Resources
A growing shelf of trusted books, websites, and other references for celebrating the liturgical year at home.
The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life
Find book →Kendra Tierney
The Catholic All Year blogger distills her family's tried-and-true ways to celebrate the liturgical year — practical, doable ideas for busy families.
Living the Seasons: Simple Ways to Celebrate the Beauty of Your Faith Throughout the Year
Find book →Erica Tighe Campbell
From the artist behind Be a Heart — imaginative, low-prep crafts, meals, and activities for celebrating every season of the Church year at home.
Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family
Find book →Maria Augusta von Trapp
The real Sound of Music mother walks through the Church year, sharing how the Trapp family kept Advent, Lent, feasts, and family traditions in their Vermont home.
The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day
Find book →Meredith Gould
A warm guide to bringing Catholic traditions into ordinary home life, with background, prayers, and customs for the feasts and seasons.
The Companion Book of Catholic Days: A Guide to Feasts, Saints, Holy Days, and Seasons
Find book →Karen Edmisten
A month-by-month companion to the liturgical year — feasts to celebrate, litanies to discover, and saints to befriend.
The Young People's Book of Saints
Find book →Hugh Ross Williamson
Lively, mid-century retellings of the saints' lives written for young readers — an engaging first introduction to the heroes of the Church.
The Book of Saints and Heroes
Find book →Mrs. Lang & Andrew Lang
The celebrated 1912 collection of retold legends of the saints, from the editors of the colored fairy books, with beautiful period illustrations. Free to read online.
In God's Garden: Stories of the Saints for Little Children
Find book →Amy Steedman
Gentle saint stories written for little children, charmingly retold with the author's own color illustrations. Free to read online.
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Websites
What Is the Liturgical Year? (The Church Year)
A beautifully written introduction to the Church calendar — how its liturgical, seasonal, and agricultural rhythms weave the story of Christ into the seasons of nature and daily life.
Explore the Seasons
A seasonal guide to the Church year, browsable by month, liturgical season, or natural season — a lovely companion for planning family celebrations through the year.
