6.8.12 – Sparkles arranged a day of cherry picking at her Nino & Nina’s ranch.
Go Ducks!
The 2012 swim season is officially here. The girls had their first swim meet on June 7. They will continue to swim daily for the remainder of June.
A Way of Holiness
They made their family an authentic domestic Church, open to life, prayer, witness of the Gospel, the social apostolate, solidarity with the poor, and friendship. ~ Cardinal Jose Martins
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Our Lady of Bethlehem Pilgrimage
Day 2: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Bl. Luigi & Maria are among the few examples of beatification of a married couple in the history of the Church.
Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrami Quattrocchi were our patrons for Saturday, in keeping with the theme of Chartes.
Day two started with an early rise. The weather was overcast and sprinkling. Papi was bundled up in the stroller and Dragonfly was packed nicely on Dad’s back.
Papi didn’t opted to walk once he spotted a nice walking stick.
Dad, Sparkles, and Dragonfly
Rose carried the pilgrimage banner for the first stretch of Day 2. 
Sparkles needed to get warm more than she needed to rest her feet. It was a blessing to have such charitable youth on our journey.
The pilgrims making it to their first break point. Day 2 consisted mostly of back roads, surrounded by agriculture.
“Fulfilling their conjugal and family role by virtue of this sacrament, spouses are penetrated with the spirit of Christ and their whole life is permeated by faith, hope, and charity; thus they increasingly further their own perfection and their mutual sanctification, and together they render glory to God”
~Gaudium et spes, n. 48
Dad and Papi enjoying some down time.
Mom and Dragonfly staying warm in the pilgrim van. I was put on driving duty for the day.
The pilgrims continued their journey, after lunch. I took back 2 of my littles and others who needed to reprieve from the terrain.
Dad, Rose, and Dragonfly continued for eight miles. Dragonfly took his nap on CD’s head shoulders and had to be transferred back to his bed stroller.
The pilgrims returned to camp where moms were tending to little ones and prepping dinner.
We took an impromptu visit to the beach.
Papi had a wonderful time playing dodge the wave. He became so drenched and cold that he began to turn blue. I had to strip his clothes and cover him in my jacket.
~Letter to Families, n. 2
Dad was back at camp. Rose, dripping wet and all, helped him set up our tent.
Help was enlisted.
Papi pleaded for a hot bath but settled for a warm shower.
Prayer, song, warmth, snacks, and fellowship.
Good night!
The boys had our tent to themselves before we managed to squeeze seven bodies in a four person tent. The physical closeness that we experienced was a beautiful reminder of our desire to remain spiritually close with one another and Our Lord.
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{pretty, happy, funny, real}
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
St. Anne ~ Responsibility ~ Mum
SAINT ANNE
Mother of the Blessed Virgin MaryOld ~ Feast Day – July 26
Anne and Joachim, her husband, were both of the royal house of David. They served God continually in prayer and good works, but were looked down upon by the Jews because they were childless. At length God gave them a daughter, who was to become the mother of His own divine son. Because St. Anne devoted herself ceaselessly to educating her child in innocence and sanctity, she is patron of all Christian mothers. St. Paul says that it is by a holy exercise of their parenthood that parents are to be saved (Col. 3:18-21).
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I will meet on June 20 for the last Little Flowers meeting of the year. It has become a tradition to hold a day retreat for the last meeting of the year. We start the day with our normal meeting agenda. Then we break for Mass. We have lunch and then move onto the “retreat.” The retreat is time for faithfilled crafts, activities, and social time. Last year we were blessed to be joined by Father and two seminarians (who were ordained on 5.19).
This year’s retreat will start with a meeting on St. Anne & Responsibility. The second half of the day will be the official retreat — America for Mary, our Blessed Mother.
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Handouts:
- St. Anne – Responsibility Divider Sheet
- Responsibility Activity Sheet
- St. Anne & Joachim Bio for Kids ~ Holy Spirit Interactive
- Responsibility Memory Verse ~ select landscape from printer options
- St. Anne Coloring Page ~ Waltzing Matilda
- Mum Coloring Page
Resources:
- St. Anne Bio ~ EWTN
- Prayer to St. Anne ~ EWTN
- Titles of St. Anne ~ Catholic Tradition
- St. Anne’s Family Album ~ Waltzing Matilda
- St. Anne & Responsibility Memory Page ~ Shower of Roses
- Mum Cupcakes ~ Catholic Cuisine
- Little Flowers Link Up ~ Shower of Roses
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***UPDATE***
The Little Flowers completed a Spiritual Bouquet for Father L, in thanksgiving for his devoted care to the LF over the years.
click here for a printable spiritual bouquet sheet that can be used for children to draw a picture on and complete the sentence, I will offer for you and your intentions…
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You, my dear child, have a very difficult and responsible task — you have to preserve your inno- cence; therefore go to your mother, to Mary, the sweet Mother of God. Dangers threaten, and hellish foes pursue you ; therefore fly to your Mother and cling fast to her protecting hand.
~ Fr. Lasance Catholic Girls Guide
Viva Cristo Rey!
¡Viva Cristo Rey! ¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!
"Long live Christ the King! Long live the Virgin of Guadalupe!"
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This post was inspiried by my family’s recent viewing of the film, For Greater Glory.
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The Cristero War is a chapter in Mexico’s history in the 1920s, when thousands of Catholics answered this crucial question [of religious freedom] at the cost of their very lives. President Plutarco Calles launched a direct attack on the Catholic Church using articles from Mexico’s Constitution, which created this uprising and counter-revolution against the Mexican government during that time. The original rebellion was set off by the persecution of Roman Catholics and a ban on their public religious practices.
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My Jesus Mercy! My sins are more numerous than the drop
s of blood that Thou did shed for me. I do not deserve to belong to the army that defends the rights of Thy Church and that fights for her. I desire never to sin again so that my life might be an offering pleasing to Thy eyes. Wash away my iniquities and cleanse me of my sins. By Thy Holy Cross, by my Holy Mother of Guadalupe, pardon me.
Since I do not know how to make penance for my sins, I desire to receive death as a chastisement merited by them. I do not wish to fight, live or die except for Thee and for Thy Church. Blessed Mother of Guadalupe, be at my side in the agony of this poor sinner. Grant that my last shout on earth and my first canticle in Heaven should be Viva Cristo Rey! Amen~ Prayer said by the Cristeros of Jalisco at the end of the Rosary
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A list of priests and laymen who have been beatified and canonized from this persecution in Mexico.
St. Agustín Caloca-St. Atilano Cruz Alvarado-St. Cristobal Magallanes-St. David Galván Bermudes-St. David Roldán Lara-St. David Uribe Velasco-St. Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo-St. Jesús Méndez Montoya-St. José Isabel Flores Varela-St. José Maria Robles Hurtado (Priest)*-St. Jóven Salvador Lara Puente-St. Julio Álvarez Mendoza-St. Justino Orona Madrigal-St. Luis Batiz Sáinz (Priest)*-St. Manuel Morales-St. Margarito Flores García-St. Mateo Correa Magallanes (Priest)*-St. Miguel De La Mora (Priest)*-St. Pedro de Jesús Maldonado Lucero (Priest)*-St. Pedro Esqueda Ramírez-St. Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán (Priest)*-St. Román Adame Rosales-St. Sabas Reyes Salazar-St. Tranquilino Ubiarco-St. Toribio Romo González-Blessed Anacleto González Flores-Blessed Andrés Solá Molist (Priest)*-Blessed Ángel Darío Acosta Zurita (Priest)-Blessed Ezequiel Huerta Gutiérrez-Blessed Jorge Vargas González-Blessed José Sánchez del Río-Blessed José Trinidad Rangel Montaño (Priest) *-Blessed Leonardo Pérez Larios*-Blessed Luis Magaña Servín-Blessed Luis Padilla Gómez-Blessed Miguel Gómez Loza-Blessed Mateo Elías del Socorro Nieves (Priest)-Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro Juárez (Priest)-Blessed Ramón Vargas González-Blessed Salvador Huerta Gutiérrez-* Indicates member of Knights of Columbus
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Resources
- For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristeros – EWTN 30 min video
- A Prayer of the Cristeros of Jalisco
- Cristeros – Soliders of Christ – 15 min video with subtitles
- 1927-1929 La Cristiada – 12 min video excerpted from 1910-1929: Revolution and its Culture
- The Cristeros – Part I – The Spaniards Land in Mexico
- The Cristeros – Part II – Long Live the Virgin of Guadalupe!
- The Cristeros – Part III – Hildalgo Raises the Standard of Revolt
- Viva Cristo Rey! The Cristeros Versus the Mexican Revolution
- Encyclicals of Pope Pius XI
- Cristero War – general info page from gen. sources
- The Cristero War: the Story Behind the Cover Up – Article with insight from historian
- Bl. Jose Sanchez del Rio Site – this site is in Spanish but there are many great visuals
Activities for Kids
- Bl. Miguel Pro Paper Doll – Paper Dali
- Blessed Miguel Pro Linky Fiesta – Paper Dali share links, printables, and activities
- Bl. Miguel Pro Saint Folder – My Little Flower
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Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. ~ 1 Corinthians 16:13
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