Meet Ana from The Hopeful Planner!
In our Catholic Christian faith one of the things that has helped me grow, be accountable, and live more liturgically
is intentionally planning for it! I have not found a Catholic planner that works well for my work planner
(and yes, I have tried them all lol! I use the Saintmaker for my personal/faith planner). However, the challenge
I face with using a secular calendar is that while it works functionally, I lose all of the supportive Catholic
features that I need to keep my faith at the forefront of each day. I found Ana's shop on Etsy after searching
for a solution that works for me. Her stickers have helped me to customize my work planner to include
the Sacraments, the liturgical seasons, devotional practices, and Saint days!
Ana started The Hopeful Planner sticker shop after discovering the sticker planning world and realized
there were very few options for Christian planner stickers. It really started as a hobby that she worked on
at night and on the weekends in 2019. Ana is continually amazed by the messages she receives about how stickers
have helped nurture a deeper faith life. She is truly grateful to create items for customer's faith journey!
Below I have featured just a small sampling of the many stickers she offers. I can personally attest to the fact
that they are high quality, peel away easily, and are durable. If you have a planner that needs a boost of faith
her shop is for you! I use her stickers in both my work planner (an Erin Condren Daily Duo) and my faith/personal planner (The Saintmaker). Whether you are Catholic or a Christian from another faith tradition you will
find stickers that will keep you focused on God throughout your day. Please support her small business!
Liturgical Season and Saint Feast Day Stickers
This is the Erin Condren Daily Duo monthly layout: Here you can see how I track the Sunday liturgical season, Saint Feast days, and the group rosary I pray each with my Secular Institute.
Holy Hour, Adoration, First Fridays, and Sacrament Tracking
In this picture you can see Ana's stickers that help me track Holy Hours with Adoration, First Friday devotions, and tracking when I go to Confession.
Novena Tracking and Daily Numbers
Ana offers many trackers for different novenas. These daily number stickers run from 1-365 which allows you to easily track things like Bible/Catechism/Rosary of the Year.
Liturgical Seasons and Saint Feast Days
This is just a tiny example of Ana's stickers that help you track seasons like the Advent, Lent, and Easter season and an example of how you will receive a sheet for each month's Saint Feast Days.
Spiritual Direction, Holy Days of Obligation and Ember Days!
This is a sampling of stickers that help remind you of ways to strengthen your faith! A nod here to the importance of being in Spiritual Direction! The Ember days are times when I review my Rule of Life, reboot areas where I have been week, and have a concentrated time of prayer - they occur four times a year!