December 13th is the Feast Day of St Lucy. St Lucy was a young Christian who vowed at an early age to be a Bride of Christ.  She was reported to the government for the crime of being a Christian, by a suitor she had turned away.  One legend reports that she plucked out her own eyes because their beauty attracted unwanted attention from suitors.  Her eyes were miraculously healed.

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She appeared to St Juan Diego, whose Feast Day we celebrated on Tuesday!

Feast Day Crafts and Activities

Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO)

St Clare was born in Assisi and consecrated herself to Jesus at an early age.  She met St Francis and was inspired by him and started the order of nuns called the Poor Clares.  She defended the convent from soldiers by holding up the monstrance and causing them to flee!  When she became too ill to attend Mass, she miraculously saw Mass in her room.  She is the patron saint of sore eyes and television!

Peter and Paul are two very important characters from the Early Church.

Peter was the most frequently mentioned member of the original 12 Apostles, who traveled with Jesus throughout His Public Ministry and could testify to the Resurrection. Jesus foretold that this apostle would be the rock upon which the Church would be built.  Despite Peter’s betrayal of Jesus after His Arrest, St Peter led the Apostles, became the first pope and was martyred for his faith.