There are many free resources available during the COVID-19 virus emergency. Here is a list of all of the resources I've seen so far. I will continue to add to this list as others become available:
Live Stream Catholic Masses:
Mass with the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist at 7:30am EST
List of all the Live Stream Masses in the Diocese of Fort Wayne / South Bend, Indiana
Mass with Bishop Barron everyday at 8:15am EST
Mass with Fr. Mike Schmitz at 10am EST
Mass with EWTN at 8am and 12pm EST
Mass at Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame at 10am EST
Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC at 12pm EST
Mass with ASL at Sts. John and Paul Parish in Wexford, PA at 9am EST
Even though public Masses have been cancelled due to COVID-19, you can still watch
Mass on TV (linked above) and make a Spiritual Communion (linked below).
Free Spiritual Communion Prayer Printables:
From Alicia at
No Heart Untouched
From Holly at
Holly Loo Yah Designs
From
Michelle Solomon Art: in English, Spanish, and other languages upon request
From me at
Sweet Little Ones
One design is pictured above and one is shown below. There is one other design as well. They come in sizes 5x7 and 8x10 and also as a phone wallpaper. These are free to print, share, and distribute for everyone, including Catholic Churches.
Mass and Adoration Resources for Adults:
The Magnificat is providing their app for free during the crisis:
in English and
in Spanish
Sunday Lectio on the Godsplaining podcast every Sunday explaining the Readings and Gospel by the Dominican Friars
Virtual Mass Tips by Lisa Cotter (only skip #6!)
Live stream Eucharistic Adoration at
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Florida or at
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Marytown in Illinois
Mass Resources for Kids and Families:
The Magnificat is providing
MagnifiKid! for free during the crisis
Weekly Mass Resources for Kids for when you can't attend Mass by Lacy at Catholic Icing
Catholic Resources for Teens:
Live Catholic Youth Group for Teens by Project YM Live every Sunday beginning March 22nd from 7-8pm CST
Catholic Resources for Kids and Families:
Holy Week (At Home) Family Retreat with a journal, videos, and other resources by Katie at Look to Him and Be Radiant
My Catholic Kids is offering free access to their
video library
Digital version of the Wanderlust Catholic (with more resources to come!) from Elayne at Annunciation Designs
Tiny Saints is providing
free printables and activities for Catholic families
Free saint coloring pages and activities for kids from Shining Light Dolls
Free printables and coloring pages from Julie at Artist Ave
How to Pray the Stations of the Cross at home by Jacki at Morning Glory Beads
How to Pray the Rosary at Home: 7 Tips for Real Life Families by me at Sweet Little Ones
Catholic Coloring Pages, Cards, and other Printables:
Free Catholic "Praying for you" coloring pages and cards designed by me at Sweet Little Ones Shop. They include these designs:
We (or I) prayed a Novena, Rosary, or Chaplet for you, a Spiritual Bouquet, and Praying for You.
The Spiritual Bouquet is pictured above and the Rosary is pictured at the bottom of this post.
Free resources for letter writing (including beautiful templates) for those in hospitals and nursing homes from Elayne at Annunciation Designs
Free spiritual bouquet printables to send prayers to those in need from Raquel at The Little Rose Shop
Free Catholic coloring pages by Shari at Catholic Paper Goods
Free
peace prayer printables from Lauren at Brick House in the City
Free
Catholic coloring pages from Jill at Pink Salt Riot
Free
Catholic coloring pages by Lindsay at Just Love Prints
Homeschooling Resources:
Catholic Homeschooling Schedule by Classically Chels
Homeschool Schedule by Jessica McHale
Free Catholic teaching resources for PreK-12 from Katie at Look to Him and Be Radiant
Free Catholic resources for K-4 from Victoria at Ampersand Etc
Homeschool Activities for Homebound Families by Jen and Faith and Fabric
Teaching Resources for Parents:
Scholastic is offering
20 days of resources for teaching your kids at home
A huge list of
free educational resources
Every educational company that is offering
free subscriptions due to school closures
Comcast is offering
free internet essentials for the next 60 days so families can access schoolwork and teaching resources for their children while schools are closed
Teaching Resources for Teachers:
Zoom is offering
free video conferencing for all K-12 schools during the crisis
Other Resources:
The Cincinnati Zoo will be doing a
Home Safari every weekday at 3pm EST via Facebook Live
Mo Willems is doodling with kids (with lots of behind the scenes looks!) every weekday at 1pm EST. (It is really super fun, even for adults!)
Check your local school system's website. Ours is offering free breakfasts and lunches while the schools are closed.
Check with your utilities companies. I've seen that many will not be disconnecting any services because of non-payment while there is a national emergency.
What you can do to help:
During this National Emergency, there are many things we can do to help those around us!
Check in on your elderly neighbors and friends.
Send gift cards to those who will financially struggle being off work.
Buy gift cards from restaurants and small businesses.
Send a card to someone in a nursing home or in the hospital.
Continue to shop small either online or by buying gift cards.
If you're a teacher or homeschooling parent, you can offer help to other parents while the schools are closed.
Stay home. You may not be in the immune-compromised category, but you can still be a carrier of the virus. You can help stop the spread by staying home.
Staying home is an act of mercy, charity, and sacrifice, and those of us in the immune-compromised category (like me) thank you.
What else can you do to help? Nothing is too small!
I will update this list as new resources become available! Please email me at sweetlittleonesblog@gmail.com if you know or provide other free resources during the virus outbreak.
God bless,
