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Gifts for St. Nicholas

by Filed Under: 12 December, 12 December Saints, Gifts, St. Nicholas 1 Comment

St. Nicholas is the patron saint of many things, one of which is bakers. 

Here is a gift basket that I put together for a St. Nicholas birthday boy.

st nicholas gift basket

The gift basket included the following:

  • melamine mixing bowl – $2.50 (Target dollar spobaking sett)
  • 2 wooden mixing spoons – $1.59
  • measuring cups and spoons – $2.09
  • chef apron & hat – $2.48* (*I found this set and accessories on clearance several years ago. Reg $9.99)
  • matching placemat – $0.34* (reg $1.99)
  • matching tablecloth – $0.74* (reg $2.99)
  • recipe cards – $1 (Target dollar spot)
  • play dough recipe – free
    • magnetic clip – $0.17 ($1/pack of 6 at Target dollar spot.  I used this to display the recipe card on the bowl.) PC072354
    • small bag of flour – $1.77
    • salt – $0.77
    • cream of tartar – $2.79
    • 2 Kool Aid packs – $0.54 (.27 ea)
    • 4 ziploc containers – $1 ($1.99/pack of 6)
  • Lindt chocolate St. Nicholas – $3
    • red glitter foam – $0.20 ($1/pack of 5 at Target dollar spot)
    • gold glitter pipe cleaner – $0.04 ($2/pack of 50 at Target art aisle)
    • printable miter template – FREE from St. Nicholas Center

Total – $21.02 (without tax)

 

St. Nicholas ~ ora pro nobis

 

Celebrating St. Nicholas Linky Party ~ Catholic Cuisine

Preciousness of Silence

by Filed Under: Blessed Mother Teresa, Humility, LMC, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Prayer 5 Comments

Preciousness of Silence

"Lord, set a guard over my mouth;  keep watch at the door of my lips." Ps 141:3

"But Jesus was silent." Mt 26:63

The Silence is Meekness.
When you do not defend yourself against offenses;
When you do not claim your rights;
When you let God defend you;
The Silence is Meekness.

The Silence is Mercy.
When you do not reveal the faults of your brothers to others;
When you readily forgive without inquiring into the past;
When you do not judge, but pray in your heart;
The Silence is Mercy.

The Silence is Patience.
When you accept suffering not with grumbling but joyfully;
When you do not look for human consolations;
When you do not become too anxious, but wait in patience for the seed to germinate;
The Silence is Patience.

The Silence is Humility.
When there is no competition;
When you consider the other person to be better than yourself;
When you let your brothers emerge, grow and mature;
When you joyfully abandon all to the Lord;
When your actions may be misinterpreted;
When you leave to others the glory of the enterprise;
The Silence is Humility.

The Silence is Faith.
When you keep quiet because you know that the Lord will act;
When you renounce the voice of the world to remain in the presence of the Lord;
When you do not labour yourself to be understood;
because it is enough for you to know that the Lord understands you;
The Silence is Faith.

The Silence is Adoration.
When you embrace the cross without asking "Why?";
The Silence is Adoration.

"But Jesus was silent."

~MC & LMC Prayer Book

Christmas Novena

by Filed Under: 12 December, 12 December Saints, Advent, Christmas, Novena, St. Andrew 21 Comments

Starts on St. Andrew’s Feast Day – November 30 ~ Ends on Christmas Eve – December 24
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St. Andrew Christmas Novena
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.
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I created a printable novena card.  You may print and share, freely.
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