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Happy Mother’s Day

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JOYfilledfamily GFG 201318 years, 11 months, 2 days (6911 days to be exact) of motherhood — BLESSED!

I pray for His grace to serve my family as though they were Christ – Mt 25:40 — be faithful always – Rm 4:16 — glorify Him with all that I have been given, no matter what – Jn 15:8 — remain humble – 2 Chronicles 7:14 — radiate His love and share His JOY – Gal 5:22

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the beautiful women that have entered my life. May God abundantly bless you!

"Keep the JOY of loving God in your heart and share this JOY with all you meet especially your family. Be holy – let us pray."

~ Bl. Mother Teresa

Rogation Day ~ To Petition Earnestly

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“Amen, amen I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you”. ~John 16:23

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The Rogation Days consist of plaintive litanies to God and the saints chanted while the faithful proceed through town and country and the priest blesses their land and property. These processions*, which are penitential in character, end with Mass.

There are two sets of Rogation Days. The first, called the “Major” or “Greater” Litanies, is celebrated on April 25th. The second, called the “Minor” or “Lesser” Litanies, is celebrated on the three days immediately preceding Ascension Thursday.

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Fr. B Rogation Day 5.7.13

Why do we go around the fields in processions? To beg God to bless the fields with His fatherly hand, to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, and as He fills the animals with blessings, and gives them food at the proper time, so may He give to as also our necessary food.  ~Instruction Concerning the Procession of Rogation Days, Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine’s The Church’s Year

Rogation Procession 5.7.13

With what intentions should we take part in a procession?  With the intention of glorifying God, of thanking Him for all. His graces, and of obtaining aid and comfort from Him in all our corporal and spiritual needs; with the view of professing our faith openly before the whole world, and with the sincere resolution of always following Christ, the Crucified, in the path of penance and mortification. He who entertains other intentions and takes part, perhaps, for temporal advantages, or for sinful pleasures, or to avoid labor, sins against God and the Church who weeps over and condemns such abuses. ~Instruction Concerning the Procession of Rogation Days, Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine’s The Church’s Year

Rogation Day Mass

Favorably receive our prayers, O Lord, we beseech Thee; may we in our distress be consoled by Thy gifts and grow in love accordingly. Through our Lord . . .

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*Processions are a figure of our pilgrimage on earth; we are strangers and wanderers here below, our journey reaches from this valley of tears to the heavenly Sion, the procession therefore returns into the house of God; our journey leads over the thorny ways of life, the procession therefore takes place in the open air, where the pilgrim is exposed to all kinds of weather; they are a powerful incentive to fervor in prayer for the faithful; when hundreds, even thousands of faithful praise God aloud, or cry to Him for help and mercy, must not even the coldest heart be roused to vivid, fervent devotion, since Christ has promised to be present even where two or three are assembled in His name? Processions are an open acknowledgment that praise, thanks and adoration are due to God alone, while they are a public profession of our faith in Christ, the Crucified; they are a solemn thanksgiving for being permitted to profess Christ, our Lord, before the whole world, as also for all the graces obtained through Him; they are a public testimonial of our faith in the one, holy, Catholic Church, whose members are united by the same bond of faith, and who form under their head, Christ, one family in God. Finally, they are a sign of the triumph of Christian faith over the darkness of heathenism. If processions are solemnized with such intentions, with order and dignity, with fervent devotion, in the light of faith, they are indeed a pleasing sight for angels and men. ~Instruction Concerning the Procession of Rogation Days, Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine’s The Church’s Year

RMGS ~ Hospitality & Truthfulness ~ Gardening

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“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” ~ John 15:5

RMGS gardening potsRMGS met on the second Saturday of April for the last meeting of the 2012-13 session.

The meeting was rather informal and slightly deviated from the normal agenda due to preparation of Confirmation and the fact that I had my side-kick, six week old BabyG3. 

The girls met in the gym for snack and social time.  Then we ventured outside for their gardening project, planting tomato plants in a pot. 

RMGS potting soilRMGS gardening collage

The girls closed the meeting with social time and recreation.  They jumped rope until their hearts were content. 

We departed after reciting the Regina Coeli. 

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Handouts:

AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Truthfulness ~ Gardening ~ April

Hospitality & Truthfulness: RMGS Sparkles with tomato plant

  • Activity Sheet – Hospitality & Truthfulness
  • Handout based on Little Women Hospitality Gardening Lesson – focus on Hospitality and gardening

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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

Sunshine

by Filed Under: {phfr}, Fitness, Fitness with Kids, GFG, Picture Recap 7 Comments

I’m in a new season and know all to well how fleeting it can be.  I pray for the Good Lord to give me the graces to follow Him.  He has led me to place blogging at an even lower priority than before but my mind is overflowing with memories that I want to record.  Instagram has served that purpose for me without having to stray from my duties. 

I will strive to continue to live in the present moment and I may or may not blog about it.  May it be done ALL FOR HIM THROUGH MARY!

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Here is my Instagram recap of my recent outing with my loves.

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I decided to take the troops outdoors for some early morning sunshine.  They have been cooped up due to my homebody tendencies that jump into full gear when I have a new baby to smother enjoy. 

Papi led the brigade and was certain to get everyone dressed despite my uncertainty when we would actually be able to venture out the door.

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We got an early start since BabyG3 (poor guy is 6w5d and he still does not have a blog name) opted for a morning cat nap instead of his usual siesta.

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Dragonfly took Uma by the leash and was dragged by her walked her for the first leg of our walk.

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Proud mama with all her six ducklings.  Rose took the pic and BabyG3 was on my front in the carrier. 

I’ve decided to include this picture in this post as an act of mortification, in hopes that I can truly accept {in my heart} the mantra that I play {in my head}…“Love yourself in all seasons and sizes. Give thanks for what the weight represents, a baby babies.  Do NOT let anything rob you of JOY!  Glorify Him always!!” 

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We walked in two worlds for much of the walk.  The wild life drew us in on one side of the road while we sought to escape the busyness of the world that hummed on the other side of the road. 

Many of the wildflowers and weeds were over six feet tall.

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I love how my littles seek adventure with whatever is placed before them.  Papi and Sweetie were bug watching.  Sparkles convinced them that she was in need of lady bugs for her garden.  Notice how Sparkles is no where in sight, she was afraid of the monstrous weeds.

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We even stopped to let Uma swim.  Here she is thanking Rose for pulling her out when she got stuck in the ravine.

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It felt so good to carry my lil’ man while soaking up the sun.  He loved the adventure and slept for the entire walk.

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Our guide, Papi, led us to the levee.  He really does play the role of a guide, in a Croc Hunter kind of way.  Dad has taught him this fine skill.  It’s actually rather cute and all the girls enjoy his narration. 

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This flower was a lovely sight – life unexpected.

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This was the end of the levee trek and mid-point of our walk.  All the kids enjoy running down this hill.  Dragonfly would love to run but he usually ends up rolling.

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Two hours, one park visit, and two miles later, we made it home.  Dragonfly opted to ride his horsey for the last leg of the walk. 

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We were all tuckered out from the day’s outing. BabyG3 napped like a champ which meant that I was able to join him.  He has even been asleep for the past four hours, allowing me to post this instead of sleeping or nursing.  I feel out of my element. 

Don’t be bothered by Lil’ Man’s (I think I found his blog name) pink blanket.  That’s the life of a brother with older sisters. 

We plan to repeat this walk with a gradual increase in distance, at least three times a week, for a month, so that we are prepared for our annual pilgrimage.  Hopefully we can increase it to six miles and no horsey will be needed.  ALL FOR!

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