Tag: St Bartholomew's Day

• Bartlemas “flayed” leather bracelets

  

  When celebrating feasts in the liturgical calendar, I love trying to find crafts that can somehow teach us about the story we’re walking through. Memory is so tied to the tangible, after all. In thinking about a craft for Bartlemas, I wasn’t quite sure where to go – St. Bartholomew’s martyrdom was famously grisly: he…

  Hearthstone Fables

  August 25, 2022

  August, Bartlemas Traditions, Ordinary Time II, Summer, Traditions & Activities

  Bartlemas, church calendar, Feast of St. Bartholomew, leather, liturgical calendar, liturgical living, seasonal, St Bartholomew, St Bartholomew's Day

• Bartlemas Gazpacho

  

  This refreshing, summertime gazpacho (a cold soup) is made of watermelon and fresh vegetables. It’s inspired by the St. Bartholomew’s Day watermelon festival in Rome! Watermelon season is at its height this time of year, so it’s a fitting way to weave together the growing season with the liturgical calendar. It’s a really simple recipe,…

  Hearthstone Fables

  August 25, 2022

  August, Bartlemas Recipes, Ordinary Time II, Recipes, Summer

  Bartlemas, church calendar, farm life, Feast of St Bartholomew, gazpacho, liturgical calendar, liturgical living, Recipes, seasonal, St Bartholomew, St Bartholomew's Day