Traditions
January
5 – Twelfth Night Star Bread
6 – The Epiphany of Our Lord King Cake
10 – Ss. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa Vasilopita
13 – The Baptism of Our Lord Doughnuts
18 – The Confession of St. Peter Reading
20 – St. Sarah Quick Bread
24 – St. Timothy Letter Stamp
25 – Transfiguration Grape Salad Recipe
25 – The Conversion of St. Paul Oratorio
26 – St. Titus Pastitsio
27 – St. John Chrysostom Preaching
Febrary
1 – Septuagesima Berry Buns
2 – Candlemas Crepes
5 – St. Jacob Bread & Red Lentil Stew
8 – Sexagesima German Pancake
10 – St. Silas Epistle
13 – Ss. Aquila, Prisca, and Apollos Printable Guide
14 – St. Valentine Letter-Writing
15 – Quinquagesima Pork
18 – Ash Wednesday Daily Office
18 – St. Martin Luther Luther Bread
22 – Invocabit Pretzels
23 – St. Polycarp Pillows
24 – St. Matthias Quiche
25, 27, 28 – Spring Ember Days Tempura
March
1 – Reminiscere Carrot Quinoa Patties
7 – Ss. Perpetua and Felicitas Passion Reading
8 – Oculi Sunday Lenten Applesauce
9 – The Forty Martyrs Skylark Rolls
15 – Lætare Sunday Cake
17 – St. Patrick Cottage Pie
19 – St. Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord Sfingi
22 – Judica Sunday Veils
25 – The Annunciation Waffles
29 – Palm Sunday Fig Thumbprint Cookies
30 – Holy Monday Tradition
31 – Holy Tuesday Tradition
31 – St. Joseph, Patriarch Cabbage Rolls
April
1- Holy Wednesday Tradition
2 – Maundy Thursday Green Pesto Salmon
3 – Good Friday Hot Cross Buns
4 – Holy Saturday Chocolate Babka
5 – Easter Sunday Easter Eggs
6 – Easter Monday Mona
6 – Ss. Cranach & Dürer Lutheran Artists Printable
7 – Easter Tuesday Ham
8 – Easter Wednesday Easter Tree
12 – Quasimodogeniti Carrot Cake
19 – Misericordias Domini Lamb Cake
21 – St. Anselm of Canterbury Scones
23 – St. George Fish & Chips
24 – St. Walter Hymn Study
26 – Jubilate Sunday Praetorius’s Jubilate
28 – St. Mark Rogation Walk
May
1 – Ss. Philip and James Spanakopita Bites
2 – St. Athanasius Egyptian Bread Pudding
3 – Cantate Sunday Tradition
5 – St. Frederick the Wise Kartoffelpuffer
7 – St. C.F.W. Walther German Coffee Cake
9 – St. Job Rugelach
10 – Rogate Sunday Traditions
11 – Ss. Cyril and Methodius Printable Guide
14 – Ascension Day Picnic and Chicken Salad
17 – Exaudi Sunday Candied Rose Sugar Cookies
21 – St. Helena Plo
24 – Pentecost Hanging Dove
24 – St. Esther’s Apocrypha Addition
25 – St. Bede the Venerable Ecclesiastical History Reading
27, 29, 30 – Summer Ember Days Tempura
31 – Feast of the Holy Trinity Athanasian Creed
June
1 – St. Justin Martyr Greek Salad
5 – St. Boniface Blitztorte
11- St. Barnabas Reflection
12 – Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Printable Guide
14 – St. Elisha “Deadly” Stew Recipe
24 – The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Bonfire
25 – Presentation of the Augsburg Confession Printable Guide
27 – St. Cyril of Alexandria Council of Ephesus Printable Guide
28 – St. Irenaeus of Lyons Gospel Reflection
29 – Ss. Peter and Paul Fish
July
2 – The Visitation Blueberry Heart Shortcakes
6 – St. Isaiah Beef Stew
12 – St. Margaretha Lebkuchen
16 – St. Ruth Wheat Bread
20 – St. Elijah Oratorio
21 – St. Ezekiel Bread Caprese Toast
22 – St. Mary Magdalene Magdalenas
25 – St. James the Elder Tarta de Santiago
26 – St. Anne Summer Peach Tart
28 – St. Johann Sebastian Bach Beer Soup
30 – St. Robert Barnes Toad-in-the-Hole
31 – St. Joseph of Arimathea Myrrh Balm
August
3 – Ss. Joanna, Mary, and Salome Simmer Pot
6 – Transfiguration of Our Lord Grape Salad Recipe
10 – St. Lawrence Lasagna
15 – St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord Lavender Sugar Cookies
17 – St. Johann Gerhard Community Study of Sacred Meditations
19 – St. Bernard of Clairvaux Honey Dijon Chicken
20 – St. Samuel Infused Oil
23 – St. Zacchaeus of Jerusalem Early Church of Jerusalem Printable Guide
24 – St. Bartholomew Bartholomew Honey Cake
27 – St. Monica Starck’s Motherhood Prayers
28 – St. Augustine of Hippo Sermon Study
29 – Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Beans and Rice
September
1 – St. Joshua Milk and Honey Challah
2 – St. Hannah’s Canticle
3 – St. Gregory the Great Globi
4 – St. Moses Lamb Roast
5 – St. Zechariah and Elizabeth Daily Office
14 – Holy Cross Day Lemon Berry Pound Cake
15 – St. Cyprian of Carthage Treatise on the Lord’s Supper
16, 18, 19 – Fall Ember Days Egg Tart
17 – St. Hildegard of Bingen Cookies of Joy
21 – St. Matthew Golden Coin Cake
22 – St. Jonah Stuffed Gourd
29 – St. Michael and All Angels Bannock Recipe
30 – St. Jerome Scriptural Study
October
4 – St. Francis of Assisi Almond Cookies
7 – St. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Sauerkraut
9 – St. Abraham Story Time
9 – St. Dionysius Early Church of Athens Printable Guide
11 – St. Philip the Deacon Service
15 – St. Teresa of Ávila Yemas de Santa Teresa
17 – St. Ignatius of Antioch Rhodope Kolaks
18 – St. Luke Bull’s Head Sugar Cookies
23 – St. James of Jerusalem Bacon Breakfast Skillet
25 – Ss. Dorcas; Lydia, and Phoebe Women in the Early Church Printable Guide
26 – Ss. Nicolai, Heermann, and Gerhardt Lutheran Hymnwriters Printable Guide
28 – Ss. Simon and Jude Soul Cakes
31 – Festival of the Reformation Reformation Day Party
November
1 – All Saints’ Day Prayer
9 – St. Martin Chemnitz “Two-in-One” Biscuits
11 – St. Martin Carols
14 – St. Justinian Baklava
19 – St. Elizabeth of Hungary Cinnamon Twists
22 – Last Sunday of the Church Year “Stir-up” Sunday Chocolate Pudding
22 – St. Cecilia Concerts
23 – St. Clement of Rome Reading
29 – Ad te levavi Advent Wreath
30 – St. Andrew Scottish Meat Pie
December
4 – St. John of Damascus Seventh Ecumenical Council
6 – St. Nicholas Speculaas Cookies
7 – St. Ambrose Honey Cakes
13 – Gaudete Mincemeat Pies
13 – St. Lucia Lussekatter
16, 18, 19 – Winter Ember Days Tempura
17 – St. Daniel and the Three Young Men Roasted Vegetables
19 – Adam and Eve Paradise Tree Decorations
20 – St. Katharina von Bora “Star of Wittenberg” Lebkuchen
21 – St. Thomas Kletzenbrot
25 – Nativity of Our Lord Christmas Pudding
26 – St. Stephen Horseshoes
27 – St. John Mulled Wine
28 – The Holy Innocents Panna Cotta
29 – St. David Pomegranate Lamb Roast