October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary which makes it a great time to focus on this powerful devotion. We will also enter into the holy period of Hallowtide (All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day) at the end of the month and into November. I recently spoke with Clara Davison from Holy Heroes, and she kindly shared tons of resources for this prayerful season.
Praying the Rosary with Kids
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AC: Since October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, we would love to hear about your Rosary resources! Do you have any tips for families for starting and establishing a daily family Rosary?
HH: Yes! I created a list of 21 Ways to Pray a Family Rosary with suggestions for how to keep the entire family engaged in your daily prayers!
AC: What Rosary resources do you have to help families and children pray the Rosary? Anything to help them keep track of the prayers?
HH: Family rosary is a beautiful practice, but can often feel impossible with young children! One of the biggest stressors for families is keeping small children engaged in the Rosay. We used input from hundreds of mothers to create our Bead by Bead Rosary books—a tool to teach children the story of the Rosary. In these books, every bead has a picture which helps children learn how to meditate on the story behind each Mystery of the Rosary. One mom emailed after receiving her books, saying, “my daughter sat for an entire decade–and I have never been able to get her to do that in the past”.
Starting the practice of a family Rosary can be tough, but engaging children’s imagination is a great way to help them understand this beautiful prayer!
AC: October 13th is the Anniversary of the spinning sun at Fatima. Do you have any resources for families and catechists to share the story of Our Lady of Fatima with children?
HH: Since Holy Heroes is all about bringing the joy of the faith to families, no feast day celebration is complete without listening to one of our audio dramas! This highly researched, accurate audio drama includes the real words of the Fatima Children and the real people who experienced this miracle–no made up characters!
One of the biggest themes we can take away from the Fatima Apparitions is that Heaven has a plan for your family. We created our Fatima Family Handbook to help families discover the plan that Our Lady laid out during her visits to the Fatima Children. Written for children and adults, these practical steps are laid out so that the entire family can respond to the requests from Our Lady. As a beautiful follow-up to the Children of Fatima audio drama, this book includes real photos, words, and the history of each visit that occurred between 1916 and 1917 (plus some bonus content when Our Lady and Jesus Himself appeared to Lucia decades later in the convent)!
All Saints Day and All Souls Day
AC: All Saints Day is one of my favorite feasts! What tips and resources do you have for celebrating All Saints Day in the home, group, or parish?
HH: Our All Saints Banner download is a must-have for celebrating All Saints! For an entire round up of All Saints Day Party ideas (including the banner download), check out this blog post! If you plan to play games, our NEW Pope Leo XIV sticker is an awesome prize! You can find it and dozens of small Catholic prizes HERE.
AC: We observe All Souls Day on November 2nd. It’s such an important day in our Church calendar. What resources and prayers can you share with us for observing All Souls Day?
HH: An often-forgotten, but significant feast is coming up–All Souls Day!
The Church asks us to pray for the poor souls in purgatory. This quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us about our relationship through Christ with others that not even death can overcome:
“In this wonderful exchange, the holiness of one profits others, well beyond the harm that the sin of one could cause others. Thus recourse to the communion of saints lets the contrite sinner be more promptly and efficaciously purified of the punishments for sin.” (1475)
While you can pray for the poor souls throughout the year, having a special day (with the plenary indulgence available for the first 8 days in November) is a way you can reiterate to your children the importance of continually praying for the dead.
To download a handy “cheat sheet” with how you can fulfill the All Souls’ Plenary Indulgence, CLICK HERE.
AC: Last time we spoke, you mentioned a new Glory Story coming out this fall! Is there any news or update you can give us on that?
HH: Yes! We have announced that Glory Story Volume 20 is about SAINT Pier Giorgio Frassati! This Glory Story is over a decade in the making…we have just been waiting for his canonization! You can support the production of Glory Story Volume 20 HERE.
Thank you so much, Clara and Holy Heroes! I cannot wait to add that new Glory Story to our collection! Be sure to subscribe to our Amazing Catechist newsletter for more tips for teaching the faith in your home and parish.
Check out more Rosary and Hallowtide resources here:
- Using Saint Ignatius’ Guidelines For Family Rosary
- How to Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
- Tips for Praying the Rosary with Kids and Free Printable Prayers
- The Rosary in Kid Speak
- How to Celebrate and Observe All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day
- October Feast Days and Free Catechist Resources
- Catholic Feast Days in November
- One Simple Prayer
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