children (I'd recommend 5th-8th grade) and another for younger children (I'd recommend 2nd-4th grade), as well as Spanish version for each.


You can find the original posts, which include links to the NER blog with the expert-written articles (for adults) on each person, here:

I knew that teachers or homeschoolers that used this series would value a more comprehensive "final" activity to pull together themes and lessons from these holy men and women. So I'm excited to now share with you a two cumulative activity books! These large pdfs contain all of the above booklets in one spot, as well as multiple options for activities after reading the biographies. Everything in these activity books has been professionally edited and theologically reviewed by the USCCB.

Two quick notes:
1. I know that it might be intimidating to think that you have to use all thirteen biographies in order to use the cumulative activities. That isn't the case! Think creatively based on your situation- you could just base the activities on the biographies that your students read (read five of your choice, cross off other names, etc.). Or you could do this as a group/jigsaw activities where different students are responsible for one biography and then come together as a group or class to complete a final comparison project. Make it work for you! The Trading Cards in the Activity Book for Older Kids would also be helpful to use as a resource when kids are working on the comparison activities- then they'd have facts about each at their fingertips. 
2. While I do have all of the biographical booklets available in both English and Spanish, unfortunately we did not have the cumulative activities translated into Spanish. I'm sorry about that! If you want to use the biographies in Spanish, you can find them individually in the list linked above or under this tab.


American Eucharistic Witnesses Activity Book for Older Kids
I'd recommend this for 5th-8th grade. As you can see from the table of contents, it contains all thirteen biographical booklets, as well as six cumulative activities. Click here or on any image to download the pdf.









American Eucharistic Witnesses Activity Book for YOUNGER Kids
I'd recommend this for 2nd-4th grade. As you can see from the table of contents, it contains all thirteen biographical booklets, as well as five cumulative activities. Click here or on any image to download the pdf.








All you holy men and women, pray for us!

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