Liturgucal Rhythm

Traditional Catholic Calendars {FREE to under $20}

July 5, 2018 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Liturgical Calendar, Liturgucal Rhythm, Rule of Life 1 Comment

The traditional Catholic Liturgical Year is filled with great reverence, symbolism, and beauty just like the Latin Tridentine Mass. Each month and each day of the week is named for a special devotion. We can join in the richness of our Catholic faith by following the days, weeks, seasons and feastdays of the traditional calendar in a natural rhythm that brings us ever closer to God and our Holy Mother Church.

This is a list of the resources that I have found to be the most helpful for us, a Traditional Catholic Family of 10 on a tight budget. I hope you find some resources to help you along as you work on living the Liturgical Year within your home and observe your Rule of Life. I’d love to hear what you are using or plan to use. Leave a message in the comments.

(Updated links 1.2024 – We follow the pre-1955 Liturgical Calendar but have opted to keep calendars listed here that we have used to various degrees over the years. My inclusion of any group/publisher is not an endorsement of all their works or stances.)

Liturgical Planners & Calendars – This is a list of the Catholic planners that I have adopted and use.
Liturgical Calendar of the Traditional Roman Rite (pre55 according to rubrics of St. Pope Pius X) in List form . Past Year’s Liturgical Calendar Printable to print at home – (I used to reformat this calendar for my own preference but no longer take the time to do so. This calendar can be found, here.) Liturgical Calendar in list form to print for use in the home, school, planner, etc… TIP: print 2 per sheet and hole punch with a disc punch. Then insert it into your spiral/disc planner. See more details here. JOYFILLEDFAMILY – FREE to view/print

Traditional Catholic Wall Liturgical Calendar to print at home was created using Saint Andrew Daily Missal published in 1945 and the Father Lasance missal published in 1945 with no revisions. The traditional holy week remains intact. Has color images of a saint or each month with a nice explanation. FREE to view/print

This Traditional Catholic Wall Calendar follows the 1962 Temporal and Sanctoral cycles AND includes many elements from the pre-1955 liturgical calendar. It has a wealth of info packed into it. Fatima Center – $12.99

Online Liturgical Calendar – The FSSP provides this simple listing for easy and quick reference of the 1962 LIturgical Calendar It is updated each year. (Currently, they only have Jan – Aug 2024 available) not for print

Digital Liturgical Calendar – Digital download, ready to be used in your Outlook, Google Calendar, Mac Calendar and more! This calendar contains all the same information as their standard 1962 calendar, but with the added benefit of a short explanation of that day’s feast or saint! Start your day at your desk – or on your phone – with the Church’s teaching. Angelus Press – $4.99

Digital Liturgical Calendar 1962 — If you use Google Calendar, you can add the 1962 liturgical calendar by going to this link and clicking on the “+” sign in the bottom right corner (it will say “Add to Calendar” when you mouse over it). This will populate all of the 1962 feast days to your Google Calendar, which you can sync with your smartphone calendar. FREE

Online Ordo, Blessings, and Rites – This is a full 1962 liturgical calendar available for FREE. You can access this calendar on all devices: PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones. It includes all liturgical instructions for Mass and the Breviary. Built as a web app, the calendar is primarily built for handheld devices. The SSPX is proud to offer this as a service to the Church, for all, for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Angelus Press – FREE

Saints Calendar & 16 Month Daily Planner Spiral Bound – This is a favorite printable calendar/planner. I keep one at home for daily reference and my husband keeps one at work. TAN calendars contain special feasts and fascinating Catholic traditions. They are marked with days of Fasting, special Saints Days, and the Sundays of the Liturgical Year for both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Calendar. I generally don’t mix the calendars or recommend sources that combine them but this is good for reference and one of the most complete options that I have found. $18.95

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Catholic Home Wall Calendar* for use for home educating, family with children, or anyone desiring to leave the liturgical life in the home. This Wall Calendar printable includes saints from the Traditional Calendar of the Latin Mass Liturgy with occasional Historical (H) feast days noted and has moveable pieces to follow the 1962 or pre-1955. – $15

Student Planner – We use Crusaders for Christ Student Planner for our children in grades 5 and up. They provide a beautiful free printable with gorgeous images of the saints. It is not a true Liturgical Calendar but it does list saints included in the St. Andrew Daily Missal, Imprimatur 1951 and Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Imprimatur 1925. They include text from Fr. Lasance’s The Catholic Girls Guide, The Young Man’s Guide, and My Prayer Book (Imprimaturs 1905 and 1950 respectively).

Student Planner Prayers – A list of prayers that I’ve included in our planners this year.

Lenten Calendar – (2023 Lenten Calendar is being released to the *Lex Vivendi Community for Traditional Catholic Women) — This printable is my labor of love that is requested by my children every year, no matter how many times I try to get out of making it. +AMDG+

Catholic Planner Pinterest Board

Planner Covers – These are to be used for personal use only.
- St. Bernadette
- St. Philomena
- St. John Vianney
- St George

*Sharing of these calendars/links is not an endorsement of all the sites, creators, or their contents offered.

Liturgical Calendar Printable {2018}

January 1, 2018 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Liturgical Calendar, Liturgucal Rhythm, New Year Leave a Comment

There are so many gorgeous faith-based calendars out there now, a complete change from just a few years ago. I love a good calendar but I’m often at a loss finding one that focuses on the Traditional Calendar of the Roman Rite. My family has come to find our favorite options and we are always willing to create options to bring our Faith to life within our homes.

One of the most enjoyable ways to teach our children the richness of the Catholic Faith and to keep them close to the Holy Mother Church is to fill their lives with the sacred and the beautiful. When they are immersed in the reverence and silence of the Traditional Latin Mass, when they grow accustomed to the rhythm and rituals of following and celebrating the feast days, both at Church and at home, these traditions become such an integral part of them that the thought of not being Catholic will seem empty and meaningless.

Printing out the month’s feast in list forms has been something we’ve done for years. It makes for a quick reference in the home and can easily be added to binders.

Here’s a peek at this year’s printable.
You are invited to download the 12-page Traditional Liturgical Calendar for your personal use. Click HERE.

May you always begin with God and may you end with God!

October 2017 Feastday Calendar

October 5, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 10 October, 10 October Saints, Catholic Feast Days, Liturgical Calendar, Liturgucal Rhythm Leave a Comment

Catholic Feastdays are days set aside to remember important people and events through the course of the Faith from the time of Mary’s birth all the way through today honoring the saints. The calendar of saints has been changed throughout Church history to remove some saints in order that others may be celebrated too. One of these changes occurred in 1969, which greatly altered the calendar.

Today, some Traditional Catholics like to follow the pre-1955 Calendar, some prefer the 1955 Calendar, and some prefer the 1962 Calendar. These three calendars are very similar.

Liturgical Year according to the General Roman Catholic Calendar of 1954

October 2017 – Month of The Holy Rosary

1 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST | ST. REMIGIUS (REMI) (530)
2 THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
3 ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX (1897)
4 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI (1226)
5 ST. PLACID & COMPANIONS (541)
6 FIRST FRIDAY | ST. BRUNO (1101)

7 FIRST SATURDAY | OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY (1571) | ST. MARK (336)
8 18 SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST | ST. BRIDGET OF SWEEDEN (1373) | STS. SERGIUS & BACCHUS, MARCELLUS & APULEIUS
9 ST. DENIS | ST. JOHN LEONARDI (1609)
10 ST. FRANCIS BORGIA (1572)
11 THE DIVINE MATERNITY OF OUR LADY
13 ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (1066)
14 ST. CALLISTUS I (222)
15 19 SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST | ST. TERESA OF JESUS (AVILA) (1582)
16 ST. HEDWIG (1243)
17 ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE (1690)
18 ST. LUKE (84)
19 ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA (1562)

20 ST. JOHN CANTIUS (1473)
21 ST, HILARION (371) | ST. URSALA & HER 11,000 COMPANIONS (4TH C)
22 20TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
23 ST. ANTHONY MARY CLARET (1870)
24 ST. RAPHEL THE ARCHANGEL
25 STS. CHRYSANTHUS & DARIA (4TH C)
26 ST. EVARISTUS (107)
28 STS. SIMON & JUDE (1ST C)
29 FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING

Feastday Calendars – Oct

Feastday Calendars – Oct SIMPLE

One of the most enjoyable ways to teach our children the richness of the Catholic Faith and to keep them close to the Holy Mother Church is to fill their lives with the sacred and the beautiful. When they are immersed in the reverence and silence of the Traditional Latin Mass, when they grow accustomed to the rhythm and rituals of following and celebrating the feast days, both at Church and at home, these traditions become such an integral part of them that the thought of not being Catholic will seem empty and meaningless.

Catholic Planner for Students

September 2, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Homeschool Freebies, Homeschooling, Homeschooling in High School, Liturgical Calendar, Liturgucal Rhythm, Organization 5 Comments

Here is a rule for everyday life: Do not do anything which you cannot offer to God. ~ St. Jean Marie Vianney

We follow the Traditional Calendar of the Extraordinary Form so it can be a challenge to find printables and other resources to correspond. I will usually make our own supplements if needed but time is hard to come by these days. To my delight, Crusaders for Christ offers a number of traditional Catholic printables.

In the post-Vatican II liturgy (Ordinary Form), a revised liturgical calendar was created. Certain feast days previously celebrated were removed from the calendar and some liturgical seasons were excised (i.e. the season of Septuagesmia, which is the pre-Lenten season). A restructuring of the readings of Mass was accomplished, creating a three-year cycle of readings for Sundays and a two-year cycle of readings for weekdays. In the celebration of the Extraordinary Form, however, the liturgical calendar of feasts is according to the 1962 Missale Romanum. Maintaining the one-year cycle of readings and propers that was organized by Pope St. Gregory the Great in the 6^th century, the Traditional Latin Mass clings to the ancient traditions of the Roman Church.

Catholic Student Planners by Crusaders for Christ

We use Crusaders for Christ Student Planner for our children grades 5 and up. They provide a beautiful free printable with gorgeous images of the saints. It is not a true Liturgical Calendar but it does list saints included in the St. Andrew Daily Missal, Imprimatur 1951 and Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Imprimatur 1925. They include text from Fr. Lasance’s The Catholic Girls Guide, The Young Man’s Guide, and My Prayer Book (Imprimaturs 1905 and 1950 respectively).

This year my children helped to customize their planner covers. They used an image of their patron saint provided by Catholic Saints Online for the front and saint info for the back cover. My boys used Altar Boy responses or images for their back covers, Server’s Cheat Sheet provided by Sancta Missa.

The planners can be inserted into a binder or bound with a spiral/comb binder. We have done both but opted for a comb bound planner this year. I have found that my children use what they create so whatever you decide, it helps to have the child be a part of the process.

What do you use for school planners? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to see your creations, be certain to share a picture and feel free to tag me on IG @joyfilledfamily .

Below are additional resources for a student planner and digital Liturgical Calendar.

RESOURCES:

Digital Liturgical Calendar – Digital download, ready to be used in your Outlook, Google Calendar, Mac Calendar and more! This calendar contains all the same information as our standard calendar, but with the added benefit of a short explanation of that day’s feast or saint! Start your day at your desk – or on your phone – with the Church’s teaching. It’s well worth the price of $2.50.
Digital Liturgical Calendar 1962 — If you use Google Calendar, you can add the 1962 liturgical calendar by going to this link and clicking on the “+” sign in the bottom right corner (it will say “Add to Calendar” when you mouse over it). This will populate all of the 1962 feast days to your Google Calendar, which you can sync with your smartphone calendar. FREE
Saints Calendar & 16 Month Daily Planner Spiral Bound – This is our favorite spiral printable calendar/planner. I keep one at home for daily reference and Dad keeps one at work. TAN calendars contain special feasts and fascinating Catholic traditions. They are marked with days of Fasting, special Saints Days, and the Sundays of the Liturgical Year for both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Calendar. $16.95
Student Planner Prayers – A list of prayers that I’ve included in our planners this year.
Planner Covers – These are to be used for personal use only.

Living the Liturgical Rhythm and More

June 2, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Field Trip, Liturgucal Rhythm, Rogation Day Leave a Comment

We seek to fully immerse our family into the rich traditions of our Catholic faith, including traditional devotions. We desire our family to live a life that intimately follows the liturgical rhythm, centered on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We pray to foster a Catholic Culture so that we are able to grow in wisdom, love, and service to Jesus Christ -– aiding in the restoration of Christendom. ad Jesum per Mariam

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Praise God for the graces to attend Rogation Day Mass and Procession with the littles, without Dad and Rose. Dad and Rose were on a college visit.

Rogation days are an opportunity for us to partake in recollection, prayer, and penance.

We enjoyed a blessed day with our Lord and our parish community, celebrating Mass and a traditional devotion.