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Contemplation: Pray with the Saints

Pray the Litany of Saints
This beautiful prayer invites us to contemplate the holy men and women who offer prayers of intercession for us, to contemplate our needs, the needs of the Church, and to offer petitions to help us grow in holiness as people of God.

What is Contemplative Prayer?
This article from Aleteia explains this active expression of our relationship with God, who desires to dwell in the heart of every human person.

Pray like a Saint, by Matthew Leonard
Prayer is the path to God, and many of us have been saying prayers all our lives. But are we really praying? In this talk, internationally known speaker and author Matthew Leonard defines and discusses the three traditional stages of prayer. Access for free with our parish subscription to Formed.Org

Saint Retreats for Children (Digital)
Each year we celebrate All Saints Day on November 1 and All Souls Day on November 2. In honor of the saints, Loyola Press offers reflections on four saints for children.
Celebration: Celebrate the Saints in Fun Ways

The Ultimate All Saints Day Party List
Lacy, from CatholicIcing.com, rounded up all of her favorite All Saints crafts, food ideas, costume tutorials, printables, and favorite traditions in one place.

Free Coloring Activities
Enjoy lots of coloring pages and story activities from TinySaints.com

Free Digital Downloads
Activity sheets from ShiningLightDolls.com
Education: Learn about these holy men & women

Do Catholics Worship Saints?
Fr. Mike Schmitz wants to straighten out some confusion regarding Catholics’ veneration of saints.

Saint & Sages Podcast
Co-sponsored by SpiritualDirection.com, the Saints and Sages Podcast is a show that tells the stories of popular and unknown saints as well as the world's sages in an entertaining, educational, and fun way.

Saints Stories for Kids
A weekly podcast of stories for kids about the saints, from the creator of Shining Light Dolls, Chantal Baros. Join us each week for a new short story!

A Season with the Saints
A self-paced online lecture series from the McGrath Institute for Church Life designed to inspire reflection on and devotion to six saints with fall feast days.

Saint Shows & Movies for Kids
Checkout the huge library of movies and shows for kids of all ages on Formed.org. Our parish has free access!
Some Other Cool Stuff

Quiz! Discover what Saint would like to be your friend
What’s the greatest part about being friends with the saints? It reminds us that the saints were normal people just like us. Take this fun quiz to see who might be your new bestie!

Calendar of Saint Stories
Each feast day in the year has a link with information about that saint and some have terrific videos that help us learn even more.

Pairing your Children with Saints
There are over 10,000 saints canonized by the Catholic Church. Jeff Cavins shares inspiring saints children will love and invites us to pair our children with saints so they always have role models in heaven they can relate to and imitate.