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I love the simplicity of rose’s faithfilled creations.
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a clean kitchen makes us all happy. especially rose. she takes it as her invitation to bake.
rose’s favorites—basketball, family and friends.
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the boys dressed up rose. she can’t keep out of the kitchen but refused to handle her arch nemesis—the immersion blender.
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rose took a visit to the er. needless to say, she’s off dish duty.
I met for my fifth Little Flowers meeting for 2011-2012. We had a wonderful time coming together to celebrate Mass, learn about a new saint and study a virtue. Eleven of the girls were with Father L for preparation for First Holy Communion. They joined us for the second half of the meeting. Thirty-two girls were in attendance.
We did the normal routine; grace, snack, review last month’s saint and virtue, introduce the saint and virtue of the month, listen to a talk from Father L, receive a blessing, work on a related craft, update LF binders, and close with a prayer.
This month’s saint was St. Bathildis.
Feast Day – January 30
Paton: against bodily ills, against illness, against sickness, children, sick people, and widows.
Represented: crowned nun often performing menial tasks of giving alms to the poor, ladder extending into heaven, or standing before an altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The girls were intrigued by the story of St. Bathildis. She was new
to us all. I told the girls about how St. Bathildis was kidnapped in her youth. When asked if they would be scared to be on a pirate ship without family, C replied, “No, I wouldn’t be alone. I would have my guardian angel with me.” Her words were such a beautiful testament to child-like faith. The other girls agreed, God and the Blessed Virgin Mary are always with them. The girls took turns guessing how St. Bathildis’s story unraveled from being a slave. They were on the seat of their chairs to hear about the heroic virtue that St. Bathildis displayed. Most noteable was St. Bathildis’s patience.
Patience – the virtue (Fruit of the Spirit) that prevents us from being disturbed by the evil around us.
We are not obliged to pray for crosses and sufferings, as some of the saints have done; but it is absolutely necessary that we should bear the trials which God sees fit to send us, with patience and loving confidence in Him. ~ Father Lasance, Catholic Girls Guide
I extended the lesson of patience into the craft. I chose something that would be new and a bit challenging—something that required a significant amount of patience. I chose finger knitting.
The girls were excited to learn finger knitting. They caught on faster than I had anticipated. The diligently worked on their knitting as they exercised the virtue of patience. They did not complain, say “I can’t,” yell for help, ort all together give up. It was a bit of a challenge at times but all the girls, including my five year olds, were able to successfully acquire the skill of finger knitting.
Father L stopped by for a visit after his First Holy Communion lesson. He reviewed the most recent feast days. Then he quizzed the girls on St. Bathildis. He, too, was intrigued by her story. Father gave the girls their blessing before he departed. Please keep father L in your prayers.
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Sparkles took up knitting last year, thanks to Rose. Sweetie didn’t have an interest at the time. I desired for her to learn something in the way of knitting or crocheting. This was the perfect opportunity, a Little Flowers lesson in patience.
Sweetie took to finger knitting. It’s just her pace – fast craft with instant gratification.
She knitted a 49 in scarf in 30 min. Now she is begging for more.
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*My yarn supply is low and purchasing more is not an option. So, I have been making my own yarn—t-shirt yarn. I’ve raided my give-away piles for old shirts. I followed this tutorial to cut my shirts for t-shirt yarn. Be certain to give all family members fair warning. This is so fun that one can tend to go a lil’ crazy and no shirt will be let untouched. Dad has stashed away his favorites in fear that I might shred them.
I desired to adopt a word for the year. It was a fruitful exercise for me last year and felt that I could use a simple reminder of His call for me.
I struggled with coming up with a word. Finally, I asked Dad to pick one for me. He told me to go to my saint for the year, St. Mary Magdalen Pazzi. Praise God for the headship of my family. It was the exact place that I needed to go. The word was immediately made known. It’s not original or flashy–the word is PRAY.
Everything starts with prayer. Prayer is where I hear His voice. Prayer in Adoration, in celebration of the Mass, in my work, in times of trials, in times of jubilation, in union with Dad, with my family, for others, united in sacrifice and penance, in the tears that I shed,….I must pray in all things at all times.
I desire to do all things for the greater glory of God and I trust that, through prayer, He will show me the way.
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.
“Our prayer must be humble, fervent, resigned, persevering, and deeply reverent, for we must reflect that we are in the presence of a God and speaking with a Lord before Whom the Angels tremble out of respect and fear.” ~ St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
In His JOY,
Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.
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