Feast of Archangels

I would love to celebrate name days and obviously someone at home carrying the name. Today is the Feast of Archangels: along with St Michael , St Gabriel and St Raphel is celebrated on 29th of September. It is known as Michaelmas.

Some of the pictures from St Micharl's feast

Here is the roundup of all ideas and resources traditions of this day. Some of the posts from archives ....2018,...2016...2015

BREAKFAST/TEA

As the tradition (and Joanna Bogle in her Book of Feasts and Seasons), St Michael dispelled satan to earth, he fell on to BlackBerry bush , he was cursed and spat on the bush . Blackberries are not good to eat after the feast usually get sour.

However it is an ideal day to have BlackBerry jam, blackberry cobbler, blackberry muffins, angel cake.

    Kids preparing cupcakes

For the breakfast tea, it can be adapted with St Michael's Gauffer or waffles. 

Traditionally goose was eaten in Britain, however chicken roast with carrots are done due to their availability. 

DECORATIONS

The tables can decorated with traditional colours for the feast with orange or golden decors. 

Children can gather some purple daisies (asters) as you see around this feast and place it in a vase with a prayer card attached it.

Make the archangel centrepiece with all children can make today with the crafts.

        Mich in bamboo bushes in the woods

  

      With purple daisies

      

       Plucking raspberries from the brambles

  

PRAYER CARDS / COLOURING PAGES

Waltzing Matilda and catholic icing have beautiful colouring pages, prayer cards, angels mobile craft , paper dali  and various ideas to enjoy the day.

   

        Arts and craft time

           

                Picture by Geo 

DRESS UP

The day for children to dress up in their favourite archangels costumes and could read out stories from Tobit , St Luke..make this day as beautiful as you can..

            Happy Feast of Archangels 

Birthdays at Home

This is my 43rd birthday ..older children took over the whole day, they started their day very early preparing some dishes for lunch. Following that they prepared some pancakes with bed coffee.

 It was amazing the way all of them including Jochaya brought to bed colourful cards, pancakes, coffee and small presents. I felt so humbled and privileged to receive it. Appreciated all the hard work and thoughts of my family especially children did their very best. I was in bed most of the day taking rest after miscarriage. Day made me so happy after the loss...

Breakfast and cards

Annu's special dragon chicken and rice

One of our picture from last year

Visit to Mcr Museum

Lock down has changed things very badly. Museums used to be one of the prominent places of our visits before. After long time,  children and Jobycha went to visit Manchester museum with  prior booking of the slots online.

   Origami peace doves hanging in the museum atrium. 

       Children spent sometime in the museum and back home ..seems to be enjoyed and Geo narrated story with pictures.

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows falls on 15th of September. Kiddos were helped to prepare some crafts , made 7 sorrows candle jars with pictures on it. Then in the eve, whole family recited sevenc sorrows rosary.  Geo really enjoyed making candles and lighting it

Seven sorrows of Mary

Melting wax pellets for the candles

         Our Lady of Sorrows pray for us.

back to skool

This academic year is entirely different in our family. Since I was in bed after noticing spotting on my 12th week of pregnancy.  Everything in a new dimension from we used to be. Jobycha is using Robinsin curriculum for Theresu and prepared for the school to open.

    School opened on the feast of nativity of Our Lady. The table was decorated with stationary items, sweets and birthday cake. The day began as usual going to H Mass and  commenced with new plans for the year. 

This year we decided to ask prayer to Our Lady of Victory  as this an important year in our family with so many GCSE exams upcoming for the eldest two and the new initiative for the younger ones too.