Celebrating Spring: A Catholic Guide
Spring brings new life, hope, and a chance to renew our faith through penance and the season of Lent. Here are some ways to thoughtfully celebrate the season. 💜🌿🌸🐣
March 19th
Solemnity of St. Joseph.
March - Month of St. Joseph
Season of Lent: Read Preparing for Lent.
March 17 – St. Patrick
Theme: Evangelization & Courage.
Read: St. Patrick’s Confession.
Pray: St. Patrick’s Breastplate, pray for missionaries and those sharing the faith.
Music: “Be Thou My Vision”, Irish hymns.
Cook: Stew, colcannon, Irish soda bread, corned beef, or green-themed snacks
Craft: Trinity shamrock art (he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity).
Decorate: Green, Celtic crosses.
March 19 – Solemnity of St. Joseph
Theme: Humility, Fatherhood, & Obedience.
Pray: Litany of St. Joseph, consecration to St. Joseph, pray especially for fathers and workers, ask St. Joseph for help with work, finances, or family concerns.
Music: “Hail, Holy Joseph”, “Joseph, Son of David”.
Cook: St. Joseph bread, Italian pastries or meal.
Decorate: White, brown, lilies, tools
Activity: Do hidden acts of service, fix something broken, build something together, write thank-you notes to fathers or mentors.
Craft: Make a “St. Joseph’s workshop” craft with small wooden crosses or tools.
March 25 – Solemnity of the Annunciation
Theme: Obedience & Saying “Yes” to God.
Pray: Pray the Angelus, Joyful Mysteries, pray for openness to God’s will.
Activity: Write your own “fiat” prayer, pray for unborn life and mothers, and begin or renew devotion to Our Lady.
Read: Luke 1:26–38.
Music: “Gabriel’s Message”, “Let It Be Done Unto Me”.
Decorate: White lilies, blue cloth.
Craft: Paper lilies or fiat banners (“Let it be done”), stained-glass style “Hail Mary” art.
April 29th
Feast day of St. Catherine of Siena
April – Month of the Holy Eucharist
April 2 – Francis of Paola
Theme: Humility & Penance.
Pray: Offer a small hidden sacrifice today.
Activity: “Secret Acts of Kindness” challenge.
Food: Simple meatless meal (he lived very penitentially).
April 4 – Isidore of Seville
Theme: Love of Learning.
Pray: For students, teachers, and wise use of technology.
Activity: Family trivia night or research a topic together.
Fun Idea: Bless your laptops/phones and commit to holy media use.
Food: Spanish-inspired tapas.
April 5 – Vincent Ferrer
Theme: Preaching Truth
Pray: For courage to share the Gospel.
Activity: Practice explaining your faith in 2 minutes.
Craft: Black & white Dominican colors art project.
Food: Simple bread & soup (missionary simplicity).
April 11 – Stanislaus of Szczepanow
Theme: Moral Courage.
Pray: For leaders to act with integrity.
Activity: Discuss standing up for what’s right.
Food: Polish pierogi or kielbasa.
April 21 – Anselm of Canterbury
Theme: “Faith Seeking Understanding”.
Pray: For a deeper understanding of Church teaching.
Activity: Ask a big theological question and explore it together.
Food: English tea & scones.
April 23 – St. George
Theme: Slaying Dragons (Overcoming Sin).
Activity: Talk about courage and virtue, dragon crafts (paper plate dragon, origami, coloring pages), dress-up knight day, discuss spiritual warfare in daily life, journal about personal “dragons” and ripe them up, host a friendly “knight’s challenge” obstacle course.
Craft: Make a family crest with Christian symbols or a shield with a red cross (symbol of St. George).
Read: Ephesians 6:10–17.
Cook: English roast beef or shepherd’s pie, Yorkshire pudding, tea and scones, shortbread or Victoria sponge cake, dragon cupcakes.
Decorate: Red and white.
April 25 – Mark the Evangelist
Theme: Proclaiming the Gospel.
Symbol: Lion.
Pray: Read one chapter of the Gospel of Mark aloud.
Activity: Create lion crafts.
Food: Mediterranean meal (early Christian world flavors).
April 29 – St. Catherine of Siena
Theme: Holy Boldness.
Pray: Prayer for the Church and the Pope, Litany of St. Catherine.
Activity: Eucharistic adoration, “Set the World on Fire” art project — decorate flames with virtues or ways to love God boldly, write a letter to the Pope, host a small discussion on holy courage and defending truth with charity, write letters of encouragement to a priest or bishop.
Cook: Italian meal, almond cookies.
Read: Excerpts from The Dialogue.
May 13th
Our Lady of Fatima
May – Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pray: Daily Rosary, May Crowning, Litany of Loreto.
Music: “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman”, “Immaculate Mary”, “Ave Maria”.
Decorate: Blue and white, flowers, candles, and Marian statues.
Activity: Bring flowers to Mary, crown a Marian statue
May 1 – St. Joseph the Worker
Theme: Work & Dignity of Labor.
Pray: Prayer for work and workers.
Activity: Teach the dignity of labor, gardening together, make a small “St. Joseph’s workshop” craft or paper tools.
Cook: Simple meal of bread, cheese, or pasta (honoring humble work).
May 3 – Sts. Philip & James
Theme: Faithfulness & Discipleship.
Read: John 14.
Pray: For perseverance in faith and for guidance in following Christ.
Activity: Apostles’ storytelling — read or act out stories from the Gospel.
Craft: Make paper boats or sandals (symbolic of traveling disciples).
Cook: Mediterranean-style snacks (olives, bread, grapes).
May 13 – Our Lady of Fatima
Theme: Prayer & Peace.
Pray: Rosary for world peace.
Music: Fatima hymns.
Activity: Learn about the Fatima children, have a candle procession, make paper rosaries or crown Mary with flowers.
Craft: “Fatima apparition” art with clouds, sun, and a Mary figure.
Cook: Portuguese pastries (like pastéis de nata) or simple cookies.
May 31 – Visitation
Theme: Service & Joyful Charity.
Read: Luke 1:39–56 (Magnificat).
Pray: Magnificat, for hospitality and care of neighbors.
Activity: Acts of service, visit someone in need.
Craft: Paper flowers, crown Mary with floral wreaths, make a “flower bouquet” craft to give to someone in need.
Cook: Light, spring-inspired meal — salads, fresh fruit, or floral cupcakes.
