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St. Cecilia ~ Piety

by Filed Under: Little Flowers, Piety, St. Cecilia

   11-st-ceciliaAs music played, Cecilia sang to God, ‘make my heart immaculate that I might not be put to shame.’ (Cantantibus Organis)
November  22nd  ~ Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr
There were 20 girls in attendance at our Nov. 6 meeting.  Majority of the girls attended First Saturday Mass together.  The meeting was a bit different than previous meetings.  We divided the girls into groups of 5-6.  Each group rotated between 4 stations.
    1. coloring page – the girls were able to get a jump start on their St. Cecilia coloring page and get a little social time.
    2. The Colors of Piety frame – Mrs. A and Mrs. R helped the girls create a colorful piety frame.
    3. piety pin – Mrs. Aranas was head designer at the pin station.
    4. memory verse skip-it.  – Mrs. P and Rose led physical exercise outside.  The girls jumped/skipped to their memory verse.  Father S attempted to join the girls but his boots were too big for the skip-it ring
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The girls learned about St. Cecilia and why she was chosen for the virtue of Piety. 
We used Father Lasance’s Colors of Piety to better explain the virtue.  Each craft was based on The Colors of Piety.
28_40The Colors Of Piety
Rosy Red: Zeal in hearing Mass
Scarlet Orange: Works of Charity
Bright Gold: Practice of Frequently Raising the Heart to God
Verdant Green: Sanctification of Sunday
Celestial Blue: Fervor in Prayer (daily prayers)
Violet: Self-Denial (make sacrifices and learn to be obedient)
White: Pious actions (the Rosary, the Scapular, and Eucharistic Adoration)

Father L visited the girls.  He spoke about All Souls Day and our role in praying for those in purgatory.

Once again, you are welcome to place the current Wreath Badge onto your Little Flowers sash, once you determine that your LF has mastered the virtue and knowledge of the saint.
AR used Boy Scout double sided tape to adhere the badge to H’s sash.
Piety Craft Page
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Patron: Albi, France; composers; martyrs; music; musicians; musical instrument makers; archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska; poets; singers.
Symbols: Holding a lute; playing the organ; holding roses.
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Piety Pin

by Filed Under: Crafts, Little Flowers, Piety, Rainbow, St. Cecilia

st cecilia piety pins

Piety Pins were the main craft for my last Little Flowers meeting.  The girls loved the pins and were excited to share them.  Many of the girls gave their pin to a loved one.

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Supplies:

  • multi-colored beads – ($3.99/bag) divide beads by color
  • silver beads – ($2.99/bag) used as spacers
  • jewelry/butterfly/french pins -  found at JoAnn’s in the bead dept. ($1.99/pack)
  • saint medal – ($.32 – $.60/medal)

Directions:

  • straighten the safety pin
  • thread the beads directly onto the safety pin.  be sure that all the beads are pushed to the back side of the needle so that the side with the sharp end is without beads, free to be threaded into clothing.
  • open the top ring of the medal and place the the medal onto the beaded pin.
  • bend back the pin to its original form.

This craft coordinates with Father Lasance’s Colors of Piety.

the possibilities are endless!

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The Colors Of Piety

Rosy Red: Zeal in hearing Mass

Scarlet Orange: Works of Charity

Bright Gold: Practice of Frequently Raising the Heart to God

Verdant Green: Sanctification of Sunday

Celestial Blue: Fervor in Prayer (daily prayers)

Violet: Self-Denial (make sacrifices and learn to be obedient)

White: Pious actions (the Rosary, the Scapular, and Eucharistic Adoration)

Colors of Piety Frame

by Filed Under: Crafts, Little Flowers, Piety, St. Cecilia

colors of piety of frame joyHere’s the latest Little Flowers creation, a Colors of Piety Frame.    It was created to help the girls remember their lesson on the virtue of piety and St. Cecilia.  It was fairly simple but required adult supervision due to the use of hot-glue guns.  The girls plan to use their piety frames for their home/bedroom altars.

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Supplies:

  • colored popsicle sticks – one of each color/frame (Dollar Tree Store) $1/pack (16/color)
  • reg. popsicle sticks – 1 and 1/2 per frame (Dollar Tree Store) $1/pack
  • scissors
  • hot-glue gun
  • colors of piety cards (can be printed from here)

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Directions:
Prep:

  • print colors of piety cards
  • laminate cards
  • trim cards
  1. glue one colored popsicle stick on left and right side of card, directly onto the laminated card
  2. glue one colored popsicle stick on top and bottom of card, directly onto the attached popsicle sticks from step #1
  3. glue two colored popsicle sticks onto the back side of the laminated card.  glue each adjoining area.
  4. glue the reg. popsicle stick onto the back/bottom of the laminated card and exposed colored popsicle stick.  slightly angle the popsicles stick upward.  this will serve as the bottom stopper for a picture and stand for the frame.
  5. glue the half reg. popsicle stick onto the reg. popsicle stick that was glued in step #4.
you can keep the frame as is or place a picture into the frame.
The color of piety card was inspired from here, Jessica at Shower of Roses.

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