Tuesday, June 30, 2026

July Radiant Roundup

 

Happy July! If you are looking for some ways to learn, pray, and celebrate with your kids this month, here are a few ideas!


July: The Month of the Most Precious Blood
Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Use any of these activities to celebrate the gift of His Most Precious Blood:
Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity Coloring Page Cursive*
Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity Coloring Page Manuscript*
Seeing Jesus in the Eucharist- Monstrance Art Project*
Reviewing the Eucharist Notebook Activity
Teaching About the Mass Activity Sheets* (2nd-8th)
Peg Doll Saints, church, and Mass Kit (Pre-4th)
Make Your Own Mini Mass Kit (Pre-4th)
Adoration with Kids Printables* (K-8th)
Favorite Books about the Mass (All Ages)
Order of the Mass Activity Cards* (4th-8th)
Using the Multiple Intelligences to Teach about the Mass* (all ages)
Mass Reflection Page Graphic Organizer* (2nd grade and up)
Mass Reflection Slides (all ages)





Special patriotic decor for the 4th of July featuring two of our favorite Americans, Pope Leo XIV and soon-to-be Blessed Fulton J. Sheen:


American Saints
As we celebrate the birthday of our country on July 4th, we can look to those who have gone before us as examples of holiness, asking their prayers for our nation.
American Saints At Home VBS (all ages) Tons of resources highlighting 14 holy men and women from the United States, with both printables and digital resources. (This is actually one of my very favorite collections I've made for the blog! Originally from the summer of 2020 when we were all looking for resources to use at home, I really think that we have a lot to learn from these incredible people- and TONS of them have July Feast Days!)

American Saints Research Project (6th-8th grade) Google Slides project, great for the classroom!

American Eucharistic Witnesses (2nd-8th) Created for the National Eucharistic Revival, this series contains thirteen biographies of holy men and women from America. There are matching activities in two levels of difficulty, as well as matching versions in Spanish.


St. Junipero Serra: July 1st

St. Thomas: July 3rd

St. Pier Giorgio Frassati: July 4th 
Pier Giorgio Frassati* Coloring pages and bulletin board

Venerable Augustus Tolton: July 9th (unofficial feast day)
My favorite graphic novel about his life is in this post!

St. Veronica: July 12th

Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin: July 12th

Bl. Carlos Manuel Cecilio: July 13th
St. Kateri Tekakwitha: July 14th


Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: July 16th


St. Mary Magdalene: July 22nd
St. James the Greater: July 25th

Bl. Stanley Rother: July 28th

Bl. Solanus Casey: July 30th

St. Ignatius of Loyola: July 31st


Click here for a list of great books for Catholic kids for the feast days throughout the month of July.


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Patriotic Leo XIV & Fulton Sheen Decor for the 4th of July


It's almost the 4th of July! As we celebrate the 250th birthday of our country, we do so with two special Americans- Pope Leo XIV and the soon-to-be-Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. (both are from my home state of Illinois, too!) My friend Bonnie thought it would be fun to have some patriotic Leo & Sheen decor to celebrate this special 4th, and of course I thought I'd share them with you too! You still have time to get these printed and hung up before your cookouts and fireworks this weekend. (If you don't have a color printer at home, I often send things to my local office store, where you can print full color for less than a dollar a page.) You can leave these up for the rest of the summer, or pull them back out for Sheen's Beatification in September!


Click here for a Leo & Sheen patriotic button style sticker. You could print these and hang them up, print on sticker paper and wear them on your shirt, or use a button maker to create pins!

Resource for kids about Pope Leo XIV, including coloring pages of his coat of arms, a crossword puzzle, prayer cards, trivia, and more:


Teaching with Fulton Sheen Curriculum- over 200 pages of lessons, activities, crafts, and more about the life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen for all ages:
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July Books for Catholic Kids

July 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.


Feast Days this Month

7/4- St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

7/9- Ven. Augustus Tolton (Anniversary of Death)

7/9- Ven. Rose Hawthorn (Anniversary of Death)

7/11- St. Benedict

7/12- Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin

7/14- St. Kateri Tekakwitha
7/20- St. Jerome Emiliani

7/22- St. Mary Magdalene

7/24- St. Charbel

7/25- St. Christopher
7/26- Sts. Joachim and Anne

7/28- St. Samson

7/28- Bl. Stanley Rother

7/30- Bl. Solanus Casey

7/31- St. Ignatius of Loyola


Holy Men and Women of America:
While not on the liturgical calendar, the month of July is a time for patriotic celebrations in the United States of America. What a great month to read about some of these American Saints! (or Blesseds, Venerables, and Servants of God!)

SoG Joe Walijewski
Bl. Stanley Rother

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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