The Feast of Saint Bartholomew

Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles known by the name of Nathaniel. One of the most notable things about Saint Bartholomew is that he was martyred by having his skin flayed off of himself. He is depicted in paintings and statues holding his flayed skin or holding his skin. What a way to be martyred!

There is a town in Kent named Sandwich where there is a festival that celebrates Saint Bartholomew's Day. The festival includes a kid's "Bun Run" around the church at St. Bart's. On St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24th, children run around the church of St. Bart's. After completing the run they are given a bun. The adults are given a biscuit specially baked for the festival. The biscuit is imprinted with the date 1190 to symbolize the founding of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Saint Bartholomew is the patron saint of cobblers, against nervous diseases, twitching and tanners.

In honor of Saint Bartholomew we will be enjoying some delicious deli sandwiches for dinner. We have football practice until 7:30 PM so having an easy dinner is nice. In addition to being a quick and easy meal, deli meat is cut (like Saint Bartholomew's skin) and Sandwich is the location of one of the biggest festivals celebrating him. We will also be enjoying some pumpkin cobbler! Saint Bart is the patron of cobblers, meaning someone who mends shoes but the play on words is too good to pass up. I also LOVE pumpkin everything so it makes this amazing Autumn weather we are experiencing feel that much better!

Pumpkin Cobbler:

1 Cup Brown Sugar
3 Eggs (Beaten)
1 Can Pumpkin
2 Tsp Cinnamon
1⁄2 Tsp Ginger
1⁄4 Tsp Ground Cloves

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch salt
1 Cup Melted Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Box Yellow Cake Mix
1⁄2 Cup Butter (Melted)
1/4 Cup Oats

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together sugar, eggs, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, and milk. Grease a 9x13 inch pan and pour the above mixture inches. Sprinkle the cake mix on top and layer with the oats. Pour melted butter evenly over the cake. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Serve warm with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream!

There are several coloring pages if your kids are creative like mine here and here. I am going to keep this post short and sweet because I have something special I will be sharing with everyone tomorrow! How are you celebrating the feast of Saint Bartholomew? May you could do a shoe blessing since he was the patron of cobblers? It is more common to do one on the feast of Saint Nicholas but I am sure it would be suitable for today as well.

Prayer for the Feast of Saint Bartholomew:

Lord,

sustain us with the faith

which made Saint Bartholomew ever loyal to Christ.

Let your Church be the sign of salvation

for all the nations of the world.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Saint Bartholomew, pray for us!

Menu Plan Monday: August 22- August 28

Wow! Was your transition back into the school year as crazy as mine felt? We did survive! I guess that's all that really matters. This week should be just as interesting. We have only 3 days of Football practice this week but soccer for Goalie will be starting this week too. In addition to our extra curricular activities, Goalie goes back to Behavioral Therapy this week and I will be working more nights than days. Keep us in your prayers as we navigate through the week please! Here is what is on our Menu Plan Monday linkup this week:

Monday: Feast of the Queenship of Mary

Chicken A La Queen

Tuesday: Feast of Saint Rose of Lima

Solterito

Wednesday: Feast of Saint Bartholomew

Sub Sandwiches
*Cobbler for dessert*

Thursday: Back to School Night

Leftover Dinner Buffet

Friday:

Daddy is Cooking!

Saturday: Saint Monica

Italian Spaghetti Squash Boats

Sunday:

Pizza

We have some new dinner dishes on the menu this week so I thought I would share a few thoughts and explain our choices a little for this week. Monday is the Queenship of Mary and in honor of this we will be enjoying Chicken A La Queen. She is the Queen of the Universe so what better to serve on her special day?

Tuesday is the Feast of Saint Rose of Lima so we opted for a dinner with Lima Beans. A Peruvian vegetarian dish would honor this great saint too.

Wednesday is the Feast of Saint Bartholomew. Saint Bartholomew has a festival that is held in his honor in Sandwich of Kent so I thought it would be cut to have Sandwiches for a play on words. He is also the patron saint of cobblers so a delicious cobbler for dessert sounded amazing too! Not a fan of cobbler? Gingerbread is associated with Saint Bartholomew as well.

Thursday our school is hosting a Back to School Night so we will be in attendance and there is normally treats and food available during the school events so I figured leftovers would be best since the boys aren't extremely hungry when they snack later in the evening. 

Daddy will be preparing dinner Friday because Mommy will be working late night. Good luck Daddy! The boys might get to have breakfast for dinner or go out for a special daddy hang out night. 

Saturday is the Feast of Saint Monica and I decided spaghetti squash boats would be a great dinner idea because she had to chase her son, Saint Augustine, across the sea is a boat several times. 

Sunday is a day of rest but I have to work late that night too so to make things easier for the boys and the babysitter... pizza it is.

What are you doing for your dinner plans this week? Celebrating anything special or have other traditions for the feasts we are celebrating?