100 Catholic Things to Do Before You Die

by Earl Higgins

Overview

Better than a bucket list--a guide to growing your faith!

The demands of modern society often create distance between Catholics and their cultural heritage. Earl J. Higgins, a New Orleans native and lifelong Catholic, offers ways to embrace Catholic influences in everyday life. Suggestions range from such simple activities as putting a "Keep Christ in Christmas" bumper sticker on your car to more devout practices, including lighting an Advent wreath or making the Sign of the Cross in times of trial and joy. In addition, Higgins provides historical backgrounds on Catholic holidays such as Mardi Gras. Feeling like you're drifting from your faith? From the St. Joseph's Day Altars to Midnight Mass, let these 100 tips reconnect you!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455623686
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/17/2019
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,008,418
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Retired from the United States Navy and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, as the assistant director of staff attorneys, Higgins is a ranger at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and writes a column of humor, satire, and whimsy for the Delta Sierran, a bimonthly publication of the Sierra Club.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Catholic Bucket List 9

1 Start the Liturgical Year with an Advent Wreath 11

2 Display a "Keep Christ in Christmas" Bumper Sticker 13

3 Recite the Christmas Anticipation Prayer 14

4 Know the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception 15

5 Pray to Our Lady of Guadalupe 17

6 Construct an Accurate Nativity Scene 19

7 Attend Christmas Midnight Mass 21

8 Celebrate Epiphany with King Cake 22

9 Observe Candlemas 23

10 Light a Votive Candle 24

11 Receive a Blessing on St. Blaise's Day 26

12 Let the Good Times Roll on Mardi Gras 27

13 Fast on Ash Wednesday 29

14 Attend a Lenten Fish-Fry 30

15 Contribute to Lenten Rice Bowls 31

16 Assist in the R.C.I.A. 32

17 Read the Bible 33

18 Revel in the History of St. Patrick's Day 34

19 Celebrate St. Joseph's Day 36

20 Pray the Stations of the Cross 38

21 Reenact Palm Sunday 40

22 Observe Holy Thursday 41

23 Attend the Good Friday Liturgy 43

24 Celebrate Easter Vigil Mass 44

25 Participate in a Baptism 45

26 Study Up on Confirmation 46

27 Go to Confession, the Sacrament of Reconciliation 47

28 Receive the Eucharist or. Holy Communion 48

29 Attend an Ordination 50

30 Receive the Sacrament of Matrimony 51

31 Celebrate May Crowning 52

32 Attend Mass on Ascension Day 53

33 Chant "Come, Holy Ghost" on Pentecost 55

34 Support the Canopy on the Feast of Corpus Christi 57

35 Participate in Benediction 58

36 Make a Retreat 59

37 Make a Day of Recollection 60

38 Make a General Confession 61

39 Make a Novena 62

40 Complete the Nine First Fridays 64

41 Observe the Five First Saturdays 65

42 Bless Your Home 66

43 Install Home Holy Water Founts 67

44 Celebrate the Assumption of Mary 68

45 Feed the Hungry 70

46 Give Drink to the Thirsty 71

47 Clothe the Naked 72

48 Shelter the Homeless 73

49 Visit the Sick 75

50 Visit the Imprisoned 76

51 Bury the Dead 78

52 Serve as an Acolyte 80

53 Gather for Eucharistic Adoration 81

54 Join the St. Vincent de Paul Society 82

55 Join the Holy Name Society 83

56 Serve in the Altar Society 84

57 Become a Eucharistic Minister 85

58 Become an Oblate 86

59 Join the Knights of Columbus 87

60 Join a Third Order 88

61 Be a Church Usher 89

62 Sing in the Choir 90

63 Volunteer to Be a Lector at Mass 91

64 Read Spiritual Literature 92

65 Read Catholic Fiction 94

66 Say the Rosary 95

67 Travel with St. Christopher 96

68 Pray to St. Anthony for Lost Things 98

69 Wear a Medal and Chain 100

70 Collect and Distribute Holy Pictures and Prayer Cards 101

71 Put Crucifixes and Statues in Your Home 102

72 Place Madonnas in the Yard (and Other Saints) 103

73 Bury St. Joseph 104

74 Wear a Scapular 105

75 Visit the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 106

76 Visit Other National Shrines 108

77 Make a Pilgrimage to Rome and the Vatican 109

78 Make a Pilgrimage to Fatima 110

79 Make a Pilgrimage to Lourdes 111

80 Make a Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela 112

81 Make a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 113

82 Participate in the C.Y.O. 115

83 Give Necco Wafers to Children 116

84 Use Home Candles 117

85 Participate in Catholic Schools 118

86 Teach CCD. Glasses 119

87 Lift a Toast with Catholic Liquor 120

88 Visit a Monastery 121

89 Look Up Your Patron Saints 123

90 Attend a Latin Mass 125

91 Celebrate Mass in a Foreign Language 126

92 Participate in a Red Mass 127

93 Pray the Angel us 128

94 Schedule a Blessing of the Animals 129

95 Say Grace Before Meals 131

96 Offer a Prayer on Game Day 133

97 Visit the Dead on All Saints Day 134

98 Celebrate El Dia De Los Muertos 135

99 Play Bingo! 136

100 Receive the Anointing of the Sick 138

Index 141