Holy Week
It is finished…Lenten Cleaning
She’s 15!!!
She received her Birthday (Vigil) Blessing from Father M sometime after Palm Sunday Mass, playing soccer and vespers.
Preparation for First Holy Communion
Be sure to enter the First Communion Story Contest.
From Thy Bounty Fair – First Communion Celebrations
…focuses on the celebration following the ultimate celebration of reception of the Eucharist for the first time.
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“A servant of Him who is Love, will never ask why? Mary did not ask this question, neither during the Annunciation, nor at the foot of the Cross of her Son.” (In the Arms of Mary, pg. 148)
On this day we have a tradition of saying “YES” as often as possible to the requests in our home. The little children find such JOY in this practice. They cherish this opportunity and are certain to be thoughtful about their requests.
They in turn are to work on their “YES.”
Below is some brief info on this Solemnity taken from Catholic Culture.
This feast is very important in the defense of the life of unborn children. Even with small children, this is a good day to begin teaching about the high value God places on human life. He loved us so much that he became one of us, took on our human nature and became an innocent, completely dependent infant.
The children and I will view baby G’s sonogram pictures and discuss the gift of life, all life.
This is a Solemnity, so when this feast falls during the Lenten season, our Lenten penance obligations are lifted. We should celebrate by some special food or dinner. This feast day forecasts the blessed event of Christmas, and illustrates how the liturgical year is an endless circle of days…..A perfect symbolic food would be an angel food cake for the archangel Gabriel, baked in a tube pan for the endless circle, decorated with the frosting highlighted with blue for Mary.
We will make our favorite blueberry muffins found at Catholic Cuisine and may have waffles for dinner.
Fra Angelico – The Annunciation. Fresco. San Marco, Florence (detail)
Last year’s post on the Annunciation
Annunciation & Consecration
Garden of the Good Shepherd
GOD willing, I plan to follow the Garden of the Good Shepherd and the Good Shepherd’s Garden Party that is being hosted by Jessica and Charlotte.
There is also a give-away taking place for 2 copies of The Garden of the Good Shepherd at Become What You Are.
St. Patrick’s Day
We will be celebrating as a family on a small scale today. We plan to continue our celebration on Sunday with our Annual Parish Ceili.
A New Start
There are many things that I give thanks for at this time. My number one item of thanks is Laetare Sunday, Rejoice, O Jerusalem.
I’m filled with JOY that we are given an opportunity for a “new start” to our Lenten journey. I’m graciously taking this wonderful opportunity to start anew, to recommit myself to the promptings that God has placed on my heart, and to prayerfully re-enter this time of penance.
May the JOY and Peace of Christ fill us all during the remainder of this Lenten Season.
Enjoying…..
….a quite Saturday, neglecting my Lenten cleaning, and getting some crafting in.
The girls and I saw a simple craft for St. Patrick’s Day on Sewing School. We immediately got to work. It’s been one of those days where we’ll do anything to avoid cleaning.
I may add a St. Patrick’s medal to their shamrock.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- …
- 123
- Next Page »