St. Joseph by Captain (age 7)The feast of Saint Joseph usually falls on March 19th. This year however, March 19th falls on the Wednesday of Holy week. Even though the feast of St. Joseph is one of the solemnity feasts, it does not take precedence over the celebration...
"Of all green Ireland's saints, Ciaran of Saighir was first. Born on Cape Clear Island at the very beginning of the sixth century, his first years were spent in prayer and worship to a God whose name he did not know. Called to Rome, he traveled the long and dangerous...
... to be beatified in 2008! Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Cause of the Saints, has announced that the beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, Louis Martin and Azelia Guérin, will take place later this...
Awhile back I was tagged by Amy for ANOTHER meme! I'm sorry it has taken so long to finish Amy, I have been working on it for awhile... It really took some thought!Rules:Answer the questions! You can give a reason for the answer if you like. As for tagging people, you...
I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!We had a very fun day! The weather was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! AND, when I made it out to the kitchen, there was a sweet little gift from my hubby! As for me, I gave hubby a copy of one of his favorite movies (on DVD) and...
Today is the feast of Saint John Bosco. My boys asked if we could make bread since St. John was always giving "homemade bread" to the kids...Hum... SURE!!! Why not! So, I pulled out the bread maker, and after a quick lesson in math few ingredients and a push of the...
There are many wonderful feast days leading up to Christmas, as well as following Christmas. One of them is on December 27th. It is the feast of St. John the Apostle. He was one of the sons of Zebedee, or "sons of thunder", and the apostle whom Jesus loved.For this...
Our morning got off to a rough start for a number of reasons, but after a quick trip to town for donuts sweet rolls and a BIG mocha for me, the day got much better! Twinkle Toes was so excited to wear her Santa Lucia crown and serve our teatime snack. All the...
December 13th is the Feast of St. Lucy. In Sweden this feast day is called Luciadagen. The tradition is, that the oldest girl in the family wears a white dress with a crimson sash and stockings, as well as a wreath crown with white lighted candles. Then, at dawn she...
I wanted to share this beautiful video with you today since it is the Solemnity Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It was created by the same friend who made our All Saints video, and is "a tribute to the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her role in the plan of...
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.
