Recipes for December ~ Month Dedicated to the Divine Infancy

The Month of December is dedicated to the Divine Infancy. "Mary wraps up a small bundle of clothes for the use of her little Son, and then, going to the crib, she says with tears in her eyes to her sleeping Child, 'O my Son, and my God! Thou hast come from heaven to save men; but hardly art Thou born when they seek to take Thy life.'" ~ 2010 Catholic Calendar

December 3rd, St. Francis Xavier (New, Trad.):

• St. Francis Xavier - December 3 (Polla a la Vasca- Basque Chicken with Pimiento)
• Xaver Suppe (Soup for St. Francis Xavier's Day)

December 6th, St. Nicholas of Myra (New, Trad.):

• Upcoming From Thy Bounty Fair, St. Nicholas (includes links and ideas)
• From Thy Bounty Fair, St. Nicholas (more links and ideas!)
• St. Joseph's Staff (Candy Cane Cookie Recipe)
• Candy Cane Coffee Cake
• Saint Nicholas Cocoa Mix
• A Chocolate St. Nicholas
• Speculatius (German Spice Cookies)

December 7th, St. Ambrose (New, Trad.):

• Christmas Honey Cookies for the "Honey-Tongued" Saint
• Sweet Beehive Cake for St. Ambrose
• Bumblebee Cookies for St. Ambrose
• Honey-Curry Chicken

December 8, The Immaculate Conception (New, Trad.):

• Meal Ideas for the feast of the Immaculate Conception
• Blueberry Muffins for Our Lady
• Mary's Immaculate Conception (A complete dinner menu!)

December 9th, St. Juan Diego (New):

• Mexican Chocolate Cake
• Una Fiesta Mexicana
• Rosy Treats for the Feasts of St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Mexican Sopapias for St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Fish Tacos for Friday
• Cheese Enchiladas
• Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ Mexican Wedding Cookies

December 12th, Our Lady of Guadalupe (New, Trad.):

• Mexican Chocolate Cake
• Una Fiesta Mexicana
• Rosy Treats for the Feasts of St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Mexican Sopapias for St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Fish Tacos for Friday
• Cheese Enchiladas
• Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ Mexican Wedding Cookies

December 13th, St. Lucy or Santa Lucia Day (New, Trad.):

• St. Lucia's Braided Bread
• Cuccia ~ St. Lucy Wheat
• St. Lucia Buns ~ Lussekatter

December 17th thru 23rd, O Antiphons (New, Trad.):

• O Antiphons

December 24th, Vigil of Christmas (Trad.):

• Starlight Cookies for the Last Week of Advent

December 25th, Christmas - The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (New, Trad.):

• From Thy Bounty Fair - Holiday Foods and Feasts!
• First Holy Communion Breads
• Staples of Our Feast Day Celebrations Part One: Bread
• Staples of Our Feast Day Celebrations Part Two: Wine
• Mealtime Prayers for Christmas
• Lamb of God (Rolls)
• Christ's Diapers
• Candy Cane Coffee Cake
• Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake for Christmas
• The Gift of the Christmas Cookie
• Nativity Cookies

December 27th, St. John the Apostle (New, Trad.):

• St. John's Love
• Eagle Cake

December 28th, The Holy Innocents (New, Trad.):

• Christ's Diapers
• Feast of the Holy Innocents (Coconut Rice Pudding with Raspberry Sauce)

December 31st, New Year's Eve :

• Seafood Paella for New Year's Eve

MORE RECIPES FOR ADVENT:

Throughout Advent :

• A Jesse "Tea" for Advent

First Sunday of Advent ~ Stir-Up Sunday :

• Stir-Up Sunday: Jamaican Fruit Cake

Second Sunday of Advent :

• Grasshoppers and Honey

Third Sunday of Advent :

• St. Joseph's Staff

St. Andrew's Christmas Novena

Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment at which the Son of God was born of a most pure Virgin at a stable at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to hear my prayers and grant my desires. (Mention your intentions here) Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother. Amen.

Say 15 times a day from St. Andrew's Day (30 November),

ending on Christmas Eve