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Christmas Novena

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Christmas Novena

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.

(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)

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+MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York

New York, February 6, 1897

 

Christ the King Craft

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The littles missed out on their CCM Co-op meeting today due to illness but that didn’t stop the crafting fun.  It was my turn to lead the preschool children with CCM Gamma Week 7 materials.

The book selected was The Donkey Who Carried a King.  The book selected makes a great read for Lent in preparation for Easter but it also provides a great mediation for Advent.  I selected a craft that could double up for Advent, Christ the King and donkey felt stick puppets.  It only required 240 cut pieces of felt.

 

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Christ the King & Donkey Craft

The Donkey Who Carried a King

Supplies:

  • Felt pieces for Christ the King and the donkey – I modified the patterns found here
    • Red body, purple tunic, flesh tone head, brown beard and hair, gold crown, gray donkey, black mane, and pink nose.
  • Aleene’s Craft Glue
  • Popsicle stick to apply glue
  • 2 – Large craft sticks
  • Sequins (Christ’s crown)
  • Black yarn (donkey’s tail)
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions:

  1. Cut felt pieces
  2. Assemble Christ the King using the craft glue
    • Red body, purple tunic, head, beard, hair, crown
  3. Assemble the donkey using the craft glue
    • Gray body, pink nose, purple saddle, black mane, double tie black yarn to the tail
  4. Embellish as desired (i.e.; black eyes, sequins jewels on the crown, trim mane, etc…)
  5. Affix each felt character to a large craft stick using the hot glue gun

 

Lord Jesus Christ, my King, I adore Thee as the Son of God

Additional Christ the King Resources

Saintly Festivties

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Our Parish held their Annual All Saints Eve Party.  It is a great joy for us to celebrate in anticipation for the blessed feast day.

This is the great family feast of the Mystical Body in its final triumph. The unnumbered and nameless multitude of saints, “out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues,” are our brothers and sisters in Christ at home with our Redeemer-Brother. Their sainthood is the fulfillment of living the eight Beatitudes. They are the great Christian heroes. “Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love Him” (I Cor. 2:9).

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JOYfilledfamily Saint Line-up

(Missing – San Gennaro)  St. Florian, St. John Bosco, St. Kateri, and St. Olga

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St. Florian

Patron: against battle, against drowning, against fire, against flood, barrel-makers, brewers, chimney sweeps, coopers, drowning victims, fire prevention, firefighters, harvests, soap-boilers, Austria, Poland, and Chur, Switzerland.

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St. Olga

She was the first Rus’ ruler to convert to Christianity.  Olga was one of the first people of Rus’ to be proclaimed a saint, for her efforts to spread the Christian religion in the country.

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St. John Bosco

Patron: Apprentices; boys; editors; Mexican young people; laborers; schoolchildren; students; young people.

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Patron: Ecologists; ecology; environment; environmentalism; environmentalists; exiles; loss of parents; people in exile; people ridiculed for their piety

 

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St. Gennaro

Patron: patron of Naples, Italy; blood banks; volcanic eruption

 

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How to Make a Priest Biretta {Picture Version}

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Papi had his heart set on being St. John Bosco for All Saints’ Day.  I guess he didn’t get the memo that mama was out on pregnancy leave.  He rallied the troops and collected money for me to take a trip to the nearby fabric store, at 8 pm no less.  It took me another week to muster up the energy to begin my costume making sweat shop boutique.  That week was last week, two weeks before the beautiful feast day celebrations.  Praise God, I’m ahead of schedule.  stjohnboscojoyfilledfamily

I desired to piece together his cassock costume in the wee hours of the night so I could have uninterrupted sewing bliss but he had other plans.  He urged me to get moving so he could sew his cassock.  By sewing I mean pressing the foot pedal and supervising my fabric feeding.  The cassock was completed within minutes.  It has plenty of room for improvement but has been given the seven year old stamp of approval.  Papi was so giddy with his work that he allowed me to start the biretta the following day.  Such a generous boy is he.

Good thing Melody finally got around to sharing her biretta making tricks.  (Love ya, Melody.)  I had planned on making birettas for the boys’ Christmas presents and was excited to use the pattern and tutorial that she provided.  (I can now check off birettas from the Christmas list.)  I stared at the pattern for a good part of the day then finally built up the courage to get to work.  My courage faded after step 3.  Turns out that the pattern was not intended for placenta brain.  I contacted Melody out of desperation and she walked me through the process.  She also talked me off the cliff on numerous occasions.

It’s far more simple than you realize….Focus.  Reread my last instruction.  It’s not as hard as it seems…Yes!  that’s it!…Maybe put it down and finish tomorrow.  You sound crafted out…It looks great, btw.

Praise God for  fellow mamas waist deep in the trenches who seek to counsel the doubtful.

Here is my photo tutorial for the DIY Biretta for the simple minded mamas.  Be sure to check Blossoming Joy’s post, How to Make a Priest Biretta for All Saints’ Day, for a full description, link to the biretta pattern, and link to the pom pom tutorial.

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The biretta is a tri-cornered or square-shaped hat with silk trim, tuft (except for the birette of seminarians and cardinals) and three raised wings, called “horns,” on top at three corners (the side of the hat without the horn is worn on the left side of the head). It is made of scarlet silk for cardinals, violet silk for bishops, and black merlino for priests, deacons, and seminarians.  ~ Fisheaters

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 Presto!

Now mama can get some rest.

Summer 2014 Recap

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I’ve been away for awhile but the kids have been missing this platform to share their JOY.  I’m making a comeback.  It may be scattered and intermittent but I’m committed to continuing what I started five years ago.  ALL FOR!

Here is one of those posts that is out of sequence.  It’s a brief recap of our Summer 2014.

Our Lady of Bethlehem Pilgrimage – June 2014

Summer 2014 OLB Pilgrimage 2014

Camp Immaculate Heart  – June 2014

Summer 2014 Camp Immaculate Heart June 2014

July 4th  – July 2014

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Discovery Kingdom  – July 2014

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Day Trip to Camp Bass Pro  – August 2014

Bass Pro Shop 8.9

Sailing on the Delta  – August 2014

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Have fun, but do not neglect study and prayer.

                                                                                                                                                ~Don Bosco

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~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
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Still Praying…

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Might I ask those of you who read this to pray in your charity for my dear husband to secure a job.  Dad has another interst-joseph-the-worker-may-1view today (10.22.14) at 11am PST.  This is the first follow-up since his second interview.  God willing, there will be another interview on Thursday, Oct. 24.

It has been a long journey for us and we continue to patiently and joyfully wait for answered prayers.  AD JESUM PER MARIAM

Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment

Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God.  Amen.

It’s a…

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OurLadyofLaLecheBaby G4 is set to arrive in Jan 2015.  We opted for a 20 (23.3) week ultrasound (9.30.14) given the past reports.  The results were bitter sweet.  The baby is doing fine but there was bad news regarding my anatomy.  We will know more at 28 weeks (10.31.14).  We continue to pray for healing, protection. and peace as we wait for better confirmation.

Prayer to Our Lady of La Leche during Pregnancy

O Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of Your tender Mother, Our Lady of La Leche, who bore You close to her heart during those long months before Your birth, I place my baby and myself entirely in Your Hands. Free me, I beseech You, from useless and consuming worry. Accept the sacrifice of my aches and pains, which I unite to Your sufferings on the Cross. Above all, most merciful and loving Jesus, protect this child You have given to me from all harm, bestowing the health and vigor every baby needs. Implant in my heart and on my lips the words and prayers of Your Mother and mine, our Lovely Lady of La Leche. All this I ask that my child and I may live to praise forever Your Holy Name. Amen.

 

The good news, we were able to find out the baby’s gender.

The Predictions

 

The Reveal

St. Luke, Evangelist

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May Luke, Thy holy Evangelist, O Lord, we beseech Thee, intercede in our behalf, who for the honour of Thy name bore continually in his body the mortification of the cross. Through our Lord

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SAINT LUKE
Evangelist

October 18 – DOUBLE, SECOND CLASS / RED

St. Luke, the inspired author of the third Gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles, was a native of Antioch in Syria and a physician, and one of the early converts from paganism. He accompanied St. Paul on a considerable part of his missionary journeying, even companioning him in prison at Rome on two different occasions. His account of these events, contained in the Acts, is firsthand history.
Luke’s Gospel is, above all, the Gospel of the Merciful Heart of Jesus. It emphasizes the fact that Christ is the salvation of all men, especially of the repentant sinner and of the lowly. Legend says that Luke painted the Blessed Virgin’s portrait. It is certainly true that he painted the most beautiful word-picture of Mary ever written.

Patron: Artists; bachelors; bookbinders; brewers; butchers; glassworkers; goldsmiths; lacemakers; notaries; painters; physicians; sculptors; stained glass workers; surgeons.

Symbols: Winged ox; winged calf; ox; picture of the Virgin; palette and brushes; phials of medicine; physician’s robes; easel; book and pen; hatchet; wooden horse; books of his Gospel and of the Acts; bishop; painting an icon of our Lady.

 

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Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

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christthekingTraditional – Last Sunday in October

Novena to Christ the King

Pray once a day for 9 days, especially beginning 10 days before the Feast of Christ the King (the last Sunday in October).

Saturday October 18 – Sunday, Oct. 26, the traditional Feast of Christ the King in 2014

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be before praying the following prayer:
O Lord our God, Thou alone art the Most Holy King and Ruler of all nations.
We pray to Thee, Lord, in the great expectation of receiving from Thee, O Divine King, mercy, peace, justice and all good things. Protect, O Lord our King, our families and the land of our birth.
Guard us we pray, Most Faithful One. Protect us from our enemies and from Thy just judgment. Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against Thee.
Jesus, Thou art a King of Mercy. We have deserved Thy just judgment. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. We trust in Thy Great Mercy.
O most awe-inspiring King, We bow before Thee and pray: may Thy reign, Thy Kingdom, be recognized on earth. Amen.

Novena to Christ the King

JESUS, Thou didst declare that Thy Kingdom is upon the earth, but not of the earth; it is a spiritual, supernatural Kingdom, the Kingdom of truth. It fights with the power of conviction, and conquers by this means the hearts that by right belong to it. Thou Thyself art witness to this truth, and Thou Thyself art the Truth.

Jesus, I believe that Thou art truly a King because Thou hast come into the world to institute among people the rule of God; every person who is of the truth, who believes in God and recognizes His authority in human affairs, owes Thee a loyal and undivided allegiance and “hears Thy voice.”

As a Catholic I am a member of Thy Kingdom, and Thou art my King. To Thee I owe loyalty, obedience, and love. Help me to carry out these most sacred duties toward Thee. I wish to be “of the truth ” that is “a child of God” and gladly to hear Thy voice and follow Thee in all things. I accept Thee as my King and submit to Thy authority.

Reign supremely in my heart and in my life. Thy reign is heavenly peace; Thy law is love. Help me to pray and work that Thy Kingdom may come into every soul, every family, every nation.

Jesus, since I honor Thee as my King, I come to Thee with great confidence, asking Thee to grant this special favor, if it be Thy holy Will:

(Mention your request).

Lord Jesus Christ, my King, I adore Thee as the Son of God, and through the prayers of Thy most loving Mother I beg of Thee, send me from out of the abundance of Thy loving Heart the grace of the Holy Spirit in order that He may enlighten my ignorance, purify and sanctify my sinful heart, and confirm me in Thy holy love. This I request through the love of the Father and the Holy Spirit, through Thine infinite mercy, and through the merits of all Thy Saints. Amen.

Consecration

CHRIST, Jesus, I acknowledge Thee as King of the universe. All that has been made has been created for Thee. Make full use of Thy rights over me.

I renew the promises I made in Baptism when I renounced Satan and all his pomps and works. I promise to live a good Christian life. Especially, I undertake to help, to the extent of my means, to secure the triumph of the rights of God and of Thy Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer Thee my poor efforts so that all hearts may acknowledge Thy sacred Royalty and the Kingdom of Thy peace may be established throughout the entire universe. Amen.

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Iesu dulcissime, Redemptor

Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Feast of Christ the King

On the Feast of Christ the King, celebrated on the last Sunday of October (the Sunday before the Feast of All Saints) and initiated in 1925 by Pius XI in his Encyclical Quas Primas, there follows after the Mass a Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We kneel before the Sacrament and recite the following consecration. Afterwards, there is a Litany and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. In praying the Consecration, going to Confession, and receiving the Eucharist on this day (when devoutly done), the faithful receive a plenary indulgence.

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Thine altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Thy most Sacred Heart.

Many indeed have never known Thee; many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee; grant that they may quickly return to Thy Father’s house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be Thou King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism, and refuse not to draw them into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy towards the children of the race, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.

Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: “Praise be to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor for ever.” Amen.

A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who piously recite the Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ King.  A plenary indulgence is granted, if it is recited publicly on the feast of our Lord Jesus Christ King.

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