Lena {JOYfilledfamily}

Prayer Request

August 31, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Prayers 11 Comments

I was hoping to make a wonderful announcement in the upcoming weeks. Instead, I am left to humbly ask for prayers. I pray for God’s will and His grace to joyfully accept it.

Also, I am desiring to unite my trial and suffering for others in need, in addition to the intentions of Our Blessed Mother. I invite you to leave your intention in the comments or email me privately (JOYfilledfamily{at}gmail{dot}com). You can be as detailed or vague as you desire.

May I completely surrender and allow Him to use me as He wills.

Ad Jesum per Mariam,

Lena

“Suffering is a gift of God. It’s a sign that we have come so close to Him that we can share His Passion, that we can share the joy of loving with Him in pain, in suffering.”

~ Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

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August 19, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: {phfr}, Picture Recap

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8.15.11 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Christ is always present in a Catholic church.

Sparkles singing the recessional hymn, Salve Regina.

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8.13.11 – We celebrated Papa’s military service. The kids got a kick seeing their Papa so playful with his fellow veterans. They also enjoyed their cool off time.

Sancta Familia Academy 2011-2012

August 17, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Homeschooling, Not Back to School Blog Hop

School is in session.

Sancta Familia Academy 2011-2012

Rose – 11 * Sparkles – 3 * Sweetie – 1 * Papi – Pre-K Dragonfly – Teacher’s Pet

Dragonfly just woke up from a nap and was not at all interested in being out of my arms — typical day.

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Here are some outtakes.

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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, St. Alexandria, St. Alexandra, 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 ~ Orate pro nobis.

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The Roman Breviary

August 15, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Catholic Products, Keeping it Catholic Monday, Roman Breviary

"Aperi, Domine, os meum … Open Thou, O Lord, my mouth to bless Thy holy name; cleanse my heart from vain, evil and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding, inflame my will, that so I may worthily, attentively and devoutly recite this Office and deserve to be heard in the presence of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith Thou whilst here on earth didst Thyself praise God, I offer these Hours to Thee."

~ Preparatory Prayer in the Breviary

Dad and I have made a resolution to pray the Officium Divinum (Divine Office). Rose will be joining us this school year.

We had been using this online Breviary and The Little Office of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Recently, we found a wonderful app for our phone, Breviarium Meum.

The Breviarium Meum is a free application, from the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. It’s available from iTunes here.

Breviarium Meum allows you to pray the traditional (1962) Latin breviary of the Catholic Church wherever you go. You can download the texts up to a week in advance, so you can pray even when you don’t have a network connection. A parallel English translation of the breviary and an collection of Latin prayers and blessings are also included. Pray the breviary you know in a new way, or get to know for the first time the Roman Liturgy in the Usus Antiquior, considered by Summorum Pontificum as a precious treasure to be preserved and made accessible to all the faithful.

~ Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

The Divine Office is a school of prayer, a meditative method for internalizing and understanding the Faith, and for conforming yourself to Christ. Using the books has always been somewhat difficult, and this application takes care of most of the rubrics, commons and propers for each Hour. The Friars ought to be commended for doing this work which brings the riches of the Hours to the laity in a straight-forward and simple manner.

Click here to download Breviarium Meum.

We are thankful for this Catholic tech resource but would eventually like to purchase a hard copy of Breviarium Romanum (The Roman Breviary).

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"Dearly beloved priest, when you take the Breviary in your hand, imagine that an angel stands on one side to register your merits in the Book of Life if you say the Office with devotion, and on the other a devil who, if you recite it with distraction, writes your faults in the book of death. With this thought excite yourself to say the Office with the greatest possible devotion. Endeavour, then, not only at the beginning of the Office, but also at the beginning of each psalm, to renew your attention, that you may be able to excite in your heart all the sentiments that you shall read." ~St. Alphonsus

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August 11, 2011 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: {phfr}, Picture Recap

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~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
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8.8.11 – It was hard for me to part with these custom creations. I’ve finally shipped them out, after several months of delay. It’s time that they bless someone else.

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8.10.11 – We celebrated Dad and Dragonfly’s namesake day with a yummy treat. It was a slight deviation from last year’s treat.

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8.9.11 – We loaded up the car on a hot afternoon. Everyone had a cool treat. Papi was too tired to finish his. He fell asleep within five minutes. The girls tried, on several occasions, to remove his popsicle but he put up a fight each time. He held his prized possession for the entire twenty min. car ride.

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8.9.11 – Praise God! This was a nice consolation for me as I enter a new season of homeschooling. My children are ignited with a burning love of learning. Sparkles enjoys science. She orchestrated her own lab. Who would have thought that pond scum could be so interesting?

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