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God Bless the American Family

by Filed Under: 07 July, Consecration, July 4th

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Consecration of America for U.S.Catholic Bishops Meeting

Immaculate Mary, most Holy Mother of God and of Our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, we the people of the United States of America at this historic
moment stand before you in a humbled condition of love, loyalty, affection,
and thankfulness. To your Immaculate Heart we recommit and dedicate
ourselves throughout the entire American nation. To your Son Jesus Christ we
pledge to serve His teaching, His church, and to work for His kingdom on
earth. O Mary, to you do we flee for protection. Surround the American
family with your maternal care; enfold us in your arms. Give to this
American land, built on the blood and tears of so many faithful forebears, a
peaceful and praiseworthy existence in truth, love, justice, and freedom. O
Mary, we submit to you as the Patroness of our beloved country. O Mary, Help
of Christians, enfold the Holy Father and the Catholic Church within your
protective cloak; be our shield in the days ahead. Give to the Church true
holiness and freedom. Obtain for our leaders holy zeal, the ability to face
the truth, and the courage to correct all abuses. Stop the flood of atheism,
greed, heresy, impurity, lukewarmness, materialism, and selfishness that
threaten our nation. Show to those who have strayed from the Church the way
to Our Lord Jesus Christ. Mother of God, accept our personal consecration to
you and, through you, bind us forever to the Holy Trinity. Gather us all
into your Immaculate Heart and unite us forever with Jesus.
O Mary, we love you. Amen.

Feast of Corpus Christi

by Filed Under: Adoration, Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart of Jesus

This month we celebrate the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Why do we celebrate Corpus Christi on Sunday and the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday? Again this its because this is what Our Blessed Lord specifically requested. Through His servant Saint Margaret Mary He requested a feast day in honor of the Sacred Heart, within the octave of the feast day of Corpus Christi, because He wanted to spot light, high light, focus, emphasize, dramatize: the Blessed Sacrament is the Sacred Heart of Jesus living and loving in our midst today!  ~ Fr. John Hardon, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Red, White, and Blue

by Filed Under: Crafts, July 4th, Patriotic

I love ribbon!  I’ve been creating hair bows and crafting with ribbons since I was a child.  I’ve come up with numerous ways to re-purpose the cardboard spools that the ribbon comes on.  Ribbon bracelets are one of my favs.  

They’re quick and easy!  They don’t (usually) require a trip to the craft store.  They can be made for all occasions.

Supplies:
  • ribbon 
  • cardboard ribbon spool 
  • scissors
  • hot-glue gun

Directions:
  1. cut ribbon to 18-32 inches.  ribbon length varies – depending the size of the spool and width of the ribbon
  2. hot-glue the end of the ribbon to the inside of the (clean) ribbon spool. 
  3. wrap the ribbon around the spool, slightly overlapping the ribbon.
  4. secure the ribbon to the spool with hot-glue, as needed.
  5. trim the end of the ribbon as needed. secure the end of the ribbon to the inside of the spool using hot-glue.
Embellish and wear!

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Pledge to pray the Rosary for America on July 4th.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Picture Frame

by Filed Under: Crafts, Sacred Heart of Jesus


Sacred Heart of Jesus Picture Frame
Kimberly’s creations were my inspiration.
Supplies:
  • picture frame 
  • wooden heart 
  • wooden cross
  • scissors
  • hot-glue gun
  • orange vellum or construction paper
  • gold paint pen
  • wood burning tool (optional)
  • red paint
  • paint brush

Directions:

  1. use the wood burning tool to make the crown of thorns on the heart

  2. paint the heart – red. 
  3. color/paint the wooden cross – gold
  4. cut a flame from the orange vellum
  5. write, with the gold paint pen, the desired inscription on the frame 
  6. adhere the cross, flame, and heart to the frame, using a hot glue gun



You can insert a holy card or picture.  We decided to use our frames for prayer intentions.  We use a dry-erase pen to write our prayer intentions on the glass.

ALL FOR THE SACRED & EUCHARIST HEART OF JESUS.

{pretty, happy, funny, real}

by Filed Under: {phfr}, Picture Recap, Swim

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
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Sweetie ready for her heat.

Rose guiding Sweetie in freestyle.

Papi enjoying his view from the deck.  He is much happier being mischievous exploring than swimming.

Sparkles sitting poolside at a swim meet.
Dad racing with the kids at their swim team prep rally.

Dragonfly determined to be the youngest member of the swim team.

Summer Camps

by Filed Under: Camp Immaculate Heart, Camp Sacred Heart

This is a first for us, Dad is gone for a week.  This is the longest that he has ever been gone from us.  We’ve been spoiled blessed to have him with us on a daily basis.  Dad will be missed greatly.

His absence is for a good cause. Dad signed up to be the nurse and guide for a boys camp.  He left for Camp Sacred Heart on Sunday Morning.  He’s already created lasting memories and visited the hospital for a camper who needed stitches.    We’ve enjoyed his nightly phone calls to give us a re-cap on his daily blessings.

Here is Dad at Camp Sacred Heart.

I We couldn’t stand the thought of Dad being the only one to enjoy a good time at camp so we made up our own camp, Camp Immaculate Heart.  Rose came up with the name.

Our camp site is our backyard.

Camp Immaculate Heart campers in bed ready for their outdoor movie.

Some activities are planned but most are improvised at the direction of the campers.  Our mission is to pray & play with an emphasis on serving as Our Blessed Mother served, with joy and humility.  We pray that we, united with Dad (at Camp Sacred Heart), will glorify God and grow in virtue.

All for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, all in union with St. Joseph.

Dad’s Day

by Filed Under: Dad, Father's Day

“Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy – let us pray.” ~ Bl. Mother Teresa

Dad is always striving to glorify God and bring his family to eternal life.  I give thanks to the Good Lord for his humble and loving service to my family and all he encounters.
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Dad is patient, Dad is kind: Dad envieth not, Dad dealeth not perversely; Dad is not puffed up;
Dad is not ambitious, Dad seeketh not his own, Dad is not provoked to anger, Dad thinketh no evil;
Dad rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth;
Dad beareth all things, Dad believeth all things, Dad hopeth all things, Dad endureth all things.

Dad is patient and kind; Dad is not jealous or boastful; Dad is not arrogant or rude. Dad does not insist on his own way; Dad is not irritable or resentful; Dad does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.  Dad bears all things, Dad believes all things, Dad hopes all things, Dad endures all things.

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St. Joseph ~ ora pro nobis.
Bl. Mother Teresa ~ ora pro nobis.
St. Lawrence ~ ora pro nobis.

Happy 60th Anniversary Papa

by Filed Under: Pope, Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on June 29, feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

In honor of his anniversary, the Vatican Congregation for Clergy suggested Catholic clergy and faithful be invited to participate in Eucharistic Adoration with the intention of praying for the sanctification of the clergy and for the gift of new and holy priestly vocations.
“This is an exceptional opportunity to give thanks for our Holy Father, to pray for all of our priests, and to ask the Lord for more vocations to the priesthood,” said Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis, chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.
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Pope Benedict XVI Ordination. The ordination took place in Freising, in the Concathedral of St. Mary and St. Corbinian of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in 1951. About 40 deacons were ordained on this day by the Archbishop of Munich and Freising, His Eminence Michael Cardinal von Faulhaber (already 82 at the time), among them, in addition to Fr Joseph Ratzinger, his brother Fr Georg Ratzinger.



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Resources:
A New Priest 1951 – Part I
A New Priest 1951 – Part II
Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Card 
Prayer for Priest Prayer Card in honor of Pope Benedict’s 60th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the World Day of Prayer for Priests. 


Activities for Kids:
God Bless Pope Benedict XVI Coloring Page
Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI Coloring Page
How to Recongize a Pope Quiz
Symbols of Papal Coat of Arms
Papal Coat of Arms Coloring Page
Meet Pope Benedict – Story, Printable Book, and Crossword Puzzle
What a Pope Does – Activities
Mitre Craft – Catholic Icing
Paper Bishop Miter or “Pope Hat” – Catholic Missionary Family
Additional Prayers and Activities

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Lord Jesus we come into your Eucharistic 
presence to thank you for the life and 
priestly vocation of Pope Benedict XVI.  
Bless him and his ministry as your Vicar and 
the Successor of St. Peter.  Sanctify all your 
priests and configure them to your Sacred 
and Priestly Heart.  Give to your Church 
new and holy priests, who will imitate your 
divine love and shepherd your people with 
care. You live and reign with the Father and 
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  
Amen.

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Filed Under: Novena, Sacred Heart of Jesus

Novena:  June 23 – July 1 (Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
offered on behalf of Sophia Institute Press
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother by the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the word of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Divinity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, crushed for our iniquities, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord,
Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart.
R. Make our hearts like unto Thine.

Let us pray
Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and upon the acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to them who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the same Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end. Amen.

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