Lena {JOYfilledfamily}

Marian Procession ‘12

May 7, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 05 May, Marian, Pilgrimage, Procession

As are all flowers, the month of May is dedicated to the Mary, whom we celebrate as Queen of Heaven on the last day of this month. Early in May, a statue of the Virgin at church is crowned with a wreath of roses, and the same are laid at her feet. Little girls and boys dress up in their best, often in blue; one child carries the crown on a cushion to the statue and another child is chosen to crown the statue. ~ Fisheaters

May 5, 2012 was the Fourth Annual Marian Procession – a 3-mile pilgrimage through the city in honor of Our Blessed Mother, an opportunity to give public witness to our Lord, our Faith, and Our Lady.

Eighteen Little Flowers led the procession. Each girl wore a blue hat in honor of Mary and held a handmade fabric basket filled with flower petals. They tossed the flower petals for Our Lady.

Dad walked with the boys and Rose had to leave early to meet the Choristers in preparation for Mass.

The three mile procession led us to the Cathedral. A Solemn High Mass was held. It was followed by the May Crowning. A Little Flower (who will be receiving First Communion on 5.12) was selected to crown Mary.

We had planned to attend Mass but my allergies were at an all-time high – I was miserable and could barely breathe and see. Dad and I took the littles home and met up with Rose after the Solemn High Mass.

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Love to Pray

April 27, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Blessed Mother Teresa, LMC, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Prayer

Holy Family of Nazareth, give us strength of commitment and a heart of prayer – yes, loving to pray!

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April 12, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: {phfr}, Picture Recap

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A family picture is always a pretty sight for Dad and I. It gives us all a visual to remind us to count our blessings – totally worth the discomfort I have when seeing myself in the photo.

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The chef is working overtime in Dad’s Café.

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~~Groucho Marx~~ Papi picked this out from the bank’s treasure chest. He doesn’t even know who Groucho is but he does a perfect impersonation.

Papi is always good for a laugh.

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We have to put Dragonfly’s pjs on backwards since he prefers to sleep in his birthday suit.

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~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
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Easter Sunday

April 11, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Easter 10 Comments

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liturgical chalkboard with our Lent mottos, quotes from Bl. Teresa of Calcutta

The morning started with an Alleluia!

empty tombs,

and sacrifice beans turned alleluia beans.

The little’s had a hard time sticking to our “Jesus first” policy.

My Easter baskets were recycled from Sparkles bday last year. They were filled with up-cycled goods from the thrift store and my stash.

We took several outtakes before heading to a Solemn High Easter Mass.

The kid’s Easter clothes were all re-cycled clothing from the thrift store and my sis – Children’s Place, Nordstrom’s, Ralph Lauren, Chico’s, LOFT and other quality brands. The total cost of this year’s Easter Collection was $18!

Dad and I also wore thrift store finds. I had a brand new Liz Claiborne shirt, brand new Talbots sweater, and brand new Loft skirt – for a grand total of $11. Dad had a like-new suite and new shirt – for a grand total of $9.

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We arrived at church an hour early, time for more pics.

We even met a fellow Catholic blogger, Tridentine Wife.

Rose with some of her friends.

All the littles were wonderful for the (almost) two hour long Easter Mass.

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We headed home to prepare some side dishes, empty tomb eggs and stuffed mushrooms. Then we headed to my sister’s house to spend the rest of the day with relaxed family time.

We feasted on ham, prime rib, asparagus, salad, mushrooms, and no-potato salad.

My sis made up some healthy treats – chocolate dipped fruit and Tropical Macaroons.

Dad and Uncle hid the Easter Eggs and the fun began.

The kids cashed in at Papa & Nana’s Bank. That’s right, the kids get money instead of candy. Actually, they get paper money in their eggs. They are responsible for adding up their findings. Papa supervises the money counting. Then they get to cash it in with Nana. Nana distributes the cash. This year she plans to the kids open a new account.

Lastly, we watched a movie as a family. This was a nice treat since all TV use was offered up for Lent.

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We will continue our family time of feasting and fun for Eastertide, all for Him.

ALLELUIA!

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Easter Linky ~ Catholic Cuisine

Holy Thursday & Good Friday

April 10, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Easter, Holy Week, Lent, Triduum 1 Comment

Holy Thursday

commemorates Christ’s Last Supper and the initiation of the Eucharist

Altar of Repose

After the Mass, the priest takes off his chasuble and vests in a white cope. He returns to the Altar, incenses the Sacred Hosts in the ciborium, and, preceded by the Crucifer and torchbearers, carries the Ciborium to the "Altar of Repose," also called the "Holy Sepulchre," where it will remain "entombed" until the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday.

Then there follows the Stripping of the Altars, during which everything is removed as Antiphons and Psalms are recited. All the glorious symbols of Christ’s Presence are removed to give us the sense of His entering most fully into His Passion. Christ enters the Garden of Gethsemani; His arrest is imminent. Fortescue’s "Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described" tells us: "From now till Saturday no lamps in the church are lit. No bells are rung. Holy Water should be removed from all stoups and thrown into the sacrarium. A small quantity is kept for blessing the fire on Holy Saturday or for a sick call." The joyful signs of His Presence won’t return until Easter begins with the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening.

~Fisheaters

Good Friday

Good Friday¹ (also called "Great Friday" or "Holy Friday") is the most somber day of the entire year. A silence pervades, socializing is kept to a minimum, things are done quietly; it is a day of mourning; it is a funeral. The Temple of the Body of Christ is destroyed, capping the the penitential seasons begun on Septuagesima Sunday and becoming more intense throughout Lent. Traditional Catholics wear black, cover their mirrors, extinguish candles and any lamps burning before icons, keep amusements and distractions down, and go about the day in great solemnity. ~Fisheaters

Papi with a rose from the Altar of Repose

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