St. Mark the EvangelistImage from Catholic CultureThe feast of St. Mark is celebrated on April 25th. Don't you just love celebrating the Liturgical Year? My kids sure do! Here's a quick look at a few things that I will be incorporating into our day:Prayer:Mass &...
St. George Slays the Dragon ~ Image from Catholic ForumToday is the Feast of St. George! Did you know, that it is also Shakespeare's 444th birthday?! With all this ENGLISH celebrating going on, what are your plans for today?Here is a look at what our day has in...
We are still loving using The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar to Count the Fifty Days of Easter as we celebrate the Easter Season. However, I am not too sure that getting gold fish was such a great idea this last week... I don't think we will be adding...
I wanted to let you all know about my new recipe blog :Catholic CuisineSo far I have a wonderful group of women who will be contributing "Recipes for Celebrating the Feasts and Seasons of the Liturgical Year.""For everything there is a season, and a time for every...
My kids are just loving celebrating the Fifty days of Easter with "The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar to Count the Fifty Days of Easter!" This past week, we didn't get to do all the activities that we planned, since the little ones & I were so...
..."to be Christ's page at the Altar!"My boys were very excited to be able to vest in red today, since it is the feast of St. Stanislaus, bishop & martyr. Among other reasons, the color red is used by the Church as a symbol of the blood shed by martyrs who died...
Easter is the most important feast in the Christian calendar--even more important than Christmas. Since Easter is such a great feast, the Easter season lasts 50 days, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost Sunday.This year, I got so wrapped up in our Lenten Activities...
Today was not only the last day of March--which did indeed go "out like a lamb" after a week of totally crazy weather including snow!--but also the Solemnity Feast of the Annunciation! The Annunciation is usually celebrated on March 25th, but since it fell during Holy...
Divine Mercy ~ Captain (age 7)The Second Sunday of Easter is honored as Divine Mercy Sunday. You can read more about this wonderful feast here, here and here.Just like every Sunday, we started our day with Mass. Since I inevitably forgot to bring our rice bowls to...
Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.For more information about Divine Mercy Sunday, visit Catholic Culture.I hope you all have a...
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.
