Newscast of the Future?
In her column Jennifer says, “I encourage you to watch it and forward it to everyone you know in an effort to sound the alarm before it’s too late … or the news we watch next January will look something like this:”
Saintly Costumes
Saintly Costumes – Easy Saint Costume Ideas
Dressing up as dearly beloved Saints for our All Hallows’ Eve Party and All Saints’ Day (and anytime really!) is a much loved tradition in our family. It is a wonderful way to teach our children even more about the saints, since they learn so much through playing and imitating. Even St. Therese dressed, in a costume she made (complete with ball and chain), as St. Joan of Arc for a play she wrote to perform while at Carmel.
Along with keeping up with our homeschooling schedule this year, the thought of coming up with costumes was overwhelming me, and so I did order a few costumes from Our Coats of Many Colors (update: no longer in business).
I placed the order back in September, when they had a sale, but even still, if it had not been for hubby’s overtime this summer, they would have definitely been out of our budget. Other than that, I am extremely happy with them!! I am sure that I would have spent more (or almost as much) if I had tried to make them myself. The kids and I will still get to be a little bit creative through adding the finishing touches. We ordered: St. Therese, St. Clare (which actually comes with a brown cape), and St. John Berchman. (My oldest and youngest will be dressing as St. Patrick and St. Anthony, wearing hand-me-downs from my brothers!)
As far as ideas for keeping costumes cheap and easy, I loved reading Charlotte’s list! It finally motivated me into finishing up this post (I had been meaning to since I posted Saintly Games)…
Last year I received a forward from a couple friends containing the following list of ideas for Saint costumes! It was created by Diane Bokulich. Thank you Diane! I have updated the list with a few of my own ideas, as well as a some photos, and thought I would post it here to share.
- St. Dominic Savio (Died age 15, patron saint of boys, altar boys, & choirboys.) Pictured as altar boy or in suit with bow tie.
- St. John Berchmans (Patron of Altar Boys) Pictured in Black Cassock.
ANGELS:
For children, an adult T-shirt works as a great tunic, or use a dress. Add a sash or belt at waist and sandals, as well as a halo. Wings are easy to find at the store, or you can make them using cardboard wrapped in tin foil.
- St. Gabriel the Archangel with either a horn at the belt, or a bunch of lilies.
- St. Raphael the Archangel a fish (fake or made from cardboard) and a staff would work well.
- St. Michael the Archangel see KNIGHT/AMOUR or just put sword in belt.
- Cherubim or Seraphim instrument hanging from belt
(When I was about 10, my dad, being the totally innovative man that he is, made me the coolest angel wings/halo ever! He took some old Christmas lights and attached them to the edges of the cardboard wings and metal halo that hovered over my head. He somehow rewired them to a battery pack (he is an electrician). I don’t know how he did it, but my sister Jen and I LOVED those angel wings! 🙂
Link: These wings look similar (but probably bigger) to our St. Michael wings.
Use and adult T-shirt, with a rope, sash, or belt around the waist, sandals, and there is your costume! Or use brown, gray, or black material, cut a hole in the top when folded in half. Use face paint for beard.
- St. Peter: have keys or net hanging at his waist
- St. Francis: cut out a bird and safety pin it on his shoulder, put on some patches. One year a friend of mine pinned all sorts of stuffed animals to the base of her sons habit. It was SO cute!
- St. Brendan: 400-500’s, Irish missionary monk in brown habit that went to America before the Vikings or Columbus!
- St. Constantine, St. Benedict and St. Anthony the Abbot: all were monks, place rosary in belt
- St. Theophylact: Asian Monk, 8th century, established hospices, imprisoned the last 35 yrs. of life.
- St. Joseph: foster father of Jesus, carpenter by trade, hang a hammer from the belt.
- St. John the Baptist: fake fur or leather & sandals. Perhaps tie a strip of cloth around the forehead.
BEGGAR:
- St. Benedict Labre “Beggar of Rome”, homeless (1700’s) very shabby clothing
BISHOPS:
Large white T-shirt with sash, rope, or belt. Wear a cape. Or, go to St. Nicholas Center, they have a complete costume pattern! This pattern could be modified for any bishop!- St. Nicholas: Santa Claus was actually a bishop from Myra: colors white, gold, red
- St. Patrick: colors: green, white (shamrocks, Celtic cross)
- St. Valentine: pictured in red and white
CANDLE CROWN :
- Saint Lucy of Syracuse: also known as Saint Lucia, (283-304) was a rich young Christian martyr. A white robe or dress, a crimson sash, and a crown (usually a wreath of greenery) with candles. The candles symbolize the fire that refused to take her life. (glue battery powered candles to a wreath)
You can also make a fairly easy candle crown out of cardstock! I posted pictures and links here last December. You can also scroll through all my past St. Lucy posts here. A Lucia Crown can be found here.
- St. Vincent de Paul: ragged clothes with chain (captured by pirates, sold as slave)
CRISTERO BOY/MARTYR:
- Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio: a Christero boy who was sentenced to death by his godfather at the young age of 14. Last year, one of my sons was determined to be Blessed Jose Luis. The costume was super easy. We just rolled up a pair of jeans, and the sleeves on a long sleeved white dress shirt (with a tee shirt under) and then made a flag out of felt. We added the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe (off an old tee-shirt–I have also seen fabric at the store that could be used). He wore a simple wood cross around his neck, and also brought along his stick horse and cowboy hat.
DOCTOR:
- St. Gianna Beretta Molla: She was a Doctor, and died in 1962 to save her daughter.
FARMER:
- St. Isidore: loose peasant blouse, pants, don’t forget a sombrero for the sun!
GARDENER:
- St. Rose of Lima: Dominican-white habit, crown of flowers (& SEAMSTRESS)
- St. Phocas the Gardener: He used surplus crops to feed the poor. Even cared for the soldiers sent to execute him for being a Christian to the point of feeding and sheltering them, and digging his own grave in the yr. 303.
KNIGHT / ARMOR / SOLDIERS:
Buy plastic armor or make from cardboard & tin foil or gold/silver Posterboard, Tin cans. Or, if you want to be really creative, check out this Chain Maille!!
- St. Joan of Arc
- St. George and the Dragon
- St. Gengulphus
- St. Michael the Archangel
MAID:
- St. Zita: Italy, servant at age 12— apron, simple dress, hair kerchief
MARY:
- Blessed Virgin Mary: A white tunic (you could use a dress or adult t-shirt), sash, and a blue shawl or veil made from a piece of material.
- Queen of all Saints: Same ideas as above, using any combination of white and blue. Add a gold crown for a finishing touch.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: She appeared looking like an Aztec princess. Wear a ivory flowery Dress, a black sash (sign of pregnancy) & a blue veil with stars on it. (Chiquita was Our Lady of Guadalupe once in a costume my mother-in-law made. It was my most favorite costume ever!) (Link: Another homemade Our Lady of Guadalupe veil.)
MEXICAN INDIAN:
- St. Juan Diego: Our Lady of Guadalupe’s image is still on his tilma in Mexico. Use rough material such as canvas (or use poncho) tie around neck, attach a picture of Our Lady on it.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER OR SKIER:
- Bl. Pier Frassati: Italy, 1901-1925. Nicknamed “Terror” due to his practical jokes. Smoked a pipe!, “Man of the Beatitudes” “He testifies that holiness is possible for everyone…”-JPII Outstanding athlete and mountain climber, promoted Eucharistic adoration, spent his fortune on the needy and visited the sick, contracting the disease that killed him.
- St. Gianna Beretta Molla: Italian. She died in 1962 to save her daughter. She also liked to mountain climb and ski!
NATIVE AMERICAN:
- Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha (Lily of the Mohawks), daughter of Mohawk chief and Christian Algonquin mother. Dress as a Native American. Cut fringe on adult brown T-shirt. Add a wooden cross around neck. When she died, all her Smallpox scars vanished! I have also seen (and purchased) costumes at second hand stores, and added a band with feathers around the head for a cute costume!
NUNS / SISTERS:
For habit, cut a hole at the top of some material folded over or use an adult T-shirt. For the Guimpe, use a white turtleneck (Fit the face into the neck of the turtleneck, and then pin the shirt behind the head). Use a piece of fabric for the veil (I once used a black mini skirt found at the second hand store). Then add a cord for the belt.- St. Teresa of Avila: Brown habit. Carmelite, Doctor of the Church!
- St Brigid of Ireland: often pictured in Celtic colors, began life as slave & heard St. Patrick preach
- St. Scholastica: (black habit) Twin sister of St. Benedict often seen with a crosier, if child is little, use a walking cane
- St. Therese of Lisieux: France (the little flower) Carmelite at age 15. (Brown habit, white cape, black veil)
- St. Colette: Poor Clare, France (habit of patches) restored rules of St. Clare, named after St. Nicholas.
- Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta: missionary to the poor & sick. White gown/veil with blue stripes along edge.
- St. Rita: Black habit, add thorn to forehead (we did this using a sticker!)
- St. Clare of Assisi: friend of St. Francis, (brown tunic and cape, black veil) patron saint of television. (My daughter will be using a monstrance from her brothers play Mass Kit this year, but in the past we have made one out of Foil!)
NURSE:
- St. Bertilla Boscardin: Sister that cared for wounded Italian soldiers in WWI.
PEASANT:
- St. Bernadette: Lourdes, France, saw Our Lady: dark skirt, apron
- over the top, blouse & veil over the hair. Blessed Francisco: trousers, white shirt, cap, and perhaps a jacket.
- Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Lucia could wear the same as Bernadette.
PRIEST / BROTHER:
- Bl. Damien of Molakai: missionary to the lepers in Hawaii (1800’s-black robe, black shawl, round glasses, beard, black brimmed hat or straw hat)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola: Spanish, founded the Jesuits (often seen in black)
- St. John Bosco: He wore a black cassock. Perhaps use a large black T-shirt, with a white turtleneck underneath. He founded the Salesians to work with and educate boys.
- St. John Mary Vianney: (or Cure of Ars) Pictured in white, 2 black strips below his neck & red stole
- St Philip Neri: Founded Oratorians: wear black T-shirt or sweater with white collared shirt underneath. (Make sure the collar sticks out) Wore 3 pointed black hat, make from black foam sheets or Poster board.
- St. Martin de Porres: Dark skinned Dominican brother, son of Spanish Knight & Negro freed-woman from Panama. He helped the sick & poor, patron saint of interracial justice. White robe with black on top, like a T.
A priest collar can also be made by wearing a black turtleneck and placing a white sticky label at the neck!
PRISONER:
- St. Maximillian Kolbe: blue striped prison uniform & glasses, priest died at Auschwitz so a man with a family could live.
- St. Edith Stein: also died at Auschwitz.
ROMAN SOLDIER:
Red tunic, armor, roman hat with brush…this one is very easy to find and purchase.- St. Longinus: pierced the side of Jesus on the cross, converted, and was martyred by Pontius Pilate.
- St. Sebastian: was officer of the Imperial Roman army, and captain of the guard. Assisted Christian prisoners, martyred for his faith.
- Acacius of Byzantium: A centurion in the imperial Roman army, martyred (with bunch of thorns; in armor with standard and shield)
- Adrian: A Pagan officer and body guard at the imperial court of Nicomedia. He was so impressed by the strength and faith shown by persecuted Christians that he declared himself a Christian, though he had not even been baptized. He was immediately arrested and tortured.
- Martin: joined the Roman imperial army at age 15. Encountering a beggar he cut his heavy
- officer’s cloak in half, and gave it to him. Later he had a vision of Christ wearing the cloak.
- Theodore: Roman general and covert Christian during a time of persecution Eustachius: Pagan Roman general, converted to Christianity following a hunting trip during which he saw a glowing cross between the antlers of a stag
ROYALTY:
For any royal saint, make a crown (cardboard with tin foil, gold/silver Poster-board). Burger King also has great crowns. Princess & king costumes are very easy to find and modify for saints! A couple of my girls favorite princess dresses can be found here and here – you can see them wearing the dresses here.- St. Queen Elizabeth of Hungary: carry a basket of bread
- St. Margaret: Queen of Scotland, Scottish tartan clothing.
- St. Bathildis: Queen of France
- St. Adelaide: Queen of Germany and Italy
- St. Helena: First Christian queen of Ukraine, lived 879-969 (relics found to be incorrupt)
- St. Isabella: Princess of Spanish King, then Queen of Portugal (peacemaker-1200’s)
- St. Ursula: Legendary princess, the daughter of a Christian British king
- Emperor Charles of Austria: (1900’s) Austrian military garb, crown, medals on chest
- Good King Wenceslas: Bohemia. He could also wear armor along with his crown.
- King Casmir: Poland (15th century, add a lily)
- King Louis IX: France (13th century-crowned at age 12) Shown wearing: a crown of thorns
- King Edmund: Model ruler in Germany, martyred
- King Edward: England, the last of the Saxon kings
- King Solomon and King David: (Old Testament garb)
SAILOR / SHIP CAPTAIN:
- St. Godric: England. Referred to as a “pirate”, until converted during a voyage, being touched by the life of Saint Cuthbert. Lived a rough life of penance, known for his close familiarity with wild animals, his supernatural visions, and his gift of prophecy. Wrote the earliest surviving example of lyric poetry.1100’s
- Bl. Joachim Firaiama-Diz: Member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. Japanese sailor. Captain of the ship that brought Blessed Peter Zuñiga and Louis Flores from Manila to Japan. The ship was captured by Dutch pirates. Martyred with his crew, 1600’s.
- Bl. Joannicus of Saint John: Sailor. Nephew of the captain of the ship. Martyred with Ignatius of Azevedo and the other Jesuits on board by by French Calvinist pirates. 1570.
ST. SEBASTIAN:
This was a popular costume at our All Hallows’ Eve party the past couple years! A couple boys creatively had arrows sticking out of their tunics (made from old t-shirts) in memory of how this saint was martyred! One boy even showed up tied to a large branch tree!
SHEPHERD / SHEPHERDESS:
- David: as a young boy, sash around the head, sandals, slingshot & bag for pebbles at waist
- St. Patrick: as shepherd slave when boy
- St. Germaine: skirt, shawl, head kerchief (right hand deformed, from France)
- St. Genevieve: saved the city of Paris from Attila the Hun)
STIGMATISTS:
There are many! Either use costume paint for the wounds of Christ, or wrap bandages around hands.- Fr. Francis of Assisi: grey robe
- Padre Pio: brown robe
- St. John of the Cross: black robe
- St. Frances of Rome: black habit with a white veil, accompanied by her guardian angel, and sometimes carrying a basket of food
- Faustina Kowalska: black habit, white collar, give out Divine Mercy image
- St. Colette: brown habit of patches, black veil
ST.VERONICA:
She wiped the face of Jesus. Wear a dress or adult T-shirt tied at the waist,
TOGA:
- St. Helen: Married co-regent of the Western Roman Empire led group to Holy Land & found the True Cross. (326)
VIKING:
- Edith of Polesworth: Viking queen, became Benedictine nun, 900’s
- St. Olaf II: King of Norway. Viking pirate that converted in 1010, labored to spread the Gospel.
- St. Magnus: For this costume, we made the flag of the Orkney Islands out of felt to go with his costume and I picked up an inexpensive ax, since St. Magnus was killed with an ax. My son also brought along a play stick horse and his sword.
MARRIED COUPLES:
- Blessed Louis and Marie-Azélie Martin: The newly beatified French parents of St. Therese. Marie would have her hair in a bun. Both pictured in suit/dress of the time.
- Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi of Rome: (1880-1965) First married couple beatified together. Maria would have her hair in a bun. They were both Italian and are poth pictured in suit/dress of the time.
- Saints Joachim and Anne: Our Lady’s parents (bible garb)
To finish off any of the costumes, you can use gold pipe cleaners, or bendable wrapping ribbon wire (made from stars or gold) to bend into halos to put on any saint!
The options are endless for coming up with saints costumes, plus there are SO many saints to choose from. You can find so much information about the saints online… Here is a great place to start.
It may be getting late, but you can also find pre-made costumes at the following places:
- Our Coats of Many Colors
- Christian Costumes
- Catholic Family Catalog
- Hearthsong (Medieval cloaks)
- Oriental Trading (Inexpensive gowns and veils. Thanks Jamie!)
- Lots of great costumes can be found over at Amazon!
I would love to hear which Saints your children will be dressing up as this year, as well as how you plan on making the costumes! I am always looking for new ideas! 🙂
America Decides: Culture of Life or Culture of Death?
A friend of mine just completed this awesome 4-minute You Tube video, and launched a new website: America’s Choice Now.
We have a moment in time here that we may look back on for the rest of our lives — a moment to make a difference in our nation’s direction on the issue of abortion. Barack Obama represents the Culture of Death, but his moderate sounding rhetoric covers his genuine views. This video gives people better access to the truth.
Catholic Cuisine From Thy Bounty Fair Reminder ~ Hallowed Days: All Saints and All Souls
I just wanted to post a quick reminder for the next upcoming From Thy Bounty Fair that will be posted this coming Monday, October 27th, over at Catholic Cuisine.
I will be hosting this particular Fair, and the theme is as follows:
Hallowed Days: All Saints and All Souls:
Florence Berger writes in Cooking for Christ: “The doctrine of the mystical body unites all Christians to their Master, and one with the other in God’s kingdom here on earth. As the branches have their source in the vine, so with Christ we have been bound together for growth and fruition.” The Feasts of All Saints Day (preceded by All Hallows Eve) and All Souls tie together and help us remember the Church Militant, the Church Suffering, and the Church Triumphant. These days offer many unique traditions and celebrations. Share how you feast any of these days? What do you do to fill your tables with the traditions of these hallowed days?
Submissions are encouraged and welcome from everyone, both bloggers and non-bloggers. Please submit your blog links, pictures, recipes or ideas to me by Sunday night. Past posts are welcome as well. I’d love to hear all your ideas, so don’t be shy!!!
You can email me at catholiccuisine[at]gmail[dot]com or leave your link in the comments below, or over at Catholic Cuisine.
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ Oct 20th
Outside my Window… I see leaves falling, and it is very chilly. There is a big new pile of firewood that hubby gathered and split over the weekend.
From the school room… we are plugging away at our school work. The goal for this week is to get caught up with Math. So much focus has been going into all of our Language Arts this year that Math has been falling between the cracks. I do like Right Start, but getting into a routine, as well as getting use to it, has been challenging. (Katie… I will email you soon!)
I am thankful… for EWTN’s live video! It was so nice to watch the Beatification Mass of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin yesterday. The basilica in Lisieux, dedicated to their daughter St. Therese, is sure beautiful, isn’t it?!
From the kitchen… another hot Oregon Chai Latte made with soy milk. It is what I’ve replaced my morning coffee with and it is so yummy!
On the menu for tonight is Crock Bot Beef Sandwiches, Steamed Carrots, Roasted Red Potatoes, and Apple Crisp. It almost makes me feel like eating! 😉
I am creating… some felt food (for my daughters) for Christmas! I figured I had better get started now, if I ever hope to finish it on time.
I am going… to try really hard to answer all the emails that are sitting in my inbox awaiting replies. I am so very sorry, but my computer time has been very limited lately! Sleep has suddenly become more important… All I want to do is sleep! (I do so appreciate getting them though, even if it is taking me forever to respond!) 🙂
I am wearing… loose clothing. Anything tight around my tummy makes me throw up. :S
I am reading… through lots of Catholic cookbooks as I gather ideas for our All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls day menus.
I am hoping… for LOTS and LOTS of participation in Catholic Cuisines next From Thy Bounty Fair: Hallowed Days Won’t you please join us?!?!
I am hearing… Snuggles babbling to himself as he looks through a book. He is doing better today, though it was a very hard weekend for him. I have never been able to nurse AND be pregnant at the same time without contracting. (Although I HAVE been either nursing or pregnant for the past 9 years, straight!!) So, it was time to wean him. It was hard for both of us, but it’s done. sniff… sniff…
Around the house… I actually got a *TON* done this weekend. It is pretty motivating when your hubby comments that your home is starting to look like a dump. (In my defense, I have been sick, and trying to keep up with the schooling…) So, I’ve stayed off the computer and the phone and attacked the kids rooms and hall closets on Saturday. They look SO MUCH BETTER!!!! We finally hung pictures on the walls that have been sitting on the dressers F.O.R.E.V.E.R.!!! We sorted through many many toys and did ANOTHER major decluttering. Seriously, WHERE does all this STUFF come from?!?
One of my favorite things… clean cozy bedrooms and flannel sheets!
(While we were at Costco on Friday, I picked up some darling soft pink flannel sheets for the girls. I must say, they really brighten up their room and make the hand-me-down comforters from my sisters look so much better! Plus, they were only $12.99 per set!!! Not bad!!)
- Continue to pray the rosary as a family each night.
- Captain’s Auditory Processing Tutor was here this morning, and is coming again tomorrow.
- I hope to make it to Mass and Benediction on Friday, but it will depend on how I am feeling. Hubby will be working and so I will be on my own.
- Our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing:
10 children’s hot cocoas, please!
To see more Daybook entry’s, click here.
Louis and Zelie Martin will be beatified…
..tomorrow, October 19, 2008!!
The beatification ceremony will be broadcast live on EWTN at 4:00 a.m Eastern Standard Time, and rebroadcast at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. You can also download the Press Kit here.
Lord deign to manifest Your will in their regard and grant me the favours I implore while praying that the father and mother of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus be presented as models of family life today. Amen.
Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ October Meeting
Last night we had our second Little Flowers meeting for the year. The girls had SO MUCH fun! You know, this summer as I was trying to decided whether or not to start it, I thought I would be happy with three to four girls, I never expected to end up with a total of ELEVEN (although so far at each meeting we have been missing a few)!
Everything, well almost everything, has fallen into place so nicely.
This month, I ran the meeting slightly different… As the girls arrived, I had them all start right in on their coloring. I figured this would leave us a little more time for the actual craft later on, and give the girls something to do while we waited for everyone.
Since, unfortunately, their books have still not arrived, we were able to use Waltzing Matilda’s lovely coloring page of St. Monica! (Thank you so much Charlotte! Your coloring pages have been such a HUGE blessing!)
Once all the girls arrived, we started the meeting with a few prayers, a review of last months virtue and saint, and then the introduction to the virtue (Hope), and a biography of the saint for this month (St. Monica).
We also went over the assignments from last month, and for each one that the girls finished, a bead went into a jar. Once the jar is full the girls will be awarded a surprise party of some sort.
Next was the lesson. One of the moms taught the lesson for the month on the virtue of hope. I had run across an idea for explaining hope to children on the Little Flowers Yahoo Group:
I wrote the definition of Hope from the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the top of the marker board (mostly for myself, also for the moms). We talked about hope as “wishes” like “hoping for rain.” Then, I drew a big cloud on the right side of the board. I asked each girl to name a special place/outing she would like to go to. Wrote each one with the girl’s name next to it inside the cloud. Then, I drew a line from the left side of the board to the cloud with a little stick person at the left. I asked each girl to tell something she might need to do before going that might be hard to do. Wrote these slanted under the line progressing from left toward the cloud. Then, with each one of those tasks, I asked the girl “So, Sarah, is it easier or harder to pick up all the toys in the house knowing that you are going to go to Disneyland?” Put a little stick person on top of each one’s idea as we talked. I did that for each girl with her task. (They all said it was easier except my daughter who had said “no fighting with brothers!”) Then, I erased their special places and wrote Heaven in the cloud and we talked about how when we have to do something hard we can think about how it is just something we have to do on our way to Heaven.
We then moved on to the craft. This month I actually combined a suggestion from the Wreath 1 Craft Companion for a “Heart with Climbing Ivy” with our notebook page.
I printed out an image of St. Monica, and typed up the quotes for the girls to use or copy. They each got a sheet of cardstock, some yellow construction paper, some cardstock letter punchouts, a red heart, some leaves, and a piece of green chenille. (Here is the link to my notebook page printout.)
Jamie bought juice and brownies for the girls (she was trying to find some Leaf shaped cookies at the store — but there were none to be found) and Marci brought some heart shaped ice cream.
After snack time, us moms were still visiting, and the girls were starting to get quite wild, so I pulled out the Wreath One Memory Cards and got them all calmed down with a game of Saint Concentration! I love that game! 😉
Before ending with a few more prayers, we did manage to get a group shot of the girls that were able to make it this month. I look forward to seeing you all again in a few weeks!
as you did with your son St. Augustine.
Saint Therese, the Little Flower, pray for us!
For St. Therese ♥
by Twinkle Toes (age 5)The girls and I are off to “Little Flowers” for the evening! They have been so excited all day long, and have been finishing up a few of their assignments, including memorizing the bible verse of the month, as well as the Act of Faith. (Which are both proving to be very challenging for Chiquita, but she is trying!) They even did a little bit of coloring in their Member’s Guide. Unfortunatley, the rest of the girls books have still not arrived, but from what I’ve been told, they are on the way. Watch them arrive tomorrow! 🙂 Oh well, it is still going to be a fun night! I’m sure I’ll be posting pictures soon! Have a great evening everyone!
“St. Therese, you who are called the Little Flower, pray that I may always live as a good child of God. May I always do the little things of life extra well for the love of God. St. Therese, you love flowers and you wanted to give to Jesus the flowers of many, many souls. Now that you are in heaven, let fall upon earth a shower of roses by your prayers. Bring many more souls to Jesus. Pray to the Mother of God for us that she will smile on her children here on earth. Amen.”
Blue Knights vs. Little Flowers
Last night, as I was preparing the craft for tonights Little Flowers meeting, Rascal walked in and started looking at what I was doing, and asking questions. He then went on to say:
Rascal: Mom, I think Blue Knights is SO MUCH more fun than the girl’s Little Flowers.
Me: Why do you say that?
Rascal: Well, because in Blue Knights we get to make really cool things like helmets, shields, and swords, and the girls only get to make a paper.
Right then Twinkle Toes walked into the room and looked at what I was working on and said, “Oooohhh!! Mom!! Can I make one of those, it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!”
At least she liked it! 🙂
Do you ever have one of those days…
… when your plans just don’t work out, and it takes until dinner time to get what you had planned for breakfast on the table?
Today was one of those days! I am happy to say though, after two trips to the store, I was finally able to make St. Teresa’s Bread, and it was SO worth it! Plus, since we had it for dinner, Hubby was even able to enjoy it with us as well! Everyone loved it, and I will definitely be making it again. Yum!!!
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