January 21st is the memorial of St. Agnes of Rome and Our Lady of Altagracia! .: STORY TIME :.Saint Agnes by M.R. BerardiAdditional Stories can be found in the following books:St. Agnes (Saints and Angels) by Claire LlewellynSaint Agnes (Saints for Girls -...
A Special Treat for the Feasts of St. Agnes and Our Lady of Altagracia
After having a fun afternoon of crafts and snacks yesterday, in honor of today's feast of Our Lady of Altagracia, I didn't have plans for any "extra" activities today. However, since I ended up having leftover Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting (from my...
A Tea in Honor of Our Lady of Altagracia
As I mentioned earlier, this afternoon we made a couple crafts and had a (tea-less) Tea in Honor of Our Lady of Altagracia, inspired by yet another one of Alice's amazing Liturgical Teas. This one is is based on the Novena prayer to Our Lady of Altagracia, which...
“Our Mother’s Hands” Stained Glass Window
A Craft for the Feast of Our Lady of AltagraciaThe memorial of Our Lady of Altagracia is celebrated on January 21st. My children have really enjoyed celebrating this feast day in past years, ever since being introduced to it through Catholic Mosaic and the...
Highlights from “O” Week
Learning Along the Alphabet Path~ Letter Formation ~ In addition to their Modelling Wax letter O's, the girls also worked on making the letter O using Handwriting Without Tears Hands-On Materials and Kimberlee's Grey Block Paper.~ Orchis Fairy Coloring Pages...
Our Lady of Altagracia
With the Christmas season over, we have put away our Christmas Mosaic, and pulled out Catholic Mosaic once again. As I have mentioned many times before, we just love Catholic Mosaic. In fact, before Catholic Mosaic, I had never heard of Our Lady of Altagracia, whose...
Prayer of Mothers
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.