Lena {JOYfilledfamily}

Sancta Familia Academy 2012-13

September 25, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: GFG, Homeschooling, Not Back to School Blog Hop

Our call is to make our home a place that radiates His PEACE & JOY!

Sancta Familia Academy 2012-2013

Rose – 12 * Sparkles – 3-4 * Sweetie – 2 * Papi – Pre-K * Dragonfly – Recess Monitor

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Dad and I took the kids to the park for our school photos. It took two hours for us to wrangle up the boys who seemed to have an aversion to the camera since it meant that they actually had to change out of their pjs.

The littles were rewarded with licorice and a trip to the playground while Rose’s photo session extended a bit longer since she’s a senior and we wanted to capture some special pics.

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Rose 17 – Sparkles 9 – Sweetie 7 – Papi 5 – Dragonfly 2

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School pictures from 2011-12

School pictures from previous years.

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Christina, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Bernadette, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Out Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Clare, Our Lady of Lordes, St. John the Baptist, St. John, St. Paul, St. Matthew, St. George, St. Lawrence, St. Barbara, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. John Chrysostom, St. Valentine of Rome ~ Orate pro nobis.

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St. Therese of the Child Jesus, the Little Flower

September 24, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 10 October, 10 October Saints, Novena, St. Therese

Patroness of the Missions & Missionaries

NO Calendar: Oct. 1 – Memorial St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin

EO Calendar: Oct. 3 – St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin

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We are preparing for the feast day (in the EO calendar) of St. Therese of LIsieux, October 3.

We will start our novena on September 24 and end on October 2, the eve of St. Therese’s feast day. We will continue to use the novena found at EWTN since we are particularly found of the daily mediations.

We will lead the littles in the twenty-four Glory Be to the Fathers Novena, also referred to as the Miraculous Rose Novena.

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Act of Oblation as Victim to God’s Merciful Love
(Composed by St. Thérèse)

In order that my life may be one act of perfect Love, I offer myself as a victim of holocaust to Thy merciful Love, imploring Thee to consume me unceasingly, and to allow the floods of infinite tenderness gathered up in Thee to overflow into my soul, so that I may become a very martyr to Thy Love, O my God. May this martyrdom, after having prepared me to appear in Thy presence, free me from this life at the last and my soul take flight — without delay — into eternal embrace of Thy Merciful Love.
O my Beloved! I desire at every beat of my heart to renew this oblation an infinite number of times, ’till the shadows retire,’ and everlastingly I can tell Thee my love face to face.

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Daily Offering to God

(Number 10 in the collected prayers of St. Thérèse)

My God, I offer you all that I do today

for the intentions and the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

I want to sanctify every beat of my heart,

my thoughts and my simplest works

by uniting them to his infinite merits.

I want to repair for my faults

by casting them into the furnace of his merciful love.

O my God!

I ask you for myself and for those dear to me

the grace to fulfil perfectly your holy will

and to accept for love of you

the joys and sorrows of this passing life,

so that one day we may be reunited in Heaven for all eternity.

Amen.

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Resources:

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Audio & Video:

Archbishop Fulton Sheen – St. Thérèse of Lisieux Pt. 1 – audio/video
Archbishop Fulton Sheen – St. Thérèse of Lisieux Pt. 2 – audio/video

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Blessed Occasion

September 21, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Carmelites, Carmels, Nuns, Religious Orders

We are getting ready to depart for a blessed occasion – Solemn Pontifical Mass for the official opening of the Carmelite Monastery in Canyon.

Rose had the opportunity to visit the Carmel earlier this month. Sodality made a special visit and had the unique opportunity to speak with the Carmelites, removed from the grille. They gave wonderful direction to the young ladies present, including Sparkles.

We are blessed to be a part of this joyous occasion and look forward to sharing when we return.

I am offering the Mass for all the intentions that you have shared (via email, phone, or on your blog).

Ad Jesum per Mariam,

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The Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph can be traced back to a sixteenth century Spanish Carmelite Monastery founded by Saint Teresa of Jesus. Two daughter monasteries were established in Mexico. In 1927, the Community established a Carmel in California. Later, a monastery was founded in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was discerned that God was calling them to transfer to the Lincoln Diocese. The Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph near Agnew was dedicated and consecrated on December 14, 2001. The Carmelites devote their lives to prayer, strive to live a life hidden with Christ, and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary.