All Through the Day, All Through the Year: Family Prayers and Celebrations

by David B. Batchelder

Here’s a book that offers families a framework of prayer- and tradition-building ideas that provide order, joy, and meaning to their days and years together—while it helps create a rich spiritual legacy. A brief introduction explains the beauty of, and need for, building prayer and faith rituals into family life. Then come pages and pages of illustrated suggestions, rituals, patterns, and prayers for observing special times during the day and mealtime, bedtime, birthdays, church-year seasons, holidays—and other occasions for celebration. The rituals and prayers offer experiences in creativity and fun while promoting family togetherness. A helpful table of contents, plus section and page headers, make finding and choosing the right prayer or ritual-starter easy.

79 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Melody Schwarting · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful resource for families on living the liturgical year at home. Some of the advice is a bit worn (play board games! screens bad!) but most of it tends toward creative celebration of saints' days and holy days at home. There are recipes, prayers, activities, and more to guide a more holistic observation of the liturgical year with children.