Grace Filled Lemons

Theme: Healing Wisdom & Compassionate Sorrow

Featured Feasts:

• Sept 15: Our Lady of Sorrows
• Sept 17: St. Hildegard of Bingen (Doctor of the Church, herbalist, mystic, composer)

Weekly Herbal Recipe:

 Heart-Soothing Fennel + Rose + Cinnamon Tea

• Ingredients: 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp dried rose petals, ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• Instructions: Steep in 1 cup boiling water for 10 minutes. Sip in quiet prayer.
• Use: Comforting for the heart, digestion, and emotional heaviness.

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Monday, Sept 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows

• Breakfast: Soft rye toast with rosehip jam
• Lunch: Beet and goat cheese salad
• Dinner: Lentil and vegetable shepherd’s pie
• Intention: Meditate on Mary’s seven sorrows; offer your pain to her motherly heart

Tuesday, Sept 16

• Breakfast: Warm spelt porridge with chopped pears
• Lunch: Quinoa tabbouleh with lemon and parsley
• Dinner: Baked sweet potatoes, sautéed chard, rosemary chickpeas
• Intention: Offer gentle words and healing presence to someone today

Wednesday, Sept 17 – St. Hildegard of Bingen

• Breakfast: Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy (spelt, cinnamon, nutmeg, almonds)
• Lunch: Spelt vegetable soup with fennel
• Dinner: Barley stew with garlic, thyme, and root vegetables
• Intention: Ask for Hildegard’s intercession in your physical and spiritual healing

Thursday, Sept 18

• Breakfast: Quince + ginger tea with oat cakes
• Lunch: Creamy cauliflower and potato soup
• Dinner: Mushroom and spinach tart with rustic salad
• Intention: Tend to your body like a sacred vessel — walk, stretch, breathe deeply

Friday, Sept 19 – No Meat

• Breakfast: Spelt toast with honey and chopped walnuts
• Lunch: Tomato and white bean stew
• Dinner: Zucchini noodles with basil pesto and roasted cherry tomatoes
• Intention: Offer a fast from something beyond food (social media, worry, etc.)

Saturday, Sept 20

• Breakfast: Cinnamon pear muffins
• Lunch: Roasted red pepper and lentil salad
• Dinner: Vegetable lasagna with mushrooms and spinach
• Intention: Spend time in nature today — even a small moment of grounded stillness

Sunday, Sept 21 – Lord’s Day Feast

• Breakfast: Spiced quince scones and fennel tea
• Lunch: Braised lamb or lentil loaf, rosemary potatoes, spelt bread, poached pears
• Dinner: Herbal greens and fruit salad
• Intention: Celebrate healing — write down what God has already restored in you

From my Grace Filled Lemons heart to yours,

Laura

*P.S. A gentle reminder: if your health or energy doesn’t allow for a full meal plan right now, please don’t feel bad about that. Healing and nourishment look different for everyone. Maybe just pick one recipe to try—or simply enjoy the inspiration. And if even that feels like too much this week, that’s okay too. Let grace carry you, not guilt. You’re doing the best you can, and that is more than enough.