Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving Prayer Servce from the National Confererence of Catholic Bishops.
A Thanksgiving Blessing Mix Recipe used to symbolize the meaning behind Thanksgiving Day.
Advent:
Advent Calendars
Make your own: templates for creating an Advent Calendar of your own.
Busted Halo Advent Calendar
BeliefNet Advent Calendar.
Catechetical Office Advent Calendar.
Institute for Christian Formation (ICF) Advent Calendar.
Loyola Press Advent Calendar: online and print version for children.
Sister's of St. Joseph of Carondelet Advent Calendar.
St. Margaret Mary Parish Advent Calendar.
Advent Resources
Advent Music: a collection of music for the Advent Season.
Advent Traditions: prayers and customs of the season of Advent.
Advent Resources from the Catholic News Agency.
Advent and Christmas resources from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Advent Resources: from Catholic Online.
From catechetical publishers:
Our Sunday Visitor provides Advent prayers, recipes, family guides and more.
Loyola Press features resources on the advent wreath, O Antiphons and more.
Catholic Digest offers some Advent themed articles.
Sadlier Religion has resources available about the season.
4CatholicEducators.com has numerous Advent resources, including music.
Saint Nicholas Day (December 6):
Blessing of the Candy Canes: The candy cane is a treat often associated with Saint Nicholas
Christmas:
Advent and Christmas resources from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Blessing for a Christmas Tree: a prayer to bless the family tree.
Blessing for a Creche: a prayer to bless the family's nativity scene.
Christmas Proclamation: a meditation on the historical reality of the birth of Christ.
Lent:
Lenten Resources:
Lenten Resources from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Lenten Fast Facts: background information on Lent and Lenten practices.
The Passion and Death of Jesus by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
Operation Rice Bowl: a Lenten faith formation program from Catholic Relief Services that helps us to live in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable around the world.
Lent 4.5: a seven-week faith formation program which inspires and informs Christian communities on how to use the traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to protect God’s creation, embrace Gospel justice and nurture spiritual fulfillment.
Stations of the Cross:
Franciscan Action Network Stations: written for ecological conversion. English Spanish
Meditations for the Stations of the Cross written by Trappist André Louf
Way Of The Cross At The Colosseum led by Pope Benedict XVI
Stations of the Cross by Creighton University's Collaborative Ministry Office
Praying the Way of the Cross with St. Paul of the Cross
Stations of the Cross from EWTN
Virtual Stations of the Cross from Busted Halo.
More Lenten Resources here
Easter:
All About Holy Saturday: history, information, prayers, images and traditions of Holy Saturday.
Holy Thursday: What is Holy Thursday? A video from Rome Reports.
Jesus' Journey to Calvary: a group (family or class) activity about the last days of Jesus.
Trampling Down Death: resources from Catechist Magazine for family and class Easter celebrations
Other:
Loyola Press offers a variety of free online resources for the seasons of the Church's year.
