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Easter Dresses
I’ve had some emails asking about the girls’ Easter dresses since posting our family Easter photo. Instead of responding to each individually, I thought I would just share the links here on the blog.
For our soon-to-be 13 year old (her birthday is this week!) I ended up ordering a couple dresses made by Trish Scully over at Zulily. The size 14 Bella Estrella Dress & Belt Set in Silver Grey Sky was just $32.99 over at Zulily! I also ordered her the Callie Dress & Belt Set in Mustard (which no longer seems to be available at Zulily) and she loves both of the dresses so much!
Our eight year old was also wearing one of her new Trish Scully dresses.
To go along with their dresses the girls were also wearing their new Easter polishes (Paschal pictured above, Caritas, Palm and Guardian Angel) from Lisieux.
I know how hard it can be to find beautiful and modest clothing for teens. If you have any new favorites I would love to here about them in the comments!
Easter Peacock
Christians have used peacocks as a symbol of immortality. This came from an ancient legend that the flesh of the peacock never corrupts, and so the peacock is also associated with the resurrection of Christ. The peacock is often depicted in Christian art such as in Fra Angelico’s Adoration of the Magi and other Nativity scenes as well as in the catacombs. You can even spot one in the Last Supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio which is used as the header over at Catholic Cuisine
New Additions to Our Book Baskets + Giveaway
As we continue celebrating the Easter season, I have some really great giveaways to host, both here on the blog and over on Instagram, starting with this one sponsored by St. Augustine Academy Press.
I get excited about each and every book that St. Augustine Academy Press republishes and am very happy to be able to share the latest three releases with you all. I don’t have them in my hands yet, but they will be coming soon and the the publisher has generously offered to send a set of the three new books to one of you too!
Updated with a couple of my own photos now that our copies arrived. The books are even lovelier in person than I had expected!
The Rhymed Life of St. Patrick
“…in lively recitative ballad verse, Katharine Tynan tells the entire story of St. Patrick, without missing a single incident of any significance or importance. The book consists of thirty-two large folio pages, where ‘a rivulet’ of large, opulent type ‘meanders through a meadow of margin,’ set off by artistic illustrations. If Blessed Patrick and sweet St. Bride only respond to the prayer of the Envoy, and ‘Bless this book and scatter it wide,’ old and young may easily acquire and retain a comprehensive, if not complete, knowledge of all that is to be known of Ireland’s patron saint.”
I’ve never seen this book before and can’t wait to read it with our children!
A Child’s Rule of Life
“It is not every one that can keep his childhood. Father Benson has, and speaks to children bout the great, big eternal things in a child’s way. The little ones will be delighted to learn these verses by heart, and thus almost unconsciously gain a deep knowledge of Christian doctrine, and a love and habit of Catholic practice.
The Rule takes the little child from the moment it awakes…through his morning prayers; going to church; hearing Mass; saying grace; reciting lessons; practicing obedience; confessing his sins; receiving Holy Communion; evening prayers, and bed. Round them all Father Benson has put the fragrance of verse that will make them sweet and delightful to the child mind.”
We have an out of print copy of the Neumann Press edition and I’m so happy to see this back in print again!
“A book intended to give to children a general idea of the course of Old Testament history from the Fall to the Redemption, especially of those incidents and personages that point to Christ. The rhymes are designedly simple and colloquial, as the book is meant for smaller children only, and the narrative may be thought very sketchy; but it is hoped that the book will form a kind of “thread,” easily discernible, on which the child may learn to connect his more explicit and detailed lessons.”
(taken from an advertisement for the book by its original publisher in 1913, Longmans, Green & Co.)
Happy Easter
After spending most of Holy Saturday preparing for an unexpected road trip and trying to quickly finish up our tax returns, we somehow managed to fill all the Easter baskets, get an hour and a half of sleep, and finally get a family picture of all ten of us while at my parents home for brunch after the early morning Easter Sunday Mass! We are currently on the road, but when we get home again I’ll try and share a few more pictures from Easter. I’m so glad that Easter is a season!
Good Friday
My mother-in-law is back in the hospital for the second time this month and has received last rites with apostolic blessing. Would you please offer a prayer for her? We are currently trying to figure out our options for getting down there to see her as soon as possible.
Update: She is recovering and home again. Deo Gratias!
Holy Thursday Lenten Dinner
I sliced up a jar of Hearts of Palm from Trader Joes, dipped them in a gelatin “egg” substitute, and then in some Cassava flour, before baking at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Yum!
I love love love my oils from Bozzano Olive Ranch. I get a shipment every few months.
“And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Mk. 14:9
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| Sacred Art Series – The Holy Gospels of St. Luke and St. John |
“And when he came, he went up to him at once, and said, ‘Master!’ And he kissed him.” Mk. 14:45
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The Easter Book & Religion In Life Curriculum Teacher’s Manuals {Giveaway}
I love my out-of-print copy of The Easter Book by Father Weiser and am so happy to see that it has just been reprinted by St. Augustine Academy Press!
Another BRAND NEW release from St. Augustine Academy Press is the Religion in Life Curriculum to go along with The Highway to Heaven series which I’ve blogged about in the past here. At this point we only own a copy of Practical Problems in Religion, but I am looking forward to adding the rest of these books to our home library.
(also available at Amazon here)
(also available at Amazon here)
(also available at Amazon here)
(also available at Amazon here)
(also available at Amazon here)
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| Here is a peek at what we are studying this week: The Crucifixion in Highway to God Book 7/8 and my 7th Grader and I are reviewing the answers to the “Problem Questions” found in Practical Problems in Religion. |
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