We had a fun afternoon yesterday, celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. First we watched The Day the Sun Danced: The True Story Of Fatima
After that, I gave in and let them watch one more movie, The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, so I could get back to my book
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
I love reading your posts…it seems you always have flowers on the table:) God bless you and your beautiful family, you are a great witness of the catholic faith and helpd my conversion !!!
I would comment more, however, your blog bleeps out on me for some reason?
Love the tea party!!!!!
What a splendid celebration 🙂
Lovely, Jessica! What a beautiful day for you all.
This is one of our favorite feast days and I was so sad to miss it! It looks like you guys had a great time!
Jumped over here from Pinterest. WHERE did you get that coloring book. I had that as a child about 30 years ago! Also, I assume that you like that series of Saint movies. I've been tempted to get them for my children, but I read some reviews that weren't so great. I totally trust your opinion. What ages? Thanks!! Need to get things in order for the 13th!
It is a gorgeous coloring book, isn't it?! I am pretty sure that our copy was given to us by my Mother-in-Law (who runs a Catholic Book Store) but I could be wrong – it could have been from one of the children's godparents… I don't remember purchasing it myself… My copy was published in 1987 and I did a search over at Amazon with the ISBN number and found this product page. I hope that helps!
And, yes, I do love the CCC Saint movies, but I grew up watching them, so perhaps I am a bit bias? This is one of my favorites, in addition to Nicholas: The Boy who became Santa; Francis the Knight of Assisi; and Bernadette – The Princess of Lourdes. Ages 3-10 or so, though my 11 year old will still watch them… I guess it would depend on the child.