Living Liturgically in November
On this page you will find resources for popular feast days celebrated in the Orthodox Church in November:
Here is a collection of blogposts for feast days and saints celebrated in the month of November. In each of these blogs you will find summarized information about the feast/saints, activity suggestions for younger and older kids, reading suggestions and more. These are not just activities for activities sake, of course. My hope is that these will aid you in sharing more about our faith with your children in a way that is developmentally appropriate, allows for their exploration and participation in the feast, and hopefully cultivate a rich soil in their hearts that allows the seed of Truth that stays with them all the days of their life. I absolutely love learning more about the saints and feast days and try my best to set them apart from other days. I hope these resources are a blessing to you!
November - in the Orthodox Church, we begin the Nativity Fast. From November 15th-Dec 24th, we are fasting, increasing services/prayer, and finding new opportunities to give alms. We also have St Martin (Nov 12th) which is a cherished tradition just before the Nativity fast begins! It is also a very busy cultural time in our world - with the “Holiday” season. It takes intention to live the Christian life, and this time of year is no exception. Find ways to slow down this season and prepare your heart to receive our Lord!
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of feast days, saint days, fasting periods, etc. So my hope with these monthly printables is to pair it down for you. Let’s make a goal to learn about ONE saint this month, and do ONE activity this month related to a featured saint. Throughout the month, learn ONE hymn by singing it together every day, or as often as you can. And lastly, intentionally carve out time to create a strong family culture in your home (in the Family Corner section).