March 2026 Almanac

Spring Founder Boxes, a Spiritual Herbarium, & a Benedictine Rule of Life for Lent

Fair Daffodils, we weep to see
You haste away so soon;
As yet the early-rising sun
Has not attain’d his noon.
Stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the even-song;
And, having pray’d together, we
Will go with you along.

We have short time to stay, as you,
We have as short a spring;
As quick a growth to meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die
As your hours do, and dry
Away,
Like to the summer’s rain;
Or as the pearls of morning’s dew,
Ne’er to be found again.

Robert Herrick, “To Daffodils” (17th c.)

This month, I’m planting a new addition in the Almanac:
the “Herbarium,” where I briefly feature the faith-infused symbolism of a different botanical each month (including a printable art card to help you build your own naturalist’s notebook!)

Our monthly playlist is also shifting to a quarterly seasonal collection of tunes - enjoy it while you read & print your new March resources, and hang onto it throughout the season!

Consider saving this post to peek back at it throughout the month!

Pax+bonum, Kristin.

But first, some music while you read…

Founder Box announcements

• Your Spring Founder Box will begin shipping mid-March - this is a truly delightful collection built around nourishment
  

Online gatherings

• MARCH 20 | Friday at 3 pm Pacific Time | Liturgical living in the Southern Hemisphere with Bella Easterbrook of Over the Teacups
  » For paid subscribers: Join Bella and I as we chat about her experience of liturgical living in the Southern Hemisphere
  

• MARCH 28 | Saturday at 11 am Pacific Time | Spring Book Club welcome gathering

  » For paid subscribers: Just an informal gathering of readers, as we open up our time in our spring selection together!

Fresh Posts & Previous Archives

• MARCH 3 | Tuesday | 2026 Pilgrimage Announced
  

• MARCH 6 | Friday | Spring Book Club Announced
  

• SECOND HALF OF MARCH: Festal focus reflections, art, & resources shared
  

• MARCH 12 | Thursday | St. Gregory the Great’s Day
  » Printables: Book of Hours pages
  » Videos: Recorded discussion with Dr. Eleanor Parker about St. Gregory the Great & the Anglo-Saxons

• MARCH 25 | Wednesday | Solemnity of the Annunciation
  » Printables: Book of Hours pages, fill-in worksheet, & prayer
  

You can also find this calendar of upcoming events posted in the Village Green

+ March 2026 Calendar & Coloring

The March Almanac includes:

• March calendar page with a selection of holy days & prompts, dip-pen illustrations, and links to connect you with more HF resources

• Coloring page featuring my hand-drawn illustrations of March feast emblems

• Print out these goodies (I recommend card-stock for the calendar and regular paper for the coloring page), and see how you can integrate the featured holidays into your existing plans!

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+ Illuminated Festal Calendar

Inspired by Medieval books of hours, this illuminated calendar page leaves space for you to write in the feasts that are especially important to you (a blank version is provided as well, so you can fill it out just as you need!)

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+ Garland

This sweet March garland is available for you to print and enjoy throughout the month - another way of marking time, with your garland growing longer as the days pass. More details, as well as info on the symbolism of each element, are included in the printable.

Head to the Scriptorium to find your March printables:

I LOVE antique botanical prints - they’re filled with both information and beauty.

Inspired by those lovely old naturalists’ prints, I’m crafting a faith-inspired herbarium to share with you - I’ll be featuring a different plant each month, each one briefly told through the story of its symbolism in Christian tradition and art.

These cards could make lovely additions to your Book of Hours, planner, journal…

Daffodils are visually centered between St. Mary Magdalene and the risen Christ | Meister des Göttinger Barfüßeraltars: “Noli me Tangere”; altarpiece from Magdalenenkirche in Hildesheim (15th c.)

MARY’S STAR (aka, Daffodil)
Narcissus spp.

Symbolism:

• Resurrection (some of the first flowers of spring, daffodils accompany many images of the risen Christ - or his crucifixion, as heralds of the Resurrection).

• Marian (most every part of the daffodil, from its humble posture, to its scent, to its crown-like head, have been tied to the Blessed Virgin Mary)

• Annunciation (in some iconography, daffodils are present at the Annunciation)

• Triumph of divine love (as an emblem of rebirth and renewal, the daffodil is in some scenes of Paradise)

Head to the Scriptorium to find the first of these new Herbarium prints:

Meditating on St. Benedict’s life & legends in my sketchbook…

St. Benedict’s feast traditionally lands on March 21 - and celebrating the father of the Benedictine Rule of Life feels like the perfect dovetail to our Lenten practices.

• Reflections, history, folk traditions, art, and more will be available mid-March

• Paid members will receive a printable cover page and booklet for their liturgical year binders, as well as a peek into how our liturgical living group celebrates this holiday

Pax et bonum,
Kristin