March 2025

March Devotion: St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Liturgical Seasons: 
March 1-4, Ordinary Time
March 5-31, Lent

March 3rd - St. Katherine Drexel

An American saint raised in Philedelphia, she grew up and founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. 

March 4th - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)

Fat Tuesday is not an actual feast day on the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, but it is the day before we start our Lenten fasts. A tradition for Mardi Gras is to make King Cake! Try this King Cake Recipe from His Girl Sunday! 

March 5th - Ash Wednesday  

Ash Wednesday starts the liturgical season of Lent. A time where we fast and spend more time in prayer leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Lent is a great opportunity to re-establish your relationship with the Lord. A great way to spend Ash Wednesday is to be intentional and make it to Mass (or a Liturgy of the Word service). Make a note of the offerings Queen of Peace has to offer. 

March 7th - Sts. Perpetua & Felicity

Both of these mothers were captured and martyred for their faith. 

Learn more about Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

March 17th - St. Patrick

St. Patrick is hailed as the great missionary saint of Ireland. Secular culture has turned this feast day into a holiday revolved around leprechauns and over consuming alcohol. Let's bring Catholicism back into the day by just taking time as a family to learn about the Story of St. Patrick. 

March 19th - St. Joseph

St. Joseph is a special patron of Queen of Peace Pastorate. He is the patron of St. Joseph the Workman (Huntimer), the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary who is not only the patron of St. Mary's (Dell Rapids) but also ultimately the patron of our pastorate, Queen of Peace.

The patronal feast day of our parish in Huntimer is May 1st (the feast of St. Joseph the Worker), however we can still celebrate this Solemnity of St. Joseph in many different ways. 

These blog posts list many different ​ideas on how to celebrate this feast day well! 
Ideas for St. Joseph’s Day

Activity Ideas for St. Joseph's Day

March 25th - The Annunciation of the Lord

Read: Luke 1: 26-38, the story of the Annunciation. 

Have you ever heard of makign Waffles on March 25th to celebrate the Annunciation? In Swedish, the word Varfrudagen, means "Our Lady's Day" and vaffeldagen, means "waffle day". When said quickly in this language they sound very familiar. Over time, Swedes have started calling this solemnity "Waffle Day". This practice has turned into a tradition in many scandinavian countries and beyond! So celebrate Our Lady's Fiat by making waffles! 

Prayer Opportunities: The first Joyful Mystery of the Rosary is The Annunication. Pray a decade or the whole Rosary today as a family! You could also choose to pray the Angelus. 

Angelus Prayer: 
Leader: The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary, Response: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. 

Everyone: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amoung women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 

Leader: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, Response: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.

Everyone: Hail Mary...

Leader: And the Word was made Flesh, Response: And dwelt among us.

Everyone: Hail Mary...

Leader: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. 

Everyone: Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.


How do you live liturgically in March at your home? Did your family use these at your home? What questions do you have? Let us know by emailing [email protected] or tag us on Facebook @queenofpeacesd!