Feast of the Archangels Liturgical Playdate

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Do you remember how I started to have Liturgical Playdates with friends and their children last spring for the Feast of St. Patrick and the Feast of St. George?  Well, my amazing friends and I have had such a fun time that they are carrying on the tradition as well to host more awesome playdates!  Today, one of my dear friends had a group of us all over to her home for a Feast of the Archangels Liturgical Playdate. 

 

Here are a few things that she did to put together this awesome Liturgical Playdate!

 

1.  Decorations: 

• Prints from Happy Saints to display images of St. Gabriel, St. Michael and St. Raphael around the home
• Beautiful Fall Decorations and Holy Cards

2.  Learning Activities/Books:

• Coloring Sheet of the Archangels from Happy Saints
• Cut Out Swords for Coloring with the verse "For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edge sword ..."  Hebrews 4:12
• Archangel Wings to Color and put on to wear with yarn
• A reading from Saints for Boys about Saint Michael and the book My Friends the Angels

 

 
3.  Fun Activities:

• Homemade Pinata for the little Archangels to destroy and defend against (and of course get candy from)!

4.  Food:

• Our awesome hostess made angel hair pasta and glazed carrots along with homemade angel food candy
• Each guest also brought a snack including Blackberry Punch, Angel food Cake with Blackberries and Strawberries and Sour Gummy Worms with Toothpicks (Swords) piercing them!

We had a wonderful time and cannot wait to have another fun Liturgical Playdate with friends in the near future!

 

A Prayer to St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael

-The Archangels

 

Heavenly King, You have given us archangels to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth. 

 

Saint Michael is our protector; I as him to come to my aid, fight for all my loved ones and protect us from danger.

 

Saint Gabriel is a messenger of the Good News; I ask him to help me clearly hear Your voice and to teach me the truth. 

 

Saint Raphael is the healing angel; I ask him to take my need for healing and that of everyone I know, lift it up to Your throne of grace and deliver back to us the gift of recovery.

 

Help us, O Lord, to realize more fully the reality of the archangels and their desire to serve us.

 

Holy Angels, pray for us.  Amen