As we embark on a new year, there are many ways to start off on the right foot with Our Lord, our families and ourselves. Many of us focus on improving our lives through better health, habits and union with God. Fortunately, the Catholic faith has a treasure trove of resources for such a time as this. Make it all a little easier with ideas for Epiphany, resolution keeping and life-affirming literature.
Celebrate Christmas through Epiphany by hosting a Twelfth Night party at your newly blessed home (see page 3 for the blessing). Holding such an event is especially fitting if your goals for the year include living more liturgically at home or increasing your hospitality. If you have a willing crowd, you can sing Christmas hymns, particularly “We Three Kings.” Although it doesn’t have to be as grand as the Twelfth Night balls and village parties during medieval times, you can serve traditional food and drink such as an English Twelfth Night Cake and wassail. Find more ideas at www.twelvedays.com and a recipe for wassail at www.themagicalslowcooker.com.