Grace Filled Lemons

Theme: Harvesting Grace & Hidden Charity

Featured Feast:

• Sept 27: St. Vincent de Paul – Patron of charitable societies
• Sept 29: Feast of the Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

Weekly Herbal Recipe:

 Angel’s Breath Immune Brew

• Ingredients: 1 tsp elderberries, 1 tsp echinacea root, 1 slice fresh ginger, 1 cinnamon stick
• Instructions: Simmer ingredients in 1½ cups water for 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey.
• Use: A warming tonic to protect and strengthen immunity during seasonal transition.

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Monday, Sept 22

• Breakfast: Warm apple compote with cinnamon and oats
• Lunch: Curried lentil soup with carrots and ginger
• Dinner: Roast chicken with rosemary carrots and herbed rice
• Intention: Ask the Lord to open your eyes to hidden opportunities to serve

Tuesday, Sept 23

• Breakfast: Spelt toast with fig preserves
• Lunch: Chickpea and roasted pepper salad
• Dinner: Vegetable-stuffed eggplant boats
• Intention: Offer kindness without needing recognition or praise

Wednesday, Sept 24

• Breakfast: Herbal tea with date and walnut bread
• Lunch: Hearty bean stew
• Dinner: Baked fish with lemon and sage, barley pilaf
• Intention: Reflect on a time when someone helped you quietly — thank God for them

Thursday, Sept 25

• Breakfast: Spelt muffins with diced apple and ginger
• Lunch: Creamy cauliflower soup and rye toast
• Dinner: Zucchini and quinoa fritters with herbed yogurt
• Intention: Write a note or message of encouragement to someone in need

Friday, Sept 26 – No Meat

• Breakfast: Banana cinnamon oats
• Lunch: Red lentil and tomato curry with rice
• Dinner: Fennel and potato gratin with greens
• Intention: Offer today’s fast for someone who feels unseen or forgotten

Saturday, Sept 27 – St. Vincent de Paul

• Breakfast: Spelt scones with honey
• Lunch: Chickpea soup with rosemary croutons
• Dinner: Harvest vegetable stew with cheesy herb dumplings
• Intention: Do a hidden act of charity in honor of St. Vincent

Sunday, Sept 28

• Breakfast: Poached pear with cardamom and clove
• Lunch: Roast beef or mushroom nut loaf, garlic mashed potatoes, spelt bread
• Dinner: Apple crisp with cinnamon cream
• Intention: Rejoice in God’s abundance — reflect on where He’s provided this month

Monday, Sept 29 – Feast of the Archangels

• Breakfast: Angel food muffins with lemon balm tea
• Lunch: Golden vegetable bisque
• Dinner: Feast: Roasted rosemary chicken (or lentil shepherd’s pie), herbed flatbread, grape salad
• Intention: Ask the Archangels to guard your home, health, and heart

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.