SEPTEMBER 1 Saint Fiacre............................................................88 3 Saint Gregory the Great.................................... 89 5 Saint Teresa of Calcutta.................................... 90 7 Saint Cloud............................................................91 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary..........92 14 Saint Notburga.....................................................93 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross.......................94 15 Our Lady of Sorrows............................................94 17 Saint Hildegard of Bingen..................................95 18 Saint Joseph of Cupertino. ................................96 27 Saint Vincent de Paul..........................................97 29 The Archangels.................................................... 98 30 Saint Jerome........................................................ 99 Other Important Feast Days in September..100 OCTOBER 1 Saint Thérèse of Lisieux..................................... 101 2 The Guardian Angels.........................................102 4 Saint Francis of Assisi......................................... 103 6 Saint Bruno..........................................................104 7 Our Lady of the Rosary.....................................104 9 Saint Denis...........................................................106 15 Saint Teresa of Ávila.......................................... 107 18 Saint Luke, Evangelist. ......................................108 28 Saint Jude, Apostle............................................109 31 All Hallows’ Eve...................................................109 Other Important Feast Days in October....... 110 November 1 All Saints’ Day......................................................111 3 Saint Martin de Porres........................................111 5 Saint Elizabeth.................................................... 112 7 Saint Willibrord....................................................113 9 Birthday of Servant of God Dorothy Day......114 15 Saint Malo........................................................... 115 16 Saint Gertrude.................................................... 115 18 Saint Odo of Cluny............................................. 116 21 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...............................117 22 Saint Cecilia. ....................................................... 118 Thanksgiving....................................................... 119 28 Saint Catherine Labouré.................................. 119 28 Saint Andrew, Apostle.......................................120 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.. 121 Other Important Feast Days in November... 122 DECEMBER 3 Saint Francis Xavier........................................... 123 6 Saint Nicholas..................................................... 124 8 The Immaculate Conception........................... 125 9 Saint Juan Diego................................................ 126 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe. .................................. 127 13 Saint Lucy. ...........................................................128 14 Saint John of the Cross.....................................129 16 Las Posadas Begins............................................ 130 25 Christmas Day......................................................131 26 Saint Stephen...................................................... 132 27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist................ 132 The Holy Family.................................................. 133 Other Important Feast Days in December... 134 A Note from the Authors The book you are holding is illustrated by many of Tomie dePaola’s ArtMail images. Sent to friends and family as well as posted on social media, these lovinglymade pictures celebrated special days through the year, birthdays of loved ones, feast days of saints, andmore. This collection features Art Mail marking important days in the Catholic liturgical year. TomiedePaola loved tocelebrate. Familyget-togethers, specialmeals, the holidays—especially Easter andChristmas—all feature again and again in his books. In theseArtMail illustrations, we get a little glimpse of what the author-artist liked to celebratemost. Saints whomay not be familiar to youwere beloved by Tomie, such as Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners, and Hunna, patron saint of laundry workers. In these pages you’ll be introduced to themandmany more! Especially dear to Tomie were the saints of the Benedictine Order. He loved the spirituality of the Benedictines, with its motto of ora et labora (pray and work). He counted many good friends among the Benedictines, and he was a frequent visitor to the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut. As a youngman, he even spent some time as a Benedictine himself. In collecting thesewonderful little illustrations together, we composed short passages about the saints and feast days they represent, telling stories about the people and the traditions being celebrated. Some saintsaremenandwomenweknowmuchabout,withhistorical records givingall of the important facts about their lives.Other saintswho lived long, long ago have pious legends about their lives that were told and retold over the centuries. And, of course, many important feasts such as Christmas have different traditions in different countries. We have recounted some of those traditions here as well. We hope you and your family will enjoy this journey through the year, with Tomie dePaola as your guide! 9
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