Printable Feast of the Immaculate Conception Lesson Plans and Crafts

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on Dec. 8 or 9. It's one of the Catholic Church's six recognized Holy Days of Obligation in the liturgical calendar. For 2013, it's not an obligatory day, but here are Free Printable Feast of the Immaculate Conception Activities: Lessons and Crafts

Free printable Jesse Tree Advent Devotional Craft

'And a shoot shall spring forth from the stump of Jesse: a branch out of his roots.' Isaiah 11:1. This Biblical passage from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah is foretelling the coming of a new branch in the family tree of King David. Jesse was the father of David. David was the king of Israel during her Golden Age. After Solomon, David's son died, the kingdom fell to quarreling and heathen practices. The two kingdoms finally split and ultimately were carried off into slavery by a succession of eastern rulers from Assyria, Babylon, Media and Persia.  Jesse Tree Advent Devotional Craft