🎶 Night walks with a heavy stepRound yard and hearth,As the sun departs from earth,Shadows are brooding.There in our dark house,Walking with lit candles,Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia! 🎶- Excerpt from Santa Lucia SongThe pictures are always so sweet but thankfully you can't...
Since 2008 (look how little my girls were back then!) I've been baking Saint Lucia's Braided Bread for the feast of Santa Lucia Day. About five year's ago one of our daughters started baking the traditional Lussekatter each year as well to add to our celebration of...
Morning Offering to Our Lady of GuadalupeImmaculate Heart of Mary, Heart of my Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, I unite to thy purity, thy sanctity, thy zeal and thy love, all my thoughts, words, acts, and sufferings this day, that there may be nothing in me that does...
“Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protections? Am I not the fountain of your joy? Are you not in the fold of my mantle, in the cradle of my arms?” - Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Juan Diego
The Christmas Carol • Christmas Blossoms • The Night The Saints Saved ChristmasJoseph's Donkey • The Gifts of the Animals: A Christmas Tale • The Christmas FoxSaint Blocks from Almond Rod Toys Editable Letter from St. NicholasHere's the link to this...
Late night letter writing (on Dec 5th) to St. Nicholas and the Christ Child ✍️We adopted this little tradition many years ago inspired by Maria Von Trapp: “... And there is still one very important thing to do for Advent. According to Austrian custom, every...
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.
