Monday, March 31, 2025

April Radiant Roundup- Ideas for Holy Week, Easter, and April Saints

Happy April! Here's the Radiant Roundup for the month, filled with resources for Holy Week, the whole Season of Easter, the month of the Holy Spirit, and Saint Feast Days for April!

Holy Week & The Sacred Triduum
Holy Week Family Retreat & Journal* (In English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese)
This post has ideas for each day of Holy Week, including a printable journal and clickable links to activities and videos.



The Easter Season 4/20/25-6/8/25
50 Ways to Celebrate the 50 Days* Easy to share pdf with ideas for the whole Easter Season
Fifty Days of Easter* Post with collection of ideas for celebrating Easter

Divine Mercy Sunday- 4/27/25
Divine Mercy Watercolor Art* (printable coloring page-2nd-6th)
Divine Mercy Melty Bead Craft* (printable pattern and examples-2nd-8th)
Pop Out Divine Mercy Chaplet* (Connection to Reconciliation-2nd-6th)


April: The Month of the Holy Spirit
Feast Days this Month

4/16- St. Bernadette Soubirous



4/27/25- Canonization of SAINT Carlo Acutis! (Feast Day 10/12)

4/28- St. Gianna Molla
4/28- St. Louis de Montfort


4/29- St. Catherine of Siena



April Books for Catholic Kids
Click here for a list of book recommendations for Holy Week, the Easter Season, and Saint Feast Days this month:


May the Lord bless and keep you! 

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April Books for Catholic Kids

April 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.

The Month of the Holy Spirit
Building the Way to Heaven- McKeegan, Maura Roan (Connecting the Tower of Babel and the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost)

Holy Week


Saint Feast Days this Month
4/8- St. Julie Billiart

4/16- St. Bernadette Soubirous

4/23- St. George

4/26- St. Raphael Arnaiz

4/27- Canonization of SAINT Carlo Acutis! (Feast Day 10/12)


4/27- St. Zita

4/28- St. Gianna Molla

4/28- St. Louis de Montfort
Marian Consecration for Families with Young Children- Pressprich, Colleen (not about St. Louis specifically, but he is known for promoting the beauty of Marian Consecration!)
Through the Year with Mary- Bogner, Katherine (my book has a chapter on Louis de Montfort!)

4/29- St. Catherine of Siena

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, March 1, 2025

March Radiant Roundup: The Month of St. Joseph and the Start of Lent

Here's a list of ideas to help you and your kids have a holy and purposeful Lent and Holy Week, as well as celebrate some of the important March Feast Days like St. Patrick and St. Joseph!


Feast of St. Katharine Drexel: March 3rd


The Season of Lent: Begins March 5th
Stations of the Cross:
Lenten Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving:








Looking Ahead: Holy Week & The Sacred Triduum
Holy Week Family Retreat & Journal* (In English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese)
This post has ideas for each day of Holy Week, including a printable journal and clickable links to activities and videos.


Here's a list of great books for March:

And Stations of the Cross books for kids:

Saint Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family, pray for us!
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March Books for Catholic Kids


March 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.

The Month of St. Joseph

Saint Feast Days this Month
3/3- St. Katharine Drexel

3/17- St. Patrick

3/19- St. Joseph
See list above

3/25- The Annunciation
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Tomie de Paola

The Season of Lent

Books for Lent

Books with Lenten Themes- Salvation History & Life of Jesus
(While not specifically about Lent, these books help tell the story of why Jesus came to save us)


Books for Praying the Stations of the Cross with Kids
If you'd like to plan ahead:

Holy Week Stories

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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40 Intentions for 40 Days- Calendar for Lenten Prayer

You may have heard of the practice of praying for 40 people during the Lent, one person for each day of the season. I love the idea of this- what a great way to be intentional and specific with your Lenten prayer, fasting, and giving! Each day you can make sure to pray for that person, offer your Mass for them, send them a note or call them, or offer your fasting and sacrifices for them. As appropriate, you can also find ways to do almsgiving too, like dropping off a meal for a family with a new baby or donating to a charity in someone's honor or memory.

Even though I love this idea, I've never been able to successfully carry it out for the entirety of Lent... so I decided to make myself a calendar! This way I can plan out my intentions for Lent and hold myself accountable to praying for these people. I thought it might be something that you'd like to use with your family or classroom as well, since this is totally attainable for kids too! What a great thing to hang on the fridge or next to the family calendar for the entirety of Lent.

I set up this calendar with 40 spot to right names or intentions, including the Sacred Triduum but not counting Sundays, On Sundays, I suggest you pray for yourself or pray together for your immediate family, that you will more closely know, love, and serve the Lord. 

Need some ideas for your forty names?

  • parents
  • siblings
  • grandparents
  • aunts & uncles
  • cousins
  • deceased members of your family
  • the pope
  • your bishop
  • your parish priest
  • seminarians from your diocese
  • teachers
  • classmates
  • coaches
  • teammates
  • friends and their families
  • godparents
  • family doctors
  • bosses & coworkers
  • babysitters
  • neighbors
Click here for a blank calendar (undated) that could be used year after year:

Or click here for one dated specifically for 2025:
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