Most
people know that October 31 is Halloween, or All Hallows Eve. Fewer know that
there's only a Halloween because of the days that follow. November 1 marks the
Catholic holy day of obligation, All Saints' Day and November 2 is All Souls'
Day (celebrated as Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead in Mexico). Halloween
was a pagan blowout that anticipated the solemnity of the proceeding holy day.
Use these free printable Catholic saints coloring pages, crafts and lesson
plans to learn more about All Saint's Day and Halloween. Use these for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4 and other saints' feast days.
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Catholic Mom's All Saint's Day activities page has printable crafts and
coloring pages, plus tips for celebrating a Christian Halloween. Visit the
Catholic Kids home page for free printable liturgical lesson plans with
age-appropriate activities linked: free printable puzzles, word searches, study
sheets, crafts, Bible verses, games and activities.
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Catholic Playground has free printable Catholic saints coloring pages. They're alphabetized and listed according to
the Catholic liturgical calendar. Check out the free printable Stations of
the Cross coloring pages.
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St. John the Baptist Religious Education has a plethora of free printable saints coloring pages. There are also printable Stations of the Cross
coloring pages. There are coloring pages of Bible stories, Miracles of Jesus,
parables and life of Christ.
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ABCatholic has a free printable Catholic alphabet coloring book with images of saints, Bible stories and sacraments.
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Waltzing Matilda features handmade free printable Catholic saints coloring pages. The blog moderator has nicely-drawn images for
sacraments and liturgical use also.
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Paper Dali is another mom blog with homemade free printable saints coloring pages. Some are free and some must be purchased.free
her Etsy shop. Scroll around for the freebies. All are very attractive and well
worth the nominal fee.
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Catholic Icing offers handmade All Saints' Day printables and crafts. Read through the blog posts and sidebar menu
for crafts, games and printables.
* EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) Kids offers free mass readings, prayer
activities, crafts and coloring pages for children. Users must create a free
account with user name and password.
Use
these coloring pages to help create saints costumes for All Saints' Day
parties. Use for year-round CCD, religious education, VBS and Children's
Liturgy of the Word activities.