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 Guadalupe Immaculate 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...
“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
Celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas - 2021 Books The Christmas Carol • Christmas Blossoms • The Night The Saints Saved Christmas Joseph's Donkey • The Gifts of the Animals: A Christmas Tale • The Christmas Fox Saint Blocks from Almond Rod Toys Editable...
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...
Happy First Sunday of Advent! I apologize for taking so long to get this year's Advent labels created and uploaded to share! Our college kids were able to make the trip home for Thanksgiving and I didn't want to spend time blogging while they were here... The visit...
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...
Advent begins at the end of next month and it's time to order Advent Candles for your Wreath! For many years now we have been ordering the beautiful 100% Beeswax hand-poured tapers, made by the Dominican Nuns at The Cloister Shoppe, for the wreath...
Ever since our oldest children were very little, we have been implementing an old monastic custom in our home by providing special treats, representing each of the "O Antiphons" on the days leading up to Christmas. The O Antiphon prayers begin on December 17th and end...
The beginning of Advent is always determined by St. Andrew’s Day. The Sunday nearest to his feast is always the First Sunday in Advent. If November 30th falls on a Monday through Wednesday, Advent begins the Sunday preceding his feast day, if it falls on...
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.
