2024 Liturgical Year B Weekly | Sacred Ordinary Days Planner
Embrace a pattern of prayer, work, and rest that has existed for centuries and is still foundational to modern disciples and faith formation. These life-giving, sustaining rhythms are not just for scholars, mystics, or the super-spiritual: they're accessible to everyone, in every season of life when you approach them as gifts to receive with humility, curiosity, and creativity.
A PLANNER TO HELP YOU BECOME MORE WHOLLY HUMAN, MORE FULLY FAITHFUL
- Spacious, gracious one spread per week format
- Yearly, seasonal, and weekly guided examen practice
- Weekly scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary
- A weekly rhythm of sabbath rest and delight
- The Seasons and Holy Days of the Christian year, also called the liturgical calendar or the church calendar
- The practice of crafting—and living into—a “rule of life”
- “How To” pages, resources, and reflections for the beginner and the master alike
- Extra blank, lined, and dot-grid pages at the back for additional planning or reflection
The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is the culmination of years of learning, listening, teaching, and walking alongside people—just like you—who were hungry for peace, presence, and purpose. Drawing from Jenn’s experience as a Minister and Spiritual Director, our planner is designed to help you prayerfully discern and faithfully do the work you are uniquely called to and created for. Anchor yourself as you offer your work as your prayer and your prayer as your work, while also making time and space for connection, rest, and play. Our hope is that our planner will help you do your work effectively, joyfully, and sustainably—no matter what your work is.
2024 LITURGICAL YEAR B WEEKLY EDITION
- Our best-selling signature planner
- Thick, ultra-smooth, pure white paper
- Solid black printing throughout
- Two sewn-in ribbon placeholders
- Sturdy book-style binding
- Durable book-cloth and printed covers with gold foil details
- Ivory swirl-pattern interior on end sheets
- Liturgical wheel calendar inside the front cover
- Finger labyrinth and sabbath idea bank inside the back cover
- Eight-page guide to crafting a rule of life
- Comprehensive "How To" pages
- Made in the USA (entirely created, designed, printed, and bound in central Texas)
WEEKLY PAGES
- Weekly spread with Monday start
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Three daily priorities to focus your attention
- A section for each day's schedule, notes, journaling, or to-do list
EXAMEN + SABBATH PAGES
- Examen page with guided prayer prompt + reflect & reset rubric
- Sabbath page with weekly lectionary texts from the Bible
- Quotes from a variety of voices in the Judeo-Christian invite you to practice sabbath and t o engage your emotions, thoughts, and actions
- Weekly priorities help you enter each week with an awareness of what matters most
- Extra open space for drawing, doodling, journaling, note-taking, or the reminder to rest
MONTHLY PAGES
- National holidays (US and Canada)
- Holy Days from the Christian year (liturgical calendar)
- Lined space for events, milestones, and priorities
- Month behind and month ahead mini calendar
SEASONAL PAGES
- Art and introduction to each liturgical season
- The season in scripture
- Questions to ponder
- Practices to consider
- Seasonal Holy Days
- Seasonal examen pages
YEARLY PAGES
- Current year and coming year
- National holidays from US and Canada
- Holy Days from the Christian year (liturgical calendar)
- Room to add your own celebrations and important dates
- Yearly examen pages
Hardcover
Dimensions: 6.5 x 8 x 1.25 inches
ABOUT JENN GILES KEMPER
Jenn is the founder and the heart behind Sacred Ordinary Days. Her background in ministry and spiritual direction, her love of connecting people, and her desire for beautiful, useful, theologically robust resources for spiritual formation drive her to create. An experienced leader, teacher, and speaker, Jenn's vision inspires and propels others forward. She relishes a challenge, values learning, and loves being at a growth edge. Jenn is also a lover of color, hospitality, sunshine, shared meals, and shared life.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days exists to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through holistic Christian spiritual formation.
We create and curate tools and resources rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic and accessible language, like the Sacred Ordinary Days Planner. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christ-likeness will build the Church and, in turn, the Kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
2024 Liturgical Year B | Sacred Ordinary Days Planner PDF
Our 2024 Liturgical Year B Daily and Weekly Planners come in an easy-to-use PDF format. Print at home, print professionally, or use with your favorite device. You'll find information on recommended print settings inside the PDF on the first few pages.
The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is designed to help you cultivate a whole life of prayer, work, rest, joy, and connection. You'll begin with naming and noticing what is and then identifying small tweaks to make things more effective, sustainable, or joyful. This life-giving rhythm of reflecting and resetting has been practiced for centuries and is not just for scholars, clergy, or the super-spiritual—it's for all of us. We hope our planner serves as your entry point and anchor to approaching this new-old way of being with humility, curiosity, and creativity.
A PLANNER TO HELP YOU CULTIVATE A WHOLE LIFE
- Spacious, gracious one page per day format
- Weekly, seasonal, and yearly prompts to reflect & reset with the prayer of examen
- Weekly scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary
- A weekly invitation into sabbath rest and joy
- The rhythm of seasons, holidays, and holy days that make up the Christian year (also called the liturgical calendar or church calendar)
- Daily scripture texts from the Daily Office in the Book of Common Prayer (daily format only)
- Short, daily breath prayers from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
- The practice of creating—and living into—a “rule of life”
- “How To” pages, resources, and reflections for the beginner and the master alike
The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is the culmination of years of learning, listening, teaching, and walking alongside people—just like you—who were hungry for peace, presence, and purpose. Drawing from Jenn’s experience as a Minister and Spiritual Director, our planner is designed to help you prayerfully discern and faithfully do the work you are uniquely called to and created for. Anchor yourself as you offer your work as your prayer and your prayer as your work, while also making time and space for connection, rest, and play. Our hope is that our planner will help you do your work effectively, joyfully, and sustainably—no matter what your work is.
Digital Download:
- Daily Planner
- Weekly Planner
Printed Page Size:
- 6.5" x 8"
GROUP LICENSING OF 2024 LITURGICAL YEAR B PLANNER PDF
A non-commercial license of this resource is available for group use. Shortly after the purchase of a Group License option, you will receive an email with a download link. Please download it and then email to the rest of your group. Do not send them the same link to download, as it won't allow for that many downloads.
Each individual downloader will receive a zip/compressed file containing the PDF with printing instructions and instructions for digital use on verious devices on the first few pages.
Group Licensing Use Guidelines:
Group License files are not intended for any commercial purpose. Please do not redistribute and/or sell the files, or use them to create any product to distribute or sell, printed or digital. Please do not alter the files in any way.
Please do not share the files with other churches or ministries. For multi-site churches or ministries with multiple campuses: your purchase covers a single site license, meaning, each purchase is site-specific & covers one single campus. Each additional site/campus will need to purchase content separately.
Sacred Ordinary Days retains the rights to all files on this site. Your purchase simply conveys the license agreement that grants permission to use the files. Attribution is preferred and always appreciated, but not required. For example, you might include "Sacred Ordinary Days Planner PDF by Sacred Ordinary Days. For more resources on Christian spiritual formation, prayer practices, and the liturgical year visit www.sacredordinarydays.com,” on any relevant materials.
ABOUT JENN GILES KEMPER
Jenn Giles Kemper is the founder and the heart behind Sacred Ordinary Days. Her background in ministry and spiritual direction, her love of connecting people, and her desire for beautiful, useful, theologically robust resources for spiritual formation drive her to create. An experienced leader, teacher, and speaker, Jenn's vision inspires and propels others forward. She relishes a challenge, values learning, and loves being at a growth edge. Jenn is also a lover of color, hospitality, sunshine, shared meals, and shared life.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days exists to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through holistic Christian spiritual formation.
We create and curate tools and resources rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic and accessible language, like the Sacred Ordinary Days Planner. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christ-likeness will build the Church and, in turn, the Kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
Monthly Planner Sample PDF
Our Monthly Daily and Weekly Planners also come in an easy-to-use PDF format.
Our Monthly Planner PDF samples provide you a great opportunity to try out the 2023-2024 Liturgical Year Planner.
Print at home, print professionally, or use with your favorite device. You'll find information on recommended print settings inside the PDF on the first few pages.
The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is designed to help you cultivate a whole life of prayer, work, rest, joy, and connection. You'll begin with naming and noticing what is and then identifying small tweaks to make things more effective, sustainable, or joyful. This life-giving rhythm of reflecting and resetting has been practiced for centuries and is not just for scholars, clergy, or the super-spiritual—it's for all of us. We hope our planner serves as your entry point and anchor to approaching this new-old way of being with humility, curiosity, and creativity.
A PLANNER TO HELP YOU CULTIVATE A WHOLE LIFE
- Spacious, gracious weekly spread format or one page per day format
- Weekly, seasonal, and yearly prompts to reflect & reset with the prayer of examen
- Weekly scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary
- A weekly invitation into sabbath rest and joy
- The rhythm of seasons, holidays, and holy days that make up the Christian year (also called the liturgical calendar or church calendar)
- Daily scripture texts from the Daily Office in the Book of Common Prayer (daily format only)
- Short, daily breath prayers from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
- The practice of creating—and living into—a “rule of life”
- “How To” pages, resources, and reflections for the beginner and the master alike
The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is the culmination of years of learning, listening, teaching, and walking alongside people—just like you—who were hungry for peace, presence, and purpose. Drawing from Jenn’s experience as a Minister and Spiritual Director, our planner is designed to help you prayerfully discern and faithfully do the work you are uniquely called to and created for. Anchor yourself as you offer your work as your prayer and your prayer as your work, while also making time and space for connection, rest, and play. Our hope is that our planner will help you do your work effectively, joyfully, and sustainably—no matter what your work is.
Digital Download:
- Daily format: 52-page PDF
- Weekly format: 36-page PDF
Page Size:
- Daily format: 6.5" x 8"
- Weekly format: 6.5" x 8"
ABOUT JENN GILES KEMPER
Jenn is the founder and the heart behind Sacred Ordinary Days. Her background in ministry and spiritual direction, her love of connecting people, and her desire for beautiful, useful, theologically robust resources for spiritual formation drive her to create. An experienced leader, teacher, and speaker, Jenn's vision inspires and propels others forward. She relishes a challenge, values learning, and loves being at a growth edge. Jenn is also a lover of color, hospitality, sunshine, shared meals, and shared life.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days exists to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through holistic Christian spiritual formation.
We create and curate tools and resources rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic and accessible language, like the Sacred Ordinary Days Planner. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christ-likeness will build the Church and, in turn, the Kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
I’ve loved my journey with my planner. It fits my reflective nature and my desire to live a different rhythm in my life, at the speed of my soul. I especially love the weekly examen pages that allow me to spend time each week in intentional reflection.
Pop-Up Spiritual Practice Communities | January 2024
Learn, practice, and connect in the company of others with our pop-up spiritual practice communities for Examen, Sabbath, and Lectio Divina from January 8–February 8, 2024.
Please note that with your purchase a Daily or Weekly 2024 Liturgical Year B Planner that you'll be sent a code for $15 off, which would be perfect to use for joining this community! Check your inbox for that email from hello@sacredordinarydays.com.
As we start a new year, join a pop-up community to explore a new spiritual practice, or deepen a practice you currently hold.
For one month, Jenn will teach weekly in each pop-up practice community. In between, share with the others in the community how your practice is going, what questions you have, and what insights you've gained. Sessions will include an introduction and teaching for any who may be new to each practice (or who would appreciate a refresher or a new perspective). The center portion of each session will be spent in practice together. The last part of our time together each week will be set aside for questions.
Shortly after registration, participants will be invited to join a Facebook Group (everyone will be added on January 8th when the group officially opens). The video teachings will be live there each week, and you'll receive a link to all four videos when the group closes. Whether you plan to participate live, watch at some point during each week, or just get the recordings at the end of the month to watch at your own leisure, we hope this offering will help you start or deepen a practice.
No experience is needed to join a pop-up practice community. Beginners and long-time practitioners alike will benefit from the intentional time spent in shared practice.
Choose your pop-up practice community:
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Listening (to the Lectionary) through Lectio Divina: Thursdays at 9:00 am central | January 8 - February 8, 2024 - Lectio divina (literally translated as divine reading) is an ancient practice of engaging with a sacred text through attending, pondering, responding, and resting in the presence of God. Each week this group will explore scripture passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, reading scripture slowly and prayerfully while paying special attention to words and phrases that capture the imagination, and learning to recognize these as opportunities for prayer.
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Exploring Examen: Thursdays at 11:00 am central | January 8 - February 8, 2024
The examen is a centuries-old practice in the church that invites us to prayerfully reflect on our days in the presence of and through the loving eyes of God. This group will explore ways to become more aware of and attuned to the presence of God, both around and within us, as well as incorporate a rhythm of examen prayer into weekly life.
- Savoring Sabbath Community: Thursdays at 1:00 pm central | January 8 - February 8, 2024
Sabbath is an elusive and misunderstood practice. It can easily feel intimidating, idealistic, or come with a long list of assumptions. But, it can also be incredibly life-giving. This group will workshop simple, practical ways to receive, protect, and enter into intentional spaces of rest and renewal. Shame-free and should-free, we'll get creative with each other.
Group Length: 1 month
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days offers a fresh approach, holistic tools, and time-honored resources to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through intentional Christian spiritual formation.
We create tools rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic, and accessible language. We create courses to help you learn, practice, and connect with kindred spirits. We curate resources that help you fill out your toolkit. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christlikeness will build the church and, in turn, the kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
Prayer of Examen Guided Retreats
The practice of doing a yearly examen on an anniversary or birthday, on some meaningful (or challenging) occasion, or at the beginning of each new year, has been a gift for many. The prayer of examen is a centuries-old practice that invites us to reflect on our days prayerfully in the presence of God. Rather than a formula to memorize, it is a form of prayer based on a series of five movements drawing you through presence, reflection, awareness, faithfulness, and ultimately, hopeful action. This retreat will help you cultivate an awareness of God's work in your daily life over the past month, season, or year and move forward toward the future in a spirit of hope. Our approach to this practice is creative and playful to encourage curiosity and experimentation, helping you cultivate and deepen your prayerful reflections.
Each half-day retreat includes an introduction and teaching on the Prayer of Examen for any who may be new to the practice (or who would appreciate a refresher or a new perspective). The center portion of the retreat will be spent in prayer, reflection, and practice alone. The last part of our time together will be to re-gather for noticing, questions, workshopping, and further connection. Each retreat date is a stand-alone invitation to join a group of 8-12.
No experience with the Prayer of Examen is needed to join a guided retreat. Beginners and long-time practitioners alike will benefit from the intentional time spent in retreat.
Examen guided retreat dates:
- Friday, January 12 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
- Friday, January 26 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
- Friday, February 9 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
- Friday, March 15 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
- Friday, April 19 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
- Friday, May 10 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
Time Zone Translator here
Retreat Length: 4 hours
Half-day Online Retreat: each guided retreat will gather via Zoom for one hour at 11 am central, sending retreat-makers off for two hours, and gathering again for one hour at 2 pm central with info and meeting links delivered ahead of time via email. We will also provide some recommendations for how to choose where you will make retreat, whether at home, at your church, at a retreat center, or anywhere that you can connect to the internet.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days offers a fresh approach, holistic tools, and time-honored resources to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through intentional Christian spiritual formation.
We create tools rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic, and accessible language. We create courses to help you learn, practice, and connect with kindred spirits. We curate resources that help you fill out your toolkit. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christlikeness will build the church and, in turn, the kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
The April 1, 2022 Yearly Examen retreat was challenging and welcoming and Jenn helped our group hold the door wide open for both of these experiences. Looking back at the past year with both loving and critical eyes is a helpful way to swim through the sometimes murky waters of your life and emerge bathed in sunlight ready to begin again, which we have to do over and over during our lifetime. The Examen helped me see, in concrete ways, how I would like to keep some thoughts, attitudes and practices and lovingly lay to rest other aspects of my behavior and my Christian practice. Diving into the crystal water of a new practice is challenging because I don't know where it will take me, but using the Examen I was able to see the pathway to newness a little more clearly. I highly recommend this excellent retreat if you're looking for clarity, authenticity, and depth.
At the end of the April Yearly Examen Guided Retreat, I felt challenged and refreshed. Jenn is able to facilitate a groups of strangers in a way that allows the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and hearts to the other participants and to God. I was able to hear some things that God had been saying and I hadn't been listening well. It was a safe space to be vulnerable. It was also a place of curiosity and wonder. I wholeheartedly recommend it!
Lent Guided Retreats
In the season of Lent, we enter into the forty-day fast that Jesus undertook in the wilderness. Through this dedicated period of self-examination and self-emptying, we allow God to further shape us into the image of Jesus. We also align our hearts with the suffering of Jesus as we move ever closer toward Holy Week and the event of the crucifixion. This retreat serves as a guided exploration of our particular invitations into Lenten observation and allows for reflection and shared space in the company of kindred hearts.
Each half-day retreat will have a slightly different focus and includes an introduction and teaching for any who may be new to the observation of Lent (or who would appreciate a refresher or a new perspective). The center portion of the retreat will be spent in prayer, reflection, and practice alone. The last part of our time together will be to re-gather for noticing, questions, workshopping, and further connection. Each retreat date is a stand-alone invitation to join a group of 8-12, though you are welcome to register for several or all if you'd like some continuity.
No prior knowledge or experience with Lent or the liturgical year is needed to join a guided retreat! Beginners and long-time observers alike will benefit from the intentional time spent in retreat.
Lent guided retreat dates:
Friday, February 2 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central: Choose your Fast & FeastFriday, February 16 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central: Welcoming Lent
Friday, March 22 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central: Entering Holy Week
Friday, April 5 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central: Living into Eastertide (register here)
Time Zone Translator here
Retreat Length: 4 hours
Half-day Online Retreat: each guided retreat will gather via Zoom for one hour at 11 am central, sending retreat-makers off for two hours, and gathering again for one hour at 2 pm central with info and meeting links delivered ahead of time via email. We will also provide some recommendations for how to choose where you will make retreat, whether at home, at your church, at a retreat center, or anywhere that you can connect to the internet.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days offers a fresh approach, holistic tools, and time-honored resources to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through intentional Christian spiritual formation.
We create tools rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic, and accessible language. We create courses to help you learn, practice, and connect with kindred spirits. We curate resources that help you fill out your toolkit. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christlikeness will build the church and, in turn, the kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
Easter Guided Retreats
Eastertide is an entire season of feasting—not just a single day. It is the height of the liturgical calendar, as we celebrate Christ's resurrection and our new and abundant life in him. Sometimes we make much of the forty days of Lent, then move on quickly after Easter Sunday. But the two seasons need one another—and we need them both. In that spirit, we offer this retreat as a guided exploration of the mystery of resurrection throughout the whole of this celebratory season. You might even consider joining us for all 4 Lent and Easter retreats.
Each half-day retreat includes an introduction and teaching for any who may be new to the observation of Easter as a whole season (or who would appreciate a refresher or a new perspective). The center portion of the retreat will be spent in prayer, reflection, and practice alone. The last part of our time together will be to re-gather for noticing, questions, workshopping, and further connection. Each retreat date is a stand-alone invitation, though you may find it helpful to join us for one or several from the Lent retreats, as well.
No prior knowledge or experience with Eastertide or the liturgical year is needed to join a guided retreat. Beginners and long-time observers alike will benefit from the intentional time spent in shared practice.
Easter guided retreat dates:
- Friday, April 5 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm central
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Retreat Length: 4 hours
Half-day Online Retreat: each guided retreat will gather via Zoom for one hour at 11 am central, sending retreat-makers off for two hours, and gathering again for one hour at 2 pm central with info and meeting links delivered ahead of time via email. We will also provide some recommendations for how to choose where you will make retreat, whether at home, at your church, at a retreat center, or anywhere that you can connect to the internet.
ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS
Sacred Ordinary Days offers a fresh approach, holistic tools, and time-honored resources to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through intentional Christian spiritual formation.
We create tools rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic, and accessible language. We create courses to help you learn, practice, and connect with kindred spirits. We curate resources that help you fill out your toolkit. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christlikeness will build the church and, in turn, the kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
Art for All Seasons: a Coloring Book for Lent + Eastertide PDF by Sacred Ordinary Days
In Art for All Seasons: a Coloring Book for Lent + Eastertide, we’ve created coloring pages for the liturgical seasons and holy days of Lent and Easter. We created this series of images to help you engage with the practice of visio divina throughout Lent and Eastertide.
These beautifully designed, meticulously researched images are inspired by early Christian art and architecture such as mosaics, stained glass, icons, and other sacred works. Rich with symbolism, the images offer a series of invitations through imagery to guide your prayer and practice throughout Lent and Eastertide.
Visio divina is a prayerful practice of sacred, or divine, seeing. It's similar to lectio divina but involves engaging with an image rather than a text. In visio divina we invite our hearts and imaginations to enter into a sacred image, in silence, to see what God might have to say to us.
What to Expect from Art for All Seasons: a Coloring Book for Lent + Eastertide PDF
- A downloadable 23-page PDF with the option to print at home, print professionally, or use on your favorite device; simply download your PDF to get started
- Two pages for each of the ten seasons or holy days within Lent and Eastertide: Lent, Ash Wednesday, Annunciation of the Lord, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter, Ascension of the Lord, and Pentecost
- Each liturgical season or holy day coloring page is accompanied by scripture and a resources page with questions to ponder, practices to consider, and a guided invitation through imagery
It is our hope that the artwork and invitations will enfold and beckon you deeper into the faithful living of your sacred, ordinary days.
GROUP LICENSING OF ART FOR ALL SEASONS
A non-commercial license of this resource is available for group use. Immediately upon purchase of a Group License option, you will receive a download link that you can save from and then shared the file with allotted number of users based on your license.
Each individual downloader will receive a zip/compressed file containing the Art for All Seasons coloring book PDF and printing instructions.
Group Licensing Use Guidelines:
Group License files are not intended for any commercial purpose. Please do not redistribute and/or sell the files, or use them to create any product to distribute or sell, printed or digital. Please do not alter the files in any way.
Please do not share the files with other churches or ministries. For multi-site churches or ministries with multiple campuses: your purchase covers a single site license, meaning, each purchase is site-specific & covers one single campus. Each additional site/campus will need to purchase content separately.
Sacred Ordinary Days retains the rights to all files on this site. Your purchase simply conveys the license agreement that grants permission to use the files. Attribution is preferred and always appreciated, but not required. For example, you might include “Art for All Seasons: a Coloring Book for Lent + Eastertide by Sacred Ordinary Days. For more resources on Christian spiritual formation, prayer practices, and the liturgical year visit www.sacredordinarydays.com.”
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
So simple and perfect to engage through the process of this Holy Moment with as much or as little effort during Lent as possible. I appreciate the moments I am able to sit and color, read, reflect, and find connection with myself and God, while my kids are also coloring their own things. It has given us a great family moment.
I just printed this and sat down with my youngest to explore and color. In such a short amount of time, it has explained a timeline of celebration and given us the time to talk about how Jesus's ministry was three years, that a lot happened in those years, and more. I highly recommend it. Also, coloring is always good for every mind and developmental age for dexterity and fine-motor skills.
Lent + Easter Artwork for Churches and Ministries by Sacred Ordinary Days
These rich, symbolic images representing the liturgical seasons and holy days of Lent and Easter are meant for use by churches and ministries.
Beautifully designed and meticulously researched, these images are inspired by early Christian art and architecture such as mosaics, stained glass, icons, and other sacred works. We created this series of images to help your congregation, community, or group engage with the practice of visio divina throughout Lent and Eastertide, accepting the invitation to prayer through imagery.
Visio divina is a prayerful practice of sacred, or divine, seeing. It's similar to lectio divina but involves engaging with an image rather than a text. In visio divina we invite our hearts and imaginations to enter into a sacred image, in silence, to see what God might have to say to us.
- Print and digital files for 10 different seasons/holy days: Lent, Ash Wednesday, Annunciation of the Lord, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter, Ascension of the Lord, and Pentecost
- Choose all color + black and white image files or black and white image files only.
Your purchase includes 10 artwork files suitable for use in both print (worship guides, bulletins) and digital (emails, social media, projection) applications. Use the files for any non-ticketed live events, such as worship services, liturgies, special events, or installations. Put them in emails and newsletters. Post them on websites or social media.
Please do not use the files for any commercial purpose. For example, please do not redistribute and/or sell the files, or use them to create any product to distribute or sell, printed or digital. Please do not alter the files in any way.
Please do not share the files with other churches or ministries. For multi-site churches or ministries with multiple campuses: your purchase covers a single site license, meaning each purchase is site-specific & covers one single campus. Each additional site/campus will need to purchase content separately.
Sacred Ordinary Days retains the rights to all files on this site. Your purchase simply conveys the license agreement that grants permission to use the files. Attribution is preferred and always appreciated, but not required. For example, you might include “Artwork by Sacred Ordinary Days. For more resources on Christian spiritual formation, prayer practices, and the liturgical year visit www.sacredordinarydays.com.”
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.
The Great O Antiphons: A Coloring Book for Advent from Pelican Printery House (Digital Download)
Since the early centuries of the church, Christians have sung the “O Antiphons” as part of their evening prayers during final days of Advent. Each antiphon explores one of the biblical titles of Jesus: Emmanuel (God with us), Rex (King of the Nations), Oriens (Morning Star), Clavis (Key of David), Radix (Root of Jesse), Adonai (Lord), and Sapientia (Wisdom). Make the O Antiphons part of your Advent traditions with The Great O Antiphons: A Coloring Book for Advent from Pelican Printery House
Elizabeth Lemme of Pelican House Printery has created a beautiful Advent devotional and coloring book celebrating these ancient names of Jesus. This 18-page Advent coloring book features two pages for each of the antiphons. The first page provides the English translation of the antiphon with scriptural references which can be read, studied, and prayed over. The second page provides the Latin antiphon with an image inspired by traditional iconography. Each image is surrounded with a hand-drawn border of poinsettias, pine cones, greenery, and a ring of Gregorian chant from the actual notated antiphon.
These antiphons are packed with symbolic meaning and beautiful scripture references, all of which are manifested in the images provided in the coloring book:
- "O Sapientia" (O Wisdom), December 17th, icon of Holy Wisdom
- "O Adonai," December 18th, is the icon of Moses and the Burning Bush
- "O Radix Jesse," (Root of Jesse), December 19th, an icon of the Tree of Jesse
- "O Clavis David," (Key of David), December 20th, an icon of the Harrowing of Hell
- "O Oriens," (O Morning Star), December 21st, an icon of Our Lady of the Sign
- "O Rex Gentium" (O King of the Nations), December 22nd, an icon of Christ the King
- "O Emmanuel," December 23rd, a devotional image of the Nativity
At the conclusion of the coloring book, there is a word puzzle game. This ancient acrostic is sure to fascinate youth and adults alike and will enliven this beautiful tradition of the church.
A wonderful activity book for all ages (including adults), the Great O Antiphon Coloring Book is available here as a digital download and can be printed in the ease of your own home, year after year, for personal household use.
All illustrations in this coloring book, including all vine work, ornate capital letters, borders, scrolls, and imagery were original conceived and hand-drawn by the artist at Pelican Printery House using the traditional methods of dip pen and Sumi ink on Bristol Board.
This product is a digital download that will be accessible immediately upon completing checkout.
ABOUT THE MAKER
Elizabeth Lemme is a wife, mother, musician, and artist. She holds a B.A. in piano performance and pedagogy from Whitworth University and an M.M. in the same from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her international studies in Byzantine iconography and iconology have informed her growing portfolio of artwork available on her Etsy store, Pelican Printery House. Elizabeth’s music studio is in Nebraska, where she resides with her husband and four children.
What types of shipping services do you offer?
We ship all over the world! In the USA, we currently offer free shipping on all orders valued at $75 and above (applied at checkout) and flat rate shipping of $5 or $8 per package on orders valued under $75, depending on total package weight. International pricing varies by region and cost is calculated at checkout.
How quickly will my order ship?
Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our warehouse in Waco, TX on weekday afternoons. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped.
Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?
Because our orders ship daily, we may not be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible and we will try our hardest to make corrections before the order goes out. We try to check email for any shipping-related updates before printing labels.
What is your return policy?
We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.
If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.