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The Fragua Course :: Donate and Help Change Lives!

This post is shared at the request of my little sister JoAnn, who is currently one of my two siblings studying at Oregon State University.  JoAnn is a table discussion leader – teamed with Juan Pablo, a seminarian from Argentina – for The Fragua Course.  They are struggling to raise the funds needed to continue this program, and she has asked if I could pass on the request for donations to my visitors here at Shower of Roses.  All donations are tax deductible and will go directly to the St. John’s Society, the organization of priests who help run the Newman Center and Campus ministry at Oregon State.  


Help Change Lives 

The Fragua Course is a program that is run through the Newman Center at Oregon State University. The course is designed for those curious minds wanting to seek more in life. It is for those who have not been to church in long time, have questions, or just want to explore more of the Catholic faith. Each session includes a free dinner, a short talk, and time for discussion in small groups where participants can openly discuss and share their thoughts.

Experience a night at the Fragua Course:



Why you should give:
  1. Your gift will go towards supporting the Fragua Course.
  2. Fragua’s vision is the evangelization of college students for the transformation of society.
  3. Fragua is geared toward college-age students who are at a key time in their lives.
  4. Fragua takes participants wherever they are in their faith, and transforms them.
  5. Your gift always goes further. Volunteers and prayers of others make your gift touch many lives and have a significant impact.

Fragua is only possible through generous gifts from people like you, who support the new evangelization and the transformation of our society.

The OSU Newman Center is a non-profit organization, so your donation is tax-deductable.

Make sure your write “FRAGUA” in the comments so we know your donation is specifically for Fragua.


If you prefer to write a check and mail it, Make payable to St. Mary’s Parish and in the notes write “Newman Center/Fragua”. Mail to: St. Mary’s Catholic Church 501 NW 25th St Corvallis, OR 97330 Any Questions? Please call us at (541) 752-6818 or Contact us. Thank you!

Please keep The Fragua Course in your prayers! 


Feasts & Seasons :: Our February Book Basket

At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings.  I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection. Here is a list of our current books for February:

February 1st, St. Brigid of Ireland (Hist.):

The Life of St. Brigid: Abbess of Kildare

February 2nd, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Trad.) and Presentation of the Lord (New) also known as Candlemas:

Anna from Tapestries: Stories of Women in the Bible

February 3rd, St. Blaise (New, Trad.):

Saint Blaise and the Animals from Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow

February 5th, St. Agatha (New, Trad.):

February 6th, St. Paul Miki & Comps. (New):

February 6th, St. Dorothy (Trad.):

February 8th, St. Josephine Bakhita (New):

February 9th, St. Apollonia (Trad.):

Apollonia from Lives and Legends of Saints

February 10th, St. Scholastica (New, Trad.)

 

February 10th, St. Jose Sanchez del Rio:

Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio and Secrets from Heaven Glory Stories CD’s

February 11th, Our Lady of Lourdes (New, Trad.):

Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes

February 13th, St. Modomnoc:

February 14th, St. Valentine (Trad.):

 
Saint Valentine
Our additional St. Valentine’s Day picture books:

February 18th, St. Bernadette Soubirous (New/some places; Trad./some places) (Trad./some places – April 16th):

February 20th, Bls. Francisco Marto & Jacinta Marto (New/some places):

February 22nd, Chair of St. Peter (at Antioch) (New/Trad.):

The Chair of Saint Peter from Our Holy Father the Pope: The Papacy from St. Peter to Present

February 24th, St. Matthias (Trad.) (New – May 14th):

February 25th, Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio:

Blessed Sebastian and the Oxen – Now back in print and also available from TAN!

February 27th, St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Trad.):

  • St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows from Saints for Young People Every Day of the Year (I haven’t included all the stories from this book in my lists.  My husband usually reads these inspiring stories to the children each night during dinner.)
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows from Saints for Young People Every Day of the Year
This book has been revised and reprinted here, but we do not own a copy of the newer edition.

Other Links for February:
Links for February :: Month Dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus

 

The Catechism in Pictures

I love incorporating our beautiful Catholic Faith in the gifts that I give, including gifts for my husband. One year I gave him a beautiful crucifix for our bedroom and another year I found the Antique Vintage French Crucifix at a local antique store for him.  The two-tone St. Benedict Crucifix that is in our “new” (hard to believe it’s been nearly four years since we began our remodel/addition!)  addition was another gift I purchased for him.  Last year on Father’s Day I was so excited to give him a copy of The Catechism in Pictures which I had ordered during the Adoremus Books annual Easter sale!  I mentioned it last December but wanted to share a few more pictures with you all.

This book is gorgeous!

Originally published in 1909 and reprinted in 2009, The Catechism in Pictures is a large hardcover book, measuring 13 x 10 1/2 inches.  It has 125 pages, 69 of which are full-color traditional and inspiring pictures.   The page ends are gold gilled and there is even a red ribbon page marker.

It includes 66 chapters covering many topics including: the Creed, the Sacraments, the Ten Commandments, the Commandments of the Church, Prayer, the Last Things, Sin, Virtue, and the Works of Mercy.

The pictures are packed with symbolism, which is explained on the opposite page along with the Church’s teaching on the matter.  We love using this book as a resource when teaching our children about the faith, preparing them for First Holy Communion, and, with a whole section on The Virtues,  I am sure I will be referencing this book in the future for Little Flowers meetings as well. At least once we begin a new group for Rose in a year or two!
  

Lord of the Rings Hand-Painted Action Figures

Back in November, when I was busy painting Jesse Tree Angels, Rascal asked if he could try painting some dolls action figures to give as a Christmas gift to his older brother.  I was more than happy to share my supplies and was totally impressed with his creations!  

Here is a little list of his supplies:

  • 1 – 3 1/2″ Doll Body 
  • 3 – 3 9/16″ Man Body
  • 4 – 2 3/8″ Dad
  • 1 – Dwarf (I can’t seem to find the link for this peg doll)
  • Brown Sculpey
  • Modeling Wax
  • Various acrylic paints and brushes
  • Mod Podge
I ordered these Little Wooden People from CraftParts.com. 

He is hoping to add to the collection this year and I’m looking forward to see what he paints next!

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Speaking of Rascal… His birthday is coming up at the beginning of February.   It always sneaks up on me and I just realized I need to hurry if I plan on ordering any gifts for him online and wondered if any of you have any ideas?

He loves The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and Ranger’s Apprentice (he just finished reading Book 12 which he received on Christmas).  We have the paperback version of The Hobbit, so I’ve been considering possibly ordering him The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition, to give him along with a copy of The Art of the Hobbit.

I’ve also been considering a LOTR/Ranger Cloak from Etsy, and whether or not I should attempt to make this myself. . . I’m just not very good (at all! – or very patient) when it comes to sewing.   I also love this shield and sword set, but it’s way too expensive.  And I sure wish just the Ent was available from LEGO, without having to buy The Tower of Orthanc (I need to check ebay).   Perhaps he’d like a box of art supplies with some new little people to paint. . . Hmmmm.

Anyways, if you happen to have a suggestion for a great gift for a soon-to-be 12 year old boy, who especially loves playing outdoors, creating with legos, and building models, I’d love to hear about it in the comment box below. Thanks!

Celebrating the Saints :: St. Agnes of Rome

January 21st is the memorial of St. Agnes of Rome and Our Lady of Altagracia

.: STORY TIME :.

Saint Agnes by M.R. Berardi

Additional Stories can be found in the following books:
St. Agnes (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn
Saint Agnes (Saints for Girls – also available from TAN/Neumann Press) by Father Gales
Beautiful Saint Agnes in The Golden Legend of Young Saints

(study guide in Catholic Mosaic and coloring page in Fenestrae Fidei)
.: COLORING PAGES :. 

 
Did you happen to notice anything missing from that picture of Snuggles?  
He lost his first tooth late last night! 

.: SNACK TIME :. 
(St. Agnes Cookies)
We saved these cookies for after dinner. 
.: PRAYER :. 

O glorious St. Agnes, you served God in humility and confidence on earth and are now in the enjoyment of His beatific Vision in heaven because you persevered till death and gained the crown of eternal life. Remember now the dangers that surround me in the vale of tears, and intercede for me in my needs and troubles. 
Amen.

St. Agnes, Ora Pro Nobis! 

My Daybook :: January 20, 2014

Outside my window…
the fog has cleared and the sun is shining!  I’m hoping to get outside this afternoon and go for a walk… perhaps down by the river!

I am thinking…
about our current curriculum as the second quarter of our school year comes to an end this week… For the most part it is going well, but there are a few things I haven’t been able to fit into our schedule and I plan to make a few little changes for the second half of our year.

I am thankful… 
that the Carson 5 Shelf Espresso Bookcases at Target are finally on sale!  The current sale price + $5 off $50 coupon code + 5% Target card discount + 2.5% Ebates Rebate = YAY!!!! I am finally going to have somewhere to put all those books that are currently stacked in my closet!

Learning all the time…

I’m so excited about this new book recently published by Magnificat/Ignatius!  I love it!!!  I have been considering saving it to put in someone’s Easter basket this year, but I don’t know if I can wait that long before sharing it with the children.  It is a perfect addition to our Papal Unit Study – which we ended way too quickly following the election of Pope Francis and the arrival of Easter last spring.  With the upcoming canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II on April 27th, I think I’m going to pick up where we left off and continue our Papal Unit Study with this great book!  (It’s also perfect for the upcoming feast of The Chair of St. Peter on February 22nd!) 

From the Archives:

And speaking of new books about the pope, has anyone seen Jorge from Argentina: The Story of Pope Francis for Children or Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy by Regina Doman?  I’d love to include one about in Snuggles’ Easter basket this year about “his Pope” but after reading the reviews these seem like they are written for older children. Maybe I should just save this copy of Our Holy Father, the Pope: The Papacy from Saint Peter to the Present to give him after all… 

Celebrating the liturgical year…
tomorrow is the feast of St. Agnes and Our Lady of Altagracia!  After lunch I will read a story about her life while the children color a picture (or illustrate their own to add to their timelines) and then enjoy a little snack.  Charlotte has a lovely coloring page for St. Agnes and Catholic Playground has a couple beautiful options.

From the kitchen… 
Over the weekend we enjoyed homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza!  Olive Oil Pizza Dough (made with the recipe in my copy of The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day) topped BBQ Sauce, BBQ Chicken (I cooked Chicken Thighs in the crock pot with BBQ sauce), bacon, red onion, and mozzarella, transferred to the baking stone in the 500 degree oven with my super peel and baked in just 5 minutes.  Yummmmmmmm!

I am working on… 
renewing ads and scheduling some giveaways for the next quarter – February through April.  I’m so grateful for the support of my new sponsors and all my wonderful visitors here at Shower of Roses!

I am creating…
a meal plan for this week.   I haven’t grocery shopped (other than having my husband pick up some milk and fresh produce) since before Christmas!  At first it was out of necessity, since I was so sick the first two weeks of January, but now I’m wondering how long I can continue to come up with meals with what has been hiding in the back of the pantry and freezer. 😉  I just used up the last of our ground beef and still have a number of packages of steak and roasts to use up before the next 1/2 of grass-fed beef (which I ordered during the summer) arrives at the end of this month.  I wonder if Sean would be willing to grill them on Wednesday or Thursday…

I’ve been loving my Mama’s Notebook for jotting down meal plans and the books we’ve been reading aloud each week.

I am going…
to be staying home as much as possible this month!  There are just way too many viruses going around in our area at the moment and I’d love to avoid a repeat of the beginning of this month. I’m actually really enjoying the quite days at home, afternoon read-alouds with the kids, and the return to our weekly routine.

I am hoping…
to add the finishing touches to my Catholic Digest submission for April. It’s due today. You can subscribe to the Quiet Moments here if you don’t already subscribe to the magazine.  As inspiring as it is reading through the bible, prayer books, and saint quotes, choosing a quote for every day of the year on an ongoing basis is getting to be quite the challenge.  I sure enjoy it though!

I am praying…
for Charlotte’s sister-in-law, Kari, and for my college friend Shalon who delivered baby #7 three weeks ago and is currently recovering from a heart attack she suffered a couple days ago, most likely from post-partum complications.  Will you please offer a prayer for these young women too?

I am reading…
The Catholic Girls Guide by Father Lasance! I have been wanting a copy ever since I started the Little Flowers group for my girls.  I was so excited when a dear woman from church stopped by last week with some Catholic art, dvd’s and more for our family which included the 1946 edition of this book! 

The Catholic Girls Guide by Father Lasance and St. Therese rosary from Gail Giron Designs

Pondering these words…
and remembering all priests in our prayers.

The Priest Our Lord doth send
To teach to us His love;
To be our kind and trusted friend, 
Our guide to heaven above.

I am listening… 
to Bud singing “ALLL-lu-YAHHHHHH!” (like he did in this video) and he ended it with a quick version of his “giggle, giggle.”  Love this little boy so much!

Around the house…
the boys and I turned on Christmas music and spent some time taking down the tree on Saturday afternoon and packing up all the ornaments until next December!  It was surprisingly light (aka: way too dry!) and it was nice to be able to take care of this “chore” so my husband wouldn’t have to do it after work. He has been working the last two Saturdays – long days with lots of overtime!

 

From Instagram: Our family ornaments from Christmas 2002 & 2004
One of my favorite things…  
The Aroma Cordless Water Kettle, one of the gifts my husband gave me for my birthday, immediately became a new favorite of mine!  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Now I won’t burn our house down (or ruin any more pots) after forgetting that I turned water on to boil. . .  and it is so FAST!

I’m also loving my recent TAZO tea purchases…  calm chamomile, wild sweet orange, rest at nighttime, and focus in the morning.  They are all so good! 

This week’s plans…

  • Math Tutors (at home) on Tuesday and Thursday
  • Orthodontist Appointment on Wednesday

A little peek at my day…
If you follow me on Instagram you might have already seen most of these pictures from last night. Snuggles fell asleep on the couch just before dinner:

 
 

Photos 1 and 2: Someone told him to come eat dinner and he made it from one end of the couch to the other!  Photos 3 and 4: That “someone” keeps trying to wake him up but finally gave up and started mimicking him instead!
After all that sleep, Snuggles and I enjoyed some special one-on-one time late last night

Building the Great Cathedrals

On December 29th, the feast of St. Thomas Becket, our dinner conversation about the saint and our Cathedral Window Cookies for dessert led to a family movie night following dinner thanks to a recent recommendation I had received from Julie and KC in the comment box!   Building the Great Cathedrals by Nova is available on DVD, or you can watch it for free at PBS, You Tube (embed below), or on Amazon Prime (which is how we watched the program).  It was excellent!

Of course, afterwards I had to pull out a 500 piece “Churches & Cathedrals” puzzle which I purchased a while back at an outlet store for just a few dollars. It only took us the rest of the evening to put it together! 

Since then the older boys have been discussing ways to build a Cathedral out of their legos (and wishing they had a few more Council of Elrond sets for the arches!) and Snuggles asked us to read his copy of A Knight’s City: With Amazing Pop-Ups and an Interactive Tour of Life in a Medieval City. I need to remember to re-watch this video the next time we are studying the Middle Ages! 

{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: 36th Birthday Edition

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~
{pretty}

I know I already posted pictures of the pretty cake my family blessed me with on my birthday this past Thursday, but I have a few more pictures to share! 
These beautiful flowers (along with gifts, chocolates and hand-printed cards!) mysteriously appeared on the table Thursday afternoon.  The children were all giggly and secretive about it and it took me forever to squeeze it out of them that their daddy had come home and quickly arranged them in the vase on his lunch break before hurrying back to the office!  I didn’t even know he had been home. . . So sweet! 
{happy}
I was also surprised by my little brother Scott who showed up at the front door with lunch!  He had bought a Pesto Chicken Wrap for us to share and also delivered a card from my parents with a gift certificate for a one hour massage!  My mom, with twelve children of her own, sure knows the perfect gift for a busy mother of many! 
{funny}
And I’m still laughing over the card that a certain oldest son of ours made for me. . . 
(shared with permission from him – he still struggles with Auditory Processing/Dyslexia)
That’s what I get for teasing my little brother – who was born the day before my 18th birthday and just turned 18 this week – to “enjoy being 18 while it lasts… 18×2=36, which rounds up to 40, which rounds up to 50, which rounds up to old!”   
“Wow” is right!  I told him he can save this card to give me again in 20 years! 😉 
And according to Chiquita, it was my “26th Birthday!”  
They have quite the range of ages on the cards. . .  At least it was correct on the cake
{real}
I may not have my own baby record book (like my husband does) but how many can say they have their very own ceramic Newspaper Delivery Boy figurine announcing their arrival!   This little guy was hand-painted by a neighbor of my parents way back in 1978.  My children got a kick out of seeing him for the first time this year along with a few of my birth and baptism photos! 

Visit Like Mother, Like Daughter for more pictures of contentment.

Made with Love :: Another Birthday Cake for Mom!

This evening, after Math and Science lessons with the tutor, the children borrowed the camera and kicked me out of the kitchen so they could decorate another birthday cake for me, just like they did last year!  It was a full day for them so I baked the chocolate cake, whipped up some chocolate cream cheese frosting, and then had fun molding some fondant with my gorgeous new St. Cecilia mold (which my husband gave me for Christmas!!!) before they took over and did the rest.  I thought they did a beautiful job! I sure love this little family of mine! 

Celebrating the Saints :: St. Felix of Nola

Prior to the publication of Saint Felix and the Spider our family hadn’t ever learned much (if anything) about Saint Felix of Nola.  Our six year old received this excellent picture book in his stack of books on Christmas!  While I was working on filling our book basket for January I was delighted to discover that the memorial of St. Felix was coming up on January 14th and decided to find a way to celebrate it with our new book, a special snack, and an activity.  
.: STORY TIME :. 
by Dessi Jackson and illustrated by Lydia Grace Kadar-Kallen
“Inspired by the life of Saint Felix, this fanciful tale tells of how the course of one man’s life is changed by one of God’s tiniest wonders.  A little love and friendship can grow big hearts even in the smallest creatures. This story is about a spider and a man and their journey to a lifelong friendship.” 
After completing Saint Felix and the Spider I continued reading from Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars, one on our current read aloud books, while the children continued to paint. 
.: ACTIVITY – WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS :. 
Inspired by the beautiful illustrations I pulled out our various sets of watercolors and watercolor paper for the children to create their own paintings while I read the book aloud. 
  by Captain (age 13) with Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils and sharpener

by Rascal (age 11) – painted with Prang’s 16 Classic Colors 
by Twinkle Toes (age 10) – painted with Prang’s 16 Classic Colors 

by Chiquita (age 8) painted with Melissa & Doug Take-Along Watercolor Paint Set

by Snuggles (age 6) painted with Crayola Washable Watercolors

by Rose (age 3) painted with Crayola Washable Watercolors
.: SNACK TIME :. 
These delicious sweet and salty Spider Web Snacks were easy to make and so much fun. 
Rose wasn’t quite sure she wanted to eat a “spider”. . . 
.: PRAYER :. 

Quaesumus, Domine, salutaribus repleti mysteriis: ut beati Felicis Martyris tui, cuius solemnia celebramus, orationibus adiuvemur. Per Dominum nostrum, Iesum Christum, Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.

 We beseech Thee, O Lord, that we, who have been fed with these Mysteries of our salvation, may be aided by the prayers of blessed Felix Thy Martyr, whose festival we celebrate. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

Saint Felix, Pray for us! 


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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.


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Hi! I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. I was home educated myself, along with my eleven younger siblings. I have a special devotion to St. Therese, through whom I have been given much help and many blessings--the beautiful "Shower of Roses" that she has sent my way! Here I will record a few of the blessings I treasure. Please remember that what you see here is just a little glimpse at our lives, so please say a prayer for us, as we continue to strive for holiness.

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