striving to radiate Him always
My Jesse Tree ornaments from Jessica’s swap just arrived!
They are all so darling. The boys put the first two ornaments on the tree right away. We will try to patiently wait for the girls to return before we hang day three.
Thank you to all the crafters/participants. Advent prayers from my family will be offered for each of you.
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“Christ- Child”
Fr. B initiated a Christkindl for Rosa Mystica Girls’ Society. My co-
leader 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.
The beautiful thing about this particular custom is that the relationship is a reciprocal one.
The person whose name I have drawn and who is under my care becomes for me the helpless little Christ Child in the manger; and as I am performing these many little acts of love and consideration
for someone in the family I am really doing them for the Infant of Bethlehem, according to the word, "And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me." That is why this particular person turns into "my Christkindl." At the same time I am the "Christkindl" also for the one I am caring for because I want to imitate the Holy Child and render all those little services in the same spirit as He did in that small house of Nazareth, when as a child He served His Mother and His foster father with a similar love and devotion.
~ Around the Year with the TRAPP FAMILY
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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.
Each girl will track her prayers with a Prayer Chart. 
The prayer chart can be used in the home for your own version of the Christkindl. It’s merely a tool to help us keep on track – offering a daily gift for Christ among those who are before us.
The girls will reveal their Christkindl at our next meeting, Jan. 5 – Vigil of the Epiphany. They will also present their Christkindl with a wrapped gift, not to exceed a $5 value. The gift is meant to be something from the heart that reflects their prayers during Advent.
A Jesse Tree is a depiction of the genealogy of Jesus designed in such a way as to show that He springs from the “root of Jesse” per the prophecy of Isaias 11:1:
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**UPDATE – I have included a link to a PDF of the coordinating scripture verses and O Anitphon reflections. The links are provided at the end of this post.
Frugality is a necessity in my home. I give thanks for this gift of limited poverty. It has helped me to slow down, simplify, detach, treasure what is right before me, to be content, and to foster creativity.
Needless to say, purchasing a Jesse Tree or any other supplemental has been out of the question for my family for sometime now. I made plans to print off a set of Jesse Tree Ornaments. I love the traditional images that capture the beauty of the Catholic Church.
I had a lovely pre-Advent blessing when I was able to join the Jesse Tree Swap that Jessica hosted. Rose helped me crank out 32 wheat ornaments within two days. Still, I opted to create ornaments from this printable. I also made plans to create additional sets of ornaments for Godchildren and Godparents, for a grand total of ten sets of Jesse Tree Ornaments.
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I slightly altered Michele’s tutorial.
Supplies:
Directions:
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Jesse Tree Ornaments – Gift Set
The scriptures are taken from the RSV-Catholic Bible. The O Antiphon content is from Fr. Z.
Jesse Tree Resources and a Link-Up!
Sweetie sliced her finger while assisting Rose in the kitchen. Initially she was a bit dramatized. Dad to took her to the urgent care nearby our house. Rose accompanied Sweetie at her request. I stayed seated the entire time, praying to not pass out.
Sweetie managed to get her finger glued up and is back to her normal self.
Papi declared her bloody wrap, “A work of art.”
Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
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