Catholic Icing Releases Free November Saint of the Day Calendar to Help Families Celebrate Liturgical Year
As families and educators prepare to transition into the final months of the calendar year, resources for observing the Catholic liturgical calendar at home and in the classroom are seeing fresh demand. In anticipation of the November 1st weekend, the popular faith-based resource platform Catholic Icing has announced the release of a free, downloadable November Saint of the Day Calendar.
The newly available printable is designed to help children and adults keep the saints front and center throughout a month that holds profound significance within the Catholic tradition. Originally featured as part of the subscription-based Catholic Icing Monthly Membership in November 2023—a collaborative project between Catholic Icing and Angie from Real Life at Home—the decorative calendar has been selected for free public distribution to support families seeking accessible ways to practice liturgical living.
Liturgical living involves incorporating the rhythms, feasts, and seasons of the Church calendar into everyday domestic and educational life. Creators of the monthly membership note that while the desire to celebrate these traditions is widespread among parents and teachers, the execution can often feel overwhelming. Busy schedules, a lack of preparation time, or simply not knowing where to begin frequently leave families struggling to keep pace with the ecclesiastical year. The monthly membership initiative was designed to alleviate these hurdles by providing ready-to-use printables, home altar decorations, recipes, coloring pages, and saint-themed crafts.
By making the November Saint of the Day Calendar available free of charge, the platform aims to give a broader audience a practical entry point into these devotions. The resource includes two distinct 8.5 x 11 U.S. letter-sized pages featuring a litany of saints for November, assigning one holy figure to each day of the month. To accommodate different preferences for home and classroom environments, the package includes two font choices. Families can display the pages in standard frames, pin them to refrigerators, or place them on home altars and prayer tables to encourage daily reflection.
November is a particularly rich month within the Catholic calendar, offering a dense succession of major feast days and special observances. The month opens with the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1st, followed immediately by the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, commonly known as All Souls’ Day, on November 2nd. Throughout the remainder of the month, the Church marks the feast days of notable figures such as Saint Martin de Porres and Saint Cecilia, alongside traditional observances like Martinmas and the gradual transition into the season of Advent.
In addition to its calendar of saint feast days, the month of November carries specific traditional devotions. The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of November to the holy souls in purgatory, encouraging the faithful to offer prayers and sacrifices on behalf of the departed. Furthermore, November is recognized as Black Catholic History Month, an observance established in 1990 to highlight the contributions and heritage of Black Catholics, noting that a significant number of saints of African descent share feast days during this period while acknowledging broader representation within canonized history.
For educators and parents looking to expand upon the daily calendar, the creators suggest pairing the printable with extended activities, such as researching the background of the designated saint or blessed each day. To assist families further in organizing these practices, supplementary resources are available, including comprehensive month-by-month liturgical guides and a dedicated liturgical planning binder titled "Weaving the Faith," which helps households customize and archive their faith-based traditions over the years.
The free November Saint of the Day Calendar set is available to subscribers of Catholic Icing’s weekly newsletter. Interested individuals can request the download link through the platform’s digital sign-up portal, with options to remain subscribed for ongoing weekly liturgical ideas or to adjust subscription preferences at any time.
