It's time for this year's list of "Christmas Gift Ideas" and another "Sleighful of Giveaways!" I came very close to not putting this together this year... It takes a lot of time to coordinate all the prizes, and then gather all the links for each section of gift ideas...
♥ Baking With My Babies ♥
The other morning I got up early to make a sheet of Baked Blueberry Pancakes for breakfast. I serve baked pancakes frequently and asked our four year old whether she wanted me to make chocolate chip, strawberry, raspberry or blueberry this time... and blueberry it...
The Prayer of Saint Gertrude the Great for the Souls in Purgatory Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for...
My absolute favorite new resource for incorporating the Liturgical Year in our home the past couple years has been the Liturgy of the Home Calendars! We’ve been using them since they first shared their printable black & white versions for Lent & Easter of...
"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God's giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." - St. Nicholas of MyraThe feast of St. Nicholas is coming up fast! On December 6th our children always wake...
“Martin was a fine soldier. He learned to throw the javelin straight and true, to ride and use his sword expertly. Although he hated to shed blood, he was a brave warrior in battle. After three years, the young Hungarian was made leader of the calvary.The Roman army...
Last Sunday evening, October 31st, our parish hosted it's Annual All Saints & Octoberfest Party. The schedule was similar to last year's complete with singing the Litany of the Saints in the church, delicious food, saintly games including the All Saints Guessing...
This past Saturday we carved our annual Saint-O-Lanterns! We almost didn't do it this year (we missed getting to the pumpkin patch before they closed for the season and I hadn't purchase any pumpkins) but on Friday night I went out grocery shopping and was able to get...
Celebrating the Saints Costumes - St. Martin of Tours, St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Germaine Cousin, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Olaf Almighty and everlasting God, Who hast enabled us to honor in one solemn feast the merits of all Thy...
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.
