The Impossible Gift Guide: for godparents, godchildren, priests, teachers, and everyone else you forgot!

It is reaching that point in December when you scratching your head and wondering who you have forgotten to get gifts for this Christmas. 

Here is our list of the folks you’ve probably forgotten to get gifts for and unique Catholic Christmas gift suggestions!

Your Pastor

This was one of our most popular blogs last year: What to Get Your Pastor for Christmas.

Honorable mentions not included in that blog are Three Kings, Ten Mysteries (seasonally appropriate too)!

Another popular gift is our Holy Images Print that many families have gotten for their Pastor’s Rectory! And now we have The Face of Our Lady of Guadalupe Print that just launched and would look beautiful framed for your parish priest! (This is truly an amazing image: up-close, life-sized hi-res image of only her face on the tilma with the reassuring words she spoke on Dec 12, 1531). Perfect for every cry room (!), rectory, Catholic school hallway, as well as every rectory or priest’s office.

Another funny gift? We have had so many mothers of priests share that their sons love Catholic Brick Products (made with real LEGOs). With our limited stock, make sure you get the Fr. Leopold or Fr. John set now while they are still available!

Your Godchild

With your own children to keep track of, it is so easy to forget about the spiritual children who have been entrusted to you! As their godparent, you bear the special responsibility of sharing the Catholic faith with your godchild. Here are some fun ways you can do that through their Christmas gift!

If your godchild is a baby:

• A Little Catholic’s Book of Liturgical Colors board book
• When Heaven Comes to Earth board book
• Saintly Snacker bib

If your godchild is aged 4-9 years old:

• Name-It! Game
• Bead by Bead Rosary Books
• Glory Stories (pick their favorite saint!)
• Prayer Pillowcase — especially our Blessed Carlo Acutis pillowcase (it’s new!)
  • if you have multiple godchildren to buy for, you can get 5 pillowcases for the price of 4!

Have lots of godchildren? Get the complete set of Glory Stories and send one to each godchild! You will save both time and money with one gift purchased for all at a discounted price.

If your godchild is in middle school:

• Dear God books (seriously–these are best-sellers this Christmas!)
• Very Young Catholic books (there are 13 now–just pick a country they’re interested in!)
• Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven
  • GREAT if they are preparing for confirmation–this book dives into how the Church investigates someone for sainthood!!

Your Godparent

Perhaps you are in the opposite scenario–you forgot to get a gift for your godparent(s)!

Tiny Saints are a really small, sweet gift to give. Their favorite saint can be attached to their key chain as a reminder to pray each time they use their keys!

Another small item: The Holy Water Flask. They will never be an emergency again without Holy Water!

Now if your KIDS want to give something to their godparents: We have the perfect solution!

We quietly added this resource last year to help busy families have an easy and intentional gift. SERIOUSLY, MOMS: We created & designed this for kids to do themselves (we did some research and got input from about 300 other moms, too). No need for you to organize! Learn more about it here.

Your Kids’ Teachers

While gift cards are awesome for teachers, it’s nice to have a little something personal to go along with them! Our Spiritual Bouquet cards come in 5-packs and are GREAT for kids to give to their teachers!

Another sweet thing you can include with a gift card are these Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton prayer cards!! She is the patron of Catholic teachers so it’s a great gift for teachers!

Your Dad (or Husband!)

Dads are always tough to buy for so we have made it easy with a few suggestions that will leave him surprised on Christmas morning!

Holy Heroes Playing Cards are for the man who loves both playing games and his Catholic faith! We assigned Hearts to the Joyful Mysteries, Clubs to the Luminous Mysteries, Spades to the Sorrowful Mysteries, and Diamonds to the Glorious Mysteries. In this way, each suit gently reminds us of four sets of unique events in Our Lord’s life, which we meditate upon whenever we pray the Holy Rosary. You can learn even more about the meaning behind the card design here.

PS–don’t miss the chance to have Catholic board games under your Christmas tree!

We have a growing collection of quality Catholic games, including:

• Road to Bethlehem –a collaborative game that takes you back to the time of Jesus
• Inspiration! — which introduces your child to many, many Catholic scientific contributions
• Journeys of St. Paul — helps make all those letters he wrote make more sense!
• FeastDay! Game — now with 3 expansion packs to open hearts & minds to the liturgical year