Living the Liturgical Year: January (Part 2)

January 6th - Epiphany (falls on January 7th this year)

My plans for Epiphany ...

• Add the three kings to our Nativity
  
• Bake a king cake
  
• Read poem The Journey of the Magi by T.S.Eliot (could be used as copywork for older children)
  
• Sing 'We Three Kings of Orient Are'
• House blessing. In the past we have used one from Domestic Church. This year I think we will use either this Franciscan Epiphany House Blessing from Helen at Castle of the Immaculate, or a shorter blessing posted by Jenn in this thread.
  

We have these books for Epiphany on our shelves. I'm not sure we will get round to reading any this year, but if we do it will be The Greatest Gift.

The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie de Paola
The Last Straw by Frederic Thury
The Greatest Gift: the Story of the Other Wise Man by Susan Summers
The Stone by Dianne Hofmeyr

January 8th - The Baptism of the Lord
Ideas on my list ...

• Use this renewal of Baptismal promises
• Read and narrate the story of Jesus' Baptism
  
• Say the First Mystery of Light (Rosary)
• Catechism - focus on the sacrament of Baptism
• Copywork - Baptismal promises from the Easter Vigil
• Do a notebook page on Baptism - include pictures of items used in Baptism (candle, white garment, oil, water) and the words of Baptism
• Look at Baptisteries (Florence and Pisa, for example) and fonts - add pictures to liturgical year notebook.
• Display children's baptismal candles next to our liturgical candle. Other things to add to display ... holy water, baptismal certificates, picture of Baptism of the Lord, photos from children's baptisms.