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RMGS ~ Hospitality & Piety ~ Social

January 14, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Christkindl, Piety, RMGS, RMGS 2012-13

Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society met for our fifth meeting of the 2012-13 Session on the second Sat. of the month, January 12, 2012. There were thirty-three girls in attendance, not bad for a rescheduled meeting.  RMGS Christkindl Exchange JOYfilledfamily

The meeting served as a break between skills (sewing and cooking).  The girls met to exchange their Christkindls and have a social.  Each family brought a dish to share.

Lesson:

Father B was teaching the Confirmation class and could not join us for his regular lessons. Father did grace us with his presence during his break and for closing, Angelus.  

We briefed the girls on the virtue of piety. 

Piety infuses an intrinsic love for God and devotion to those who are consecrated to God.  It is an active love of God which men turn away from evil, do good and endure suffering.

Piety is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.  The others are:wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, and fear of the Lord. 

We compared the nature of Mary and Eve to better demonstrate the ultimate example of piety. We also addressed false piety.

The Creator has so firmed the heart of women that it is specially dispColors of Piety Card RMGS JOYfilledfamilyosed to piety, but if your piety is to be real and true, you must have a right understanding of false piety, so that you may avoid it carefully. 

~Fr. Lasance Catholic Girls’ Guide

Lastly, we reviewed the Colors of Piety – according to Fr. Lasance.

The girls were then led in a brief overview of table manners and conversation.  The goal was to set the stage for a enjoyable social that glorified God.

Social:

 food Social

The social began with grace.  Each table was invited to the food table for a modest first time serving.  The girls were instructed to return to their tables and wait to eat until all the girls at their table were seated.  It was quite lovely to see all the girls take pride in applying their manners and hospitality amongst each other.

The Chirstkindl exchange was to take place once the girls had adequate time conversing and eating. 

Fr. B initiated a Christkindl for Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society.  We adapted our version of the Christkindl, using the Trapp Family model. 

Our Chirstkindl took the form of a prayer exchange with a small gift exchange after Christ’s Birth.  You can take a look at our handout, here.  Our handout included a prayer for friends, to be used in the case that the girls needed some guidance.

Each girl was given a name of a fellow RMGS member, in secrecy.  

The person whose name one has drawn is now in one’s special care. From this day until Christmas, one has to pray for her as often as one can. One has to provide at least one prayer every single day–without ever being found out.

All were beyond excited to reveal their Christkindl and exchange their gift.

The girls were called up by groups.  Then their Christkindl was called up, one at a time to give them adequate time to become acquainted with one another and give thanks. 

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gift exchange

 

Handouts:

AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Piety ~ Social ~ JAN

Hospitality:

  • Activity Sheet – Hospitality & Piety ~ Social–  includes suggested activities to help the girls grow in virtue and Table Manners & Conversation

Manners:

  • Table Manners & Conversation – based on Little Women Hospitality
  • Table Manners for the Home – by James Stenson
  • How to Set & Clear a Table – based on Little Women Hospitality
  • Diagram of Formal Table Setting – Little Women Hospitality

Manners:

  • Colors of Piety Card – by Fr. Lasance

Wrap-up:

We reviewed the handouts that the helpers placed in each binder and encouraged the girls to grow in piety.

The meeting closed with the Angelus, led by Father.

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There was a spread of food left out that was shared amongst those that helped with some aspect of RMGS. 

THANK YOU to all those that brought a dish and those that contributed your time.  I realize that we all tend to have a full plate – I appreciate your willingness to look beyond your plate and offer your assistance.  I pray that all of our efforts bring Glory to God.

Once again, a special thanks goes out to the A family who set-up on Friday and helped with the meeting. In addition, clean-up was taken care of by several moms and girls. Your support makes our role as leaders that much easier. Thank you and may the good Lord reward you for your sacrifice and service. ALL FOR!

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Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

 

 

Mediation on the Feast of the Holy Family, JMJ

January 13, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 01 January Saints, Holy Family 1 Comment

Feast of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

“Divine Intimacy” by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD

~ Feast of the Holy Family, II Class – First Sunday After The Epiphany Within the Octave – Sun. 13 January ~

On this day for the last time in the cycle of the liturgical year, the Church invites us to contemplate the mystery of Jesus’ humble, hidden life. A feeling of close intimacy and tenderness characterizesholy-family1 this Feast and is expressed in the liturgy of the day. It is good for us to recall the little home at Nazareth and the humble life of those who lived there. In it, Jesus learned Joseph’s humble trade, and grew in age, and was happy sharing the work of a carpenter: ‘Let the sweat,” He seemed to say, ‘trickle over My limbs before they are drenched with the torrent of My Blood, and the pain of this labor shall go to atone for the sins of men!’ Let us enter the little house; in the presence of such humility, which conceals Jesus’ infinite Majesty, let us repeat the words of the sacred text: “Thou art indeed a hidden King, O God the Savior, King of Israel.”

Today’s liturgy particularly emphasizes one typical aspect of the humble life of this hidden God: obedience. “Although He was the Son of God . . . He learned to obey; He humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death.” From Bethlehem to Calvary obedience was His companion. The Gospel stresses this obedience of Jesus at Nazareth in words which carry for all time the strength of their first utterance, “He was subject to them.” Let us ask ourselves with St. Bernard, “Who obeyed? Whom did He obey?” The saint replies, “God obeyed man! Yes, the God to whom the angels are subject . . . Was subject to Mary, and not only to Mary, but also to Joseph. For God to obey a woman is humility without parallel. . . Learn then, man to obey; learn, O earth, to be submissive. God subjected Himself to men; and do you, desiring to rule others, place yourself above your Creator?”

“Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Jesus, who was so humble and submissive, did not hesitate to make this reply to Mary when she gently questioned Him about having remained behind in the Temple without her or Joseph’s knowledge, while they in anguish had been seeking Him for three days.

These are the first words of Jesus which we find recorded in the Gospel. He spoke them in order to declare His mission and to affirm the primacy of the rights of God. When hardly an adolescent, Jesus taught us that God and the things of God must always come first. He must hold the first place in our lives, and we must obey Him regardless of all other considerations, even if it means sacrificing the rights of nature and of blood. Yielding to relatives and friends is no longer a virtue—and may even be sinful—if it leads us away from the will of God or hinders its fulfillment.

Giving precedence to the rights of God does not imply that we neglect our duties toward our neighbor. Today’s Feast calls our attention to these obligations and especially to those concerning our family, natural or religious, inviting us to follow the example of the Holy Family of Nazareth. To this end, the Epistle shows us the virtues we should practice: “Clothe yourself. . . with mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, and patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving one another.”

RMGS ~ Hospitality & Obedience ~ Sewing III

January 13, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Obedience, RMGS, RMGS 2012-13, Sewing Leave a Comment

I apologize for the brief recap.  Unfortunately, I have waited too long to create this post and my placenta brain has taken hold of what little recollection I once had.  I hope to add more to this post as I am able.

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Rosa Mystica Girls’s Society met for our fourth JOYfilledfamilymeeting of the 2012-13 Session on First Saturday, December 1, 2012. There were thirty-eight girls in attendance.

This was the last meeting that the girls would be in with their original group; Love of God, Industry, Truthfulness, Humility, Piety, and Obedience.   Next meeting will have a different format and the following months will be on a rotation.

 

 

 

Lesson:

Father B gave his lesson on obedience with a reflection on the life of a saint. 

RMGS instruction by Fr. B 12.1.12

Instruction on the Virtue of Obedience

“The Church’s Year” by Father Leonard Goffine

From this all Christians should learn to be obedient to the commandments of God and of the Church. God has united life or death, blessing or malediction with obedience or disobedience to His commandments, and the Bible shows that obedience pleases God more than sacrifices or the fat of rams, and He despises disobedience as He does witchcraft and idolatry. We must be obedient to the Church because Christ Himself with His Holy Spirit lives in her, and governs her, and has said: Who hears not the Church, let him be to thee a heathen and a publican, therefore, shut out from eternal life. We must be obedient to our parents, because they are placed over us by God, and we are indebted to them, under Him, for life and many benefits. Those children who do not assist their parents when they are old, poor, and helpless, or are ashamed of them, have reason to be afraid, since even Christ Jesus, the God-Man, was obedient and subject in all things to His poor mother, and to a humble mechanic who was only His foster-father. Cursed be he that honoreth not his father and mother; how much more cursed those who despise, deride and abandon their parents? Their eyes will one day be picked out by ravens. If God commanded obstinate and disobedient children to be stoned, what do those not deserve who even strike or abuse their parents?

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He spoke about the liturgical season – Advent. 

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Father B introduced to the girls to the Christkindl.

My co-Christkindl Info Handout with Prayer Chartleader and I coordinated our version of the Christkindl, using the Trapp Family model. 

Our Chirstkindl will take the form of a prayer exchange with a small gift exchange after Christ’s Birth.  You can take a look at our handout, here.  Our handout included a prayer for friends, to be used in the case that the girls needed some guidance.

Skill:

Sewing project – tally of girls completed apron 19, completed apron & badge 11, need to complete apron 13, have not started apron 3

About half of the girls completed their aprons.  The other half were on task to complete their aprons by the end of this meeting.

RMGS 12.1.12 sewing work

All diligently worked on their assigned tasks.

RMGS recreation 12.1.12

Additional activities were made available to those who were completed with all their tasks.

  • Jump-rope
  • packaging baby items
  • assembling the name tags
  • creating embellishments for apron and/or name tag
  • floaters – assigned to walk around and find those in need of assistance

RMGS group photo with aprons 12.1.12 sewing WM

The meeting was a success – all the girls completed their aprons!

Handouts:

AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Obedience ~ Sewing III ~ DEC

Hospitality:

  • Activity Sheet – Hospitality & Obedience ~ Sewing III– includes suggested activities to help the girls grow in virtue and the skill of sewing
  • Obedience Reflections – Obedience Mediations from Fr. Lasance
  • Christkindl handout with Prayer Chart

Other Resources:

  • Achieve Perfect Obedience of the Blessed Mother –Audio Sermon

Wrap-up:

The girls were invited by Mrs. P to assist with a service project, Hostesses for the Altar Guild Reception to be held on the Feast of St. Stephen – Dec. 26.

RMGS Mrs. P 12.1.12

Each girl received the name of their Christkindl, placed securely in their Hospitality Binder, to be viewed in private at a later time.

The meeting closed with the Angelus.

RMGS Angelus 12.1.12

Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

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A special thanks goes out to the A family who so generously surprised me (upon my Sat. arrival) with a completely set-up gym.  It was a special treat for this very pregnant Mama.  Deo gratias!

RMGS ~ Hospitality & Love of God ~ Sewing II

January 13, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Love of God, RMGS, RMGS 2012-13, Sewing 3 Comments

I apologize for the brief recap. Unfortunately, I have waited too long to create this post and my placenta brain has taken hold of what little recollection I once had. I hope to add more to this post as I am able.

Rosa Mystica Girls’s Society met for our third meeting of the 2012-13 Session on First Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. There were twenty-eight girls in attendance for Mass (as a group) and thirty-two girls for the meeting.

The girls went to their assigned group: Love of God, Industry, Truthfulness, Humility, Piety, and Obedience.

Lesson:

Father B gave his lesson on Love of God with reflection on the life of a saint.  — More details to come. —

Skill:

apron-front-view-v2_thumb2The girls were given their second overview of their sewing project, a simple apron. Each girl was instructed to begin where they left off from the previous meeting.

A complete tutorial for this project was handed out at the previous meeting and is to be included in the girls’ Hospitality Binders.

Four sewing machines were assigned to the older girls so that they could start their sewing.  While three machines were reserved for the younger girls to finish up their already started aprons.

There were a few girls who needed to prep their apron. Those girls were given pre-cut fabric and ties. They were instructed to complete the necessary steps so that they could begin their sewing at next month’s meeting.

  1. turn ties if needed
  2. iron waist and neck ties
  3. pin ties to top fabric
  4. pin lining to top fabric, enclosing the ties
  5. help one another

As always, the sewing helpers did a wonderful job instructing the girls while allowing them to be an active participant in the sewing process.

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Girls waiting for the sewing machines and girls who completed their aprons, diligently worked on the embroidery name tags.  All girls were encouraged to help their neighbor when able.

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Fr. B. made his way back to our meeting to supervise the girl’s sewing skills.  Fr. B. knows a thing or two about sewing!  He also provided the girls and moms with some entertainment.

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Handouts:

There were no handouts for this meeting since it was a follow-up of virtue and sewing skills from our meeting in October.  The girls were encouraged to take out their Hospitality Binders and work on previous handouts. 

AGENDA – Hospitality ~ Love of God ~ Sewing II

Wrap-up:

The girls wrapped up their projects and labeled their work so that it could be easily found at the next meeting. Their group areas were tidied. The worker moms did their magic while I closed the meeting with a recap of the day’s lesson and skill.

The girls were informed that they could take home their apron with the consent of mom.  

“Yes! You may take home the apron to work on it as long as you follow the directions that were given in class, bring it back the following month, and I have the consent of your mom.”

The girls were also praised for their hard work in our Fall Bake Sale on October 21.

We closed the meeting with the Angelus, led by Fr. B.

 

Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

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Thank you to all the moms and girls who gave a hand with instruction and after the meeting for clean-up. We appreciate your help!  Things were a bit hectic but it turned out great. We especially appreciate all the help from the moms sharing their skills on the sewing machine. Our goal is to assist the girls in following the complete directions (without deviation) in the skill set while being as hands-off as possible. It’s a fine dance but you all managed to make it look effortless. Great Job! We hope to see you all again for the next two months while we complete the aprons. ALL FOR!

Word for the Year & Motto ~ 2013

January 8, 2013 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Motto, New Year, Word of the Year 5 Comments

“…Think of this new year as a white page given to me by Your Father, on which He will write, day by day, whatever His divine good pleasure has planned. I shall now write at the top of the page, with complete confidence: Domine, fac de me sicut vis, Lord, do with me what you will, and at the bottom I already write my Amen to all the proposals of Your divine will.” ~Taken from Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD

I resound my sentiments from 2011. 

It’s a new year and I desire to be transformed, to live efleur de lisach day as though it were my last.  I pray to die to self and become a true slave to Jesus through Mary. 

A new year, a new creation in Christ. – Time is a Treasure!

I struggled with finalizing my word for the year.  There were three words that kept coming up.  All of them were relevant and remain promptings on my heart.  Still, I knew that the ultimate prompting was not coming through with two of the words. 

I continued to pray and be patient.  As always, He came through in a grand way.  The word was made known almost instantly after my first prayer request for clarification.  It was a test of sorts for me to act promptly – to lay down my doubts and desire for better understanding (another one of my many crosses).

My word for the 2013 is………

Word of the Year ~ 2013 Word of the Year ~ 2013

I desire prompt obedience to serve Him – first time, without hesitation.  I no longer want to stand in His way from doing great things.  I don’t want to put things off because I seek a level of perfection that is unattainable.  I don’t want to let my health be an excuse for not living and serving.  I don’t want to pass up doing the small things with great love.  I don’t want to spend my life in discernment when ultimately I am refusing to walk in faith.  I don’t want to put Him on hold while I attend to my flesh and worldly comforts.  I don’t want to wait one unnecessary minute and risk that His voice becomes a low echoing in the distance.  I don’t want to not be ready to join Him!

The time is NOW!  I must follow His will for me in the present moment.  I must be willing to put aside my plans for His at any given moment, regardless of the cost.  I must not let a day go by with speaking with Him, offering Him an act of thanksgiving, satiating His thirst. I must always be seeking to grow in virtue. I must only offer my FIAT ~ let it be done to me as You will.

Most importantly, I must seek to do all these things in my home with those precious little faces that He has so abundantly blessed me with.  I must not set my eyes beyond my four walls and I must embrace His call for me through my vocation as a wife, mama, and homeschooler.  (That means I can’t wait for my energy to return, the baby to be born, the baby to stop nursing, better school resources, money, the house to be clean, the blog post to be written,…or any other lame excuses that I have been known to muster up.)  The time is NOW!

His grace will be needed for me to move forward but I have no doubts in His abilities.  For I am completely nothing without Him and I desire to be nothing else but that which He has ordained me to be.  I want only to love Him and serve Him – NOW! 

…"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

~2 Corinthians 9:23

I am not moving out of fear.  This call to action is made out of LOVE for the One who so dearly loves me despite all my failings.  His love is my motivation to offer prompt obedience for His will for me. 

May His grace help me to do His will NOW!

I’m not abandoning any of my previous words.  In fact, through this practice, they have been imprinted on my heart.  Perfection is not sought.  My goal is only to move closer to Him and do His will.

St. Guy of Anderlecht, St. Bernard Scammacca, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ pray for me!

 

Word of the Year Posts – 2012 – Pray  2011 – Charity (LOVE)

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Flores Family Motto JOYfilledfamily

2013 Motto

This motto has been developing since 2011 and my inspiration from Melody.

Be Charitable. love others, especially family, the way He loves you.

Be Useful. serve always.

Be Gentle. have the loving heart, tongue and hand of Mary.

Be Joyful. stay rooted in the true JOY – JESUS.  share the JOY with all.

Forget about yourself. die to self, live for God alone.

Pray. speak to God often and cover everything in prayer.

ALL FOR…Jesus through Mary with the intercession of St. Joseph.

NOW! offer prompt obedience to God’s will for you.

You may print my motto for your personal use.

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Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
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