Links for July :: Month Dedicated to the Most Precious Blood
Below you will find the links for July feast day celebrations, the month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood.
July 1st ~ Bl. Junipero Serra (New):
- Summer with the Saints :: Blessed Junipero Serra (2010)
- Commemorating the Canonization of Junípero Serra
Favorite Picture Books: Song of the Swallows and The Mission Bell
July 3rd ~ Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle (New):
July 4th ~ Independence Day!
- Fun Food for the Fourth! (2009)
- Making Cupcakes… (2009)
- Celebrating the 4th of July (2010)
- Watermelon Cupcakes :: A Fun Summertime Treat! (2011)
- Red, White and Boom! (2011)
- 6 Patriotic Treats for the 4th of July (2012)
- Celebrating the 4th of July {pictures from the party} (2012)
- Star Spangled Berry Cake (2013)
- Celebrating the 4th of July (2013)
- Bargain Priced Books :: The 4th of July Story (2014)
- Molly McIntire :: An American Girl Birthday Party (2016)
- 4th of July Handprint Flag (2016)
- Patriotic Berry Pie (2021)
- Scroll through all past July 4th posts
Favorite Picture Book: The Fourth of July Story
July 6th ~ St. Maria Goretti
- Saintly Summer Fun :: St. Maria Goretti (2011)
- St. Maria Goretti is symbolized by white lilies, so the Handprint Lily Craft from our Little Flowers Meeting for Truthfulness would be perfect, as would Lily Chocolates or Sandwiches!
Favorite Picture Books: St. Maria Goretti Coloring Book
July 11th ~ Feast of St. Benedict (New):
July 12th ~ Feast of Blessed Louis and Blessed Zelie Martin (New):
- Parents of St. Therese
- St. Therese and Her Family Paper Dolls
- Celebrating the Saints :: Sts. Louis & Zélie Martin
- On the Feast of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin
- Commemorating the Canonization of the Parents of Saint Thérèse, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin
July 14th ~ Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha (New):
- In Honor of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (2009 – Summer with the Saints)
- Highlights from K Week (2009 – Alphabet Path)
- On the Feast of Blessed Kateri (2010 – Prayer and Illustration)
- Edible Indian Corn (2011)
Favorite Picture Books: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maiden, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Coloring Book, and Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Paper Dolls.
On My Wish List: Blessed Kateri and the Cross in the Forest (Saints for Children) (or maybe I will wait for the Paperback Version that will be realeased later this year) I’d love to hear your thoughts on this book, if any of you own it already!
July 16th ~ Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (New, Trad.):
- The Brown Scapular – Garment of Grace
- Heavenly Fun! (Summer with the Saints)
- Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel (2008)
- Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2009)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ July 16th (Prayers)
- On the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2010)
- A Simple Caramel Applesauce Crown Cake (2012)
- Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2016)
- The Virgin Mary Around the World Birthday Cake (2016)
- On the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2019)
- View All Posts for Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Favorite Picture Books: The Brown Scapular, Garment of Grace and Garment of Grace Children’s Edition.
July 19th ~ St. Vincent de Paul (Trad.):
- Highlights from “U/V” Week (2010 – Alphabet Path)
July 22nd ~ St. Mary Magdalen (New, Trad.):
- Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Eutrapelia (2010 – Little Flowers)
July 23rd ~ St. Bridget of Sweden (New):
- Little Flowers Girls’ Club – Truthfulness (2009 – Little Flowers)
July 25th ~ Feast of St. James the Greater (New, Trad.):
- I tried! (Celebrating the feast of St. James – 2008)
- On the Feast of St. James… (Candle – 2011)
- A Few Pictures from the Feast of St. James and St. Christopher (2012)
- On the Feast of St. James (Missal Cover & Shell Cakes 2013)
- Feast of St. James the Greater (2016 –
- On the Feast of St. James (2017)
July 25th ~ Feast of St. Christopher (Trad.):
Favorite Picture Books: Legend of Saint Christopher and Christopher: The Holy Giant
July 26th ~ Feast of St. Joachim (New) and St. Anne (New, Trad.):
- Highlights from “A” Week (2009 – Alphabet Path)
- On the Feast of St. Anne (2010 – Watermelon Pie)
- Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Responsibility (2011 – Little Flowers)
- Watermelon Cupcakes :: A Fun Summertime Treat! (2011)
- Celebrating St. Anne’s Day (2012)
- Saints Joachim & Anne Faith Folder (2014)
- Saint Anne’s Colors (2016)
- Flowering Rod of Jesse Cake (2017)
July 29th ~ St. Martha, sister of Sts. Lazarus & Mary Magdalen (New, Trad.):
- Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Eutrapelia (2010 – Little Flowers)
- Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene (2016)
Favorite Books: More Once Upon a time Saints
July 31st ~ Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola (New, Trad.):
- St. Ignatius of Loyola (2008 – Summer with the Saints)
- Highlights from “I” Week (2009 – Alphabet Path)
Favorite Books: Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus (Vision Books), The Golden Thread, St. Ignatius of Loyola: In God’s Service and Saint Ignatius of Loyola: For the Greater Glory of God (Encounter the Saints)
OTHER POSTS & RESOURCES:
Summer with the Saints: Christmas in July!
Catholic Cuisine : Recipes for July ~ Month of the Most Precious Blood
Saintly Summer Fun :: Saints Peter and Paul
.: St. Paul’s Journey to Rome :.
I had a few games planned for this week… The first was a little maze I created, calling it “St. Paul’s Journey to Rome.” You can download my document at Dropbox if you’d like. We had a race to see who would finish first, so I handed out all the papers face down.
.: St. Paul’s Blind Man’s Bluff :.
Next we headed outside for a game of Blind Man’s Bluff. I thought that since St. Paul was stuck blind by a bright light from Heaven for a few days, this game would tie in perfectly. The kids had a blast, and it was so fun to watch them play!
The last game we played was inspired by the Year 3 Blue Knights Leader’s Guide, and is called Fishing For Men. Using a net (I had one that I picked up at the Dollar Store for a Good Shepherd Garden Party) one of the children tries to capture others for Christ and bring them into Peter’s Barque. As each child is caught he becomes a fisherman also!
For an afternoon snack I served Saints Peter and Paul Cupcakes. I thought they ended up turning out cute, and very symbolic, especially since I really didn’t have much of a plan when I started making them! 🙂 I posted the details over at Catholic Cuisine.
Like last time, I pulled out our various books about this week’s saint(s) for my children to read, in order to earn extra tickets for Summer Bingo:
- Adventures of Saint Paul
- Saint Paul the Apostle
- Comicolor Saints Saint Paul
- Saint Peter the Apostle
- The First Christians: The Acts of the Apostles for Children
- The Man Who Never Died: The Life and Adventures of St. Peter, the First Pope
- Saint Paul: The Thirteenth Apostle (Encounter the Saints)
- Saint Paul the Apostle: The Story of the Apostle to the Gentiles
Wordless Wednesday :: 13 Weeks!
Inspired by Charlie Daniels. . .
This little conversation took place between Captain and I, on the 2nd day of Golf Camp last week (I had forgotten to bring sunblock the first day):
Mom: Come here boys, I need to put some sunblock on you this morning.
Captain: Okay, but could you please not put any on the back of my neck?
Mom: Why don’t you want any on your neck?
Captain: So that I can be a Redneck!
Mom: WHAT!?! Why do you want to be a Redneck?!?
Captain: Well… Doesn’t this world need a few more Rednecks?
I think we have been listening to our County Music Station on Pandora a little too frequently. . .
In the Woods Today. . .
The past few weeks I have been receiving afternoon emails from my husband with more pictures of what he has been seeing while working.
My Daybook :: June 27, 2011
Outside my window… another beautiful sunny day! After two super busy weeks (Camping, Golf Camp) it was so nice to wake up with no where to go today! Hopefully we can enjoy the lovely weather (highs in the 80’s) before the rain clouds arrive tonight.
We have also been watching this momma deer and her little baby, who have been visiting each day/evening.
I am thinking… about ordering a Prenatal Body Pillow. Have any of you ever tried one during pregnancy and, if so, did it help? During my last pregnancy I considered getting this one, but after looking last night I noticed this one, and one made by Boppy
I am hoping… (and praying) for one of my sweet Little Flowers, as she prepares for heart surgery tomorrow. Dear little St. Matthew Karol Snow please intercede for us!
I am praying… for the soul of my cousin Josh, who passed away in a car accident early yesterday morning, and for my Uncle Johnny, Aunt Jan, and his brothers who will miss him dearly. May he rest in peace.
I am thankful… that despite the difficulty (or maybe I was just plain crazy) back in 2007, when my husband was on a fire assignment, I made a 1500+ mile drive with all 5 kids at the time (ages 6, 5, 3, 2, and 5 weeks at the time) on my own, to attend a family reunion. It was the last time that all most of my mom’s family has gotten together, except for the funerals of my grandparents and uncle. It was also the first time that I had seen/met my cousin Josh since he was a baby.
From the kitchen… we have a Tri-Tip marinating in the fridge to cook tonight, using the rotisserie over the grill. I think I will also grill some veggies, make a pasta salad, and cut up a watermelon. Yum!
Learning all the time… the oldest three had SO. MUCH. FUN. attending Golf Camp last week. I really wish it was offered again during the summer, and not just this one week. My kids are already planning on attending next year. On the last day, during the awards and recognition ceremony, both of the boys won prizes! Captain won a prize for being the “Best Listener” of the week, and Rascal won a prize for “Best Overall improvement for Flying and Running.” (He explained this to me, and from what I understood it has with how you get the ball to the hole when you are chipping, through the air or along the ground.)
Living the Liturgical Year at Home… Wednesday is the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. We are hoping to have some friends over to celebrate this feast day with us… I just need to come up with a plan!
I am creating… this week’s Summer Bingo cards (we skipped last week, since we were so busy with Golf Camp) since I didn’t have a chance to finish them over the weekend.
I am wearing… a white cami, black maternity sundress, and Designer Satin
I am reading… through the Wreath IV Leader’s Guide for Little Flowers, trying to decide if I can modify the more advanced assignments for the younger girls in my group. I also need to start coming up with craft ideas for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Pondering these words… on Intentional Prayer.
Noticing that… my keys have been missing for a little over a month now. I wonder if that has something to do with the fact that I happened to win the recent St. Anthony Giveaway for two SAG key fobs from Catholic Embroidery?! I’m sure I would have found my keys by now, had I had one of these attached to my keys. I suppose it is time to go have new keys made, and in the meantime I will attach the spare to the key fob so that I don’t lose it as well! 😉
Towards personal care… I love BioFreeze! My lower back muscles have been so sore, as everything starts to shift around, and it really helps.
I am listening… to Redwall
Around the house… way too many books that we never/no longer use. I’m thinking about trying to spend some time selling some of all our old school books, but not sure the best way to do so. I have used Cathswap in the past… Maybe I should give it another shot. It would be nice to make room for next year’s books, and also have a little extra money to purchase them with.
One of my favorite things… my double jogging stroller! I don’t know how I would have managed the parade on Saturday morning (hubby and the two oldest boys were camping with friends) without it.
A few plans for the rest of the week:
- Clean, clean, clean… Our home has fallen apart the last couple weeks!
- I have an Ultrasound early Wednesday morning to check in on our new little one.
- Sort through all the pictures from Catholic Family Camp, Little Flowers, and our small town parade… Maybe I will get around to posting a few of them!
A picture thought I am sharing:
My Little Cupcake :: Wrapping up the Baby Shower!
First of all I want to THANK YOU ALL for participating in this Virtual Baby Shower for Charlotte and her little Cupcake! I had so much fun hosting it here at Shower of Roses, and have been so inspired by everyone’s kindness and generosity. In addition to all the prayers and advice, not only did I have enough money to order the crib by the end of the 2nd day of the Shower, all together we have an extra $210.00 to send to help cover any other nursery and baby supplies Charlotte still needs as they prepare to welcome their little blessing!
Yesterday afternoon I made the little card pictured above… It’s hard to see in the picture, but the embossing reads “Bundle of Joy.” On the inside it says “Congratulations on your new little cupcake!” I signed it with the names/blogs of all the women that contributed towards the crib, and thought I would post a picture so you could all see how it looks. Thank you all again!
I am so glad that I decided to have Sunshine and Shortcake choose the winner of the Cupcake Decorating Contest! I don’t know how I would have ever been able to choose, they were all SO CUTE!
We thought all of the cupcakes were really cute! Miss Margaret’s redecorated cupcakes were very creative. Miss Barbara’s looked very fancy and exquisite. We loved Miss Amy’s and Miss Kelly’s bird themed cupcakes since our little sister’s room has lots of birds in it. We thought Miss Lorie’s cupcakes were clever the way she turned a vanilla wafer into a baby and baby stroller. We called it a “Candy Pram”! The watermelon cupcakes look really delicious. Maybe mom will let us make some soon! Miss Jessica’s really looked like real baby rattles! But we choose Miss Jamie Jo’s duckie cupcakes as our favorite. We thought they were sooooo cute and even looked all fuzzy just like little duckies (and babies) should! Thank you all for helping us celebrate our new little sister!
is on it’s way! 
To choose the winners of the 5 Door Prizes I used an online Random Number Generator to choose 5 different commenters. The winners are as follows:
1. The gorgeous Mary, Flower of Flowers Tenner donated by Anne at Under Her Starry Mantle and All Beautiful Catholic Beads will be going to comment #45, Jo Murphy!
2. The Miraculous Medal Bangle and Bobbles, handmade and donated by Barbara at Praying for Grace and Prayerful Beads will be going to comment #5, Sarah from Amongst Lovely Things!
3. This lovely Our Lady of Mount Carmel Doll donated by St. Luke’s Brush will be header to comment #13, Lorie P. a blog follower in Arizona!
4. This collection of adorable Hair Bows, donated by Cecilia at Hair Bows 4 Life, will be headed to comment #14, Roxaline at Queen of Angels. They are going to look adorable on her little girls!
5. And last of all, this cute little Fleur Di Lis Finders Key Purse Key Hook will be going to comment #30, Erin at Growing with my Girls!
If you could all send me your mailing addresses I will get them to the generous Catholic Businesses that donated these great prizes. Please keep them in mind for your future online shopping!
Name that Baby :: Announcing the Winners!
It ended up being much harder to guess the Catholic Cuisine Contributors in the Name that Baby Game than I thought it would be, but thank you all for playing along despite the difficulty! No one was able to guess everyone correctly, though a couple of you got pretty close…
Also, not one person guessed Mary Ellen correctly. She was the cute baby siting in the highchair. Anyhow, here are all the answers:
1. Anne from Under Her Starry Mantle
2. Amy from Knit Together
3. Robina from Motherly Loving
4. Kelly from The Careless Catholic
5. Margaret from Minnesota Mom
6. Jessica from Shower of Roses
7. Our guest of honor, Charlotte from Waltzing Matilda
8. Tiffany from Family at the Foot of the Cross
9. Mary Ellen from Tales from the Bonny Blue House
10. Lena from JOYfilled Family
11. Mary from Our Domestic Church
12. Jamie from Lord, Make Me a Saint
13. Emily from God’s Canvas (Did you notice her beautiful smocked dress?)
14. Barbara from Praying for Grace
15. Ruth from Just Another Day in Paradise
16. Jennifer from Family in Feast in Feria
Kelly at The Careless Catholic was the first person to have the most correct answers, so she is the winner of the lovely apron from Catholic Embroidery! If anyone else would like to order one, it is also available for purchase at Catholic Cuisine, along with a number of other beautiful designs.
My little sister JoAnn also had 12 correct guesses, earning her the second place prize – a set of measuring cups! Since she is a college student, getting ready to head to Rome for the first semester of her sophomore year at the University of Dallas, I think she might prefer the $10 I would have spent on the measuring cups instead.
I’m headed out the door to take the kids to Golf Camp and then back home for our Little Flowers Meeting this afternoon, so I won’t have time until this evening to announce the rest of the winners from our Virtual Baby Shower Games… I hope you have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stop by and wish Charlotte a very Happy Birthday!
My Little Cupcake :: Last Day to Participate!
Today is the last day to “attend” the Virtual Baby Shower for Charlotte and Cupcake! You have until midnight to donate towards the group gift, leave a comment to be entered in the drawings for all the awesome door prizes, try to Name that Baby for a chance to win a beautiful apron, submit a link for the Cupcake Decorating Contest for a chance to win a cupcake cookbook, and try and guess Cupcake’s birth info at the Online Baby Pool for a chance to win a beautiful hand crocheted St. Therese Doll.
Thank you so very much to everyone that has contributed and/or participated already! I started out emailing you each individually to thank you, and just haven’t been able to keep up since we have been gone/offline so much this past week. May God reward you all for your kindness and generosity!
Happy 4th Birthday!
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