My friend Rachele has been posting YouTube videos over at The Catholic Montessori Way featuring Montessori activities that you can do with your toddlers and preschoolers in your Catholic home! You can also find her over at Instagram as well....
"Act in such a way that all those who come in contact with you will go away joyful. Sow happiness about you because you have received much from God." ~ St. FaustinaIn 1931 St. Faustina, received an apparition of Our Lord with rays radiating from His heart. He...
Let our judgment of souls cease, for God’s mercy upon them is extraordinary. ~ St. FaustinaThis afternoon, following the completion of our Divine Mercy Novena, the children had so much fun decorating "Divine Mercy Cookies." They were so simple, and yet very...
This past Thursday we had our very first Little Flowers Girls' Club meeting for the new year!! This year the girls will be working on Wreath II and all of the meetings will be in the afternoon and hosted at my home. It's going to be a little cramped in my small home,...
My Grandfather, who recently passed away, had a very special devotion to the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and (in addition to his many rosaries) he prayed it daily. I remember when I was still a child, my Grandpa telling me all about Sister Faustina (she had not yet been...
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...
Jesus asked St. Faustina, that the Feast of the Divine Mercy--which is the Sunday following Easter--be preceded by a Novena of Chaplets to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. There is a special intention for each day of the novena.In her diary, St....
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.
