Sanctus Simplicitus

Yes it is near completion! Many of you are asking about it, reserving your copy, anticipating and anxious for a release date! We do not quite have a date yet but it is near done and then it will go to be reviewed and any corrections made. We are anticipating yet another month before we have a firm date. The calendar in the planner starts in the month of June. In the mean time feel free to download last years planner and just print out the last few months in the mean time. If you would like to reserve your printed copy (all we know of pricing at this time is under $30 plus $5.15 for shipping) please fill out the form below. May you have a blessed Holy Week!

~*~ UPDATE! ~*~ A new file is linked below that has a couple corrected items on the previous file AND A SECOND PAGE that allows you to fill in your own daily tasks instead of the pre-filled. God bless!

Many of you know about the Daily Tasks Download that was shared back in December, it will be included in the next season's Holy Simplicity planner. There are also plans to make it a bit more elegant with a color option. Color always seems so much more motivating!

I've been using the daily tasks page off and on since I shared it on the blog. I found that while all the space was nice it was sort of a waste of paper and I liked to have a weekly overview. Also I had another sheet with my weekly household chores on it so I was essentially using three items to plan my day (daily task sheet, cleaning sheet & Holy Simplicity Planner). By merging the two in one, the daily task and cleaning, I cut down some waste and gained some time. I also realized that while noting down daily goals they often would be too many for one day and ended up being weekly goals. There is a spot on this new form for weekly goals with all the other items from the daily task sheet.

What do you think? Should this be included for each week in the Holy Simplicity Planner? Should it be it's only daily planner? Leave it just a single download sheet? How would you use this form best?

As many of our readers know the new 2012/2013 Home*School*Liturgical Holy Simplicity Planner will be out very soon. Last year we printed a very few hard copies and then discontinued printing as our printing option wasn't working out for us. We continued to give the PDF version for free which many loved.

We have decided this year to continue giving the PDF version of our lesson planner for free. The inspiration for this Liturgical Year based planner came about in trying to organize, our homeschool, our household and our Liturgical Year in the home all in one place. It seems many people are looking for a similar tool to utilize in their homes and so we decided to share it with others in the most affordable way.

We are currently seeking the best option for a printer in order to bring the printed version to you at the most affordable price, more details should be following soon! Please take our short survey and let us know if you will be downloading the FREE PDF version or purchasing the printed version (ranging from $14-$30 depending on amount of orders, plus shipping). God bless!

Many people suggested that a single page calendar didn't allow enough space in last years FREE 2011/2012 Liturgical * Home * School Planner and I would have to agree! As I designed this planner mostly for my own use while deciding to share (and what an overwhelming response that held!) I didn't use the single page calendar myself. So this academic year holds a DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD monthly calendar in each section! It keeps the traditional Liturgical Calendar dates, feasts, fasts, ferias and Sundays as well as the reminders with extra space to write in and the monthly prayers/dedications as well. Thought I'd share a sneak peak with you!

I also wanted to let you know that this years book will continue to be spiral bound, despite our lovely color's depiction of a tightly bound book, it seems that being able to fold the pages back makes it easier to handle and carry around. Please also note that your suggestions are taken to heart, as with the double page calendar, and feel free to comment on our posts or email us with ideas! Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to the right in the side bar to continue to get updates on the Holy Simplicity Planner and also the Holy Simplicity Planner page will be updated as new information comes along so keep checking back. God bless!

These are a little late, it's been busy around here for updating and making new pieces! I'll continue to do my best to get these out on time. If you didn't already see the post, there were some changes made to the January Calendar pieces for the Liturgical Year Bulletin Board.

Here are the GREEN pieces that will be used for the Time After the Epiphany and the Time After Pentecost. Time After the Epiphany this  year (2012) goes from now until the 4th of February. Lavender pieces will be out in the next week or so for the Septuegesima/Lenten Season.

Make sure you download the NEW 2012 Litugical Wheel
If you have yours from the Advent post or from the main DIY post then there is a good chance that it is the 2011 wheel as it didn't get updated until just recently. ALSO on this new download for the Liturgical Wheel is a small addition. A generous reader pointed out that I left off the 2nd Sunday After the Epiphany, my deep apologies and it is now added to this download and updated on all the others on the site. ONE MORE thing that has been changed is that the same reader also pointed out that on the sorrowful mystery card the 2nd/3rd mystery were not in the correct place. This has been fixed, the piece is included on the download above for those of you who only need the correction. Any one downloading for the first time will have all of the correct pieces in one file. The download for ALL of the January Pieces can be found here and the SAINTS for the month can be found here. As always they are included on the download page.

What else is new at Sanctus Simplicitus?

We just released some details on the Holy Simplicity Home-School-Liturigcal Year Planner for the 2012-2013 academic school year! The color printed version will be $29.95 plus $5 for shipping in the United States. Canada details coming soon. The e-book version will be $4.95 for downloading. The tenitive release date is set for May of 2012. Keep an eye out on our blog for more details, maybe a contest for a free give away of a copy and more! Sign up on our mailing list for more details on the Holy Simplicity Planner as well as updates and corrections for the Liturgical Year Board pieces.

Are you ready for the 2012-2013 Home, School & Liturgical Planner? It's being worked on!(A sneak peak of the cover to the left!)  Download the 2011/2012 planner for Free until June 2012!

In the mean time here are a couple of free downloads:

Curriculum Goal Sheet - Plan a quarters worth of curriculum Goals, a months worth or a year's worth on one sheet!

Daily Task List - For the busy mom's out there. Keep track of how much water you drink, your exercise, spiritual reading, daily check list of common items, cleaning and goals for the day!

These two organizational sheets are just a few previews of the next Holy Simplicity Planner! God bless!

We are still debating on how best to present this planner to all who are interested, we need your help! Please take our little survey below if you have a few moments and let us know what you are looking for. May you have a most blessed New Year!