At-Home Prayers & Devotions
To bring the Catholic faith into your home, create an environment that reflects your values. Set aside time for family prayer, read Scripture together, and display religious symbols or artwork in your home. Share the Church’s teachings through conversation and by living out virtues like kindness, patience, and compassion. Here, you’ll find practical ideas and resources to help your family grow in faith together.
January/February Activities
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Word of God Sunday
Word of God Sunday invites us to renew our love for Sacred Scripture and recognize the Bible as God’s living Word in our daily lives. As we celebrate, families are encouraged to enthrone their Bible at home using the printout below—a simple, prayerful way to honor Scripture and place God’s Word at the heart of your home and family life.
World Marriage Day
World Marriage Day is a celebration of the beauty and vocation of marriage. It honors the lifelong commitment of husbands and wives and the grace God pours out through the sacrament of Matrimony. Couples are invited to take time together to pray for their marriage, asking God to strengthen their love, deepen their unity, and renew their commitment to one another.
Door Blessing
Celebrate the Epiphany by blessing your home and inviting Christ to dwell at its center. The Epiphany House Blessing is a simple, prayerful tradition that asks God’s protection and grace for all who live in and visit your home throughout the year. Take a moment as a family to pray together and mark your doorway as a sign that your home belongs to Christ.
General Activities
Family Prayer
Table
Join us in praying the Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows as we honor Mary and reflect on her deep love and suffering at the foot of the Cross. Together, we seek her intercession and draw closer to Christ through her example of faith and compassion.
Learn to pray the
Holy Rosary
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer reflecting on the life of Jesus and Mary while using Rosary beads.
The Rosary is made up of twenty "mysteries" or events in the life of Jesus and Mary. When praying a Rosary, you traditionally pray five of these mysteries that are divided into four groups as listed below:
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Joyful - Incarnation to Early life
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Luminous - Public Ministry
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Sorrowful - Passion and Death
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Glorious - Resurrection of Jesus through Coronation of Mary
Jubilee
Year
The Jubilee Year is a time of grace, renewal, and deeper faith. As Pilgrims of Hope, embrace prayer, acts of mercy, and the sacraments. Print out the document below to learn how to celebrate this special year with your whole family.
December Activities
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Manger Blessing
The Manger Blessing invites families to prepare a place for Christ in their homes by blessing the manger from their nativity scene. This simple Advent devotion encourages prayer, anticipation, and reflection as we make room in our hearts and homes for the coming of Jesus at Christmas.
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Mary and Joseph Nativity Figurine Blessing
Prepare your home for Advent by blessing your Mary and Joseph Nativity Figurines. This simple devotion invites families to pray together, ask God’s blessing upon their home, and reflect on the humble “yes” of Mary and the faithful obedience of Joseph as we journey toward Christmas.
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Bambinelli Blessing
The Bambinelli Blessing is a cherished Advent tradition in which families bring the Baby Jesus figurine from their nativity scene to be blessed. This devotion helps children and adults alike prepare their hearts for Christmas, reminding us to welcome Christ into our homes with joy, reverence, and love.
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The Jesse Tree
Coloring Book
Bring the Jesse Tree tradition to life at home with our printable coloring book. It’s an easy way for the whole family to journey through salvation history together, one symbol at a time. Print your copy, gather around the table, and enjoy a meaningful and creative Advent activity.
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Advent Wreath
Prayers
Enhance your Advent season at home with our printable prayers and reflections for your Advent wreath. Print your copy, gather around the candles each week, and take a few moments to pray and reflect as a family during this beautiful season of preparation.