The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is a beloved feast day for it is the day we rejoice in Mary’s YES! Celebrate with beautiful music and art.
Category: Living the Liturgical Year
One Thousand Gifts and Easter Joy
Having a thankful heart. I recently picked up Ann Voskamp’s best selling book, One Thousand Gifts. I was familiar with it in that I had often read quotes from it in the Magnificat daily meditations. They were always profound, on target, so naturally I was curious. There is another connection I have to that book’s…
Catholic Kids, Easter and Holy Week
Did you wear pink or rose colored clothing to Mass for Laetare Sunday? I did! Okay, I have to confess, it was totally by accident, haha! When the kids were little, I was much more on top of the liturgical colors and the upcoming liturgical seasons. Why? Well, because I made it part of my…
St. Patrick’s Day – It’s not about Leprechauns, it’s about Prayer!
St. Patrick was amazing, he was all about prayer! I became overwhelmed at the sheer number of prayers attributed to this holy man, not only ones he wrote, but also many that were inspired by him.
Lenten Reading Program
It always happens that I feel so dry right about now; I feel overwhelmed. Then, by the grace of God, in comes the season of Lent. God is so good to us. He gave us an entire season to ready our hearts for the most glorious of all times: Easter, Jesus’ Resurrection.
Catholic kids and the REAL St. Valentine
Necessity is truly the mother of invention! Here is my story! In an attempt to spice things up a bit in our family homeschooling I was planning on doing all things St. Valentine! So off to the library I went. Only to find that practically EVERYTHING I found was about the cute (sometimes creepy looking)…
Santa Lucia Day ~ Celebrating the Feast of St. Lucy (December 13)
The Feast of St. Lucy We are praying for all of you as we await the Light of the World. The feast of St. Lucy or better known in my Italian family as Santa Lucia is the day our family traditionally sets up our outdoor Christmas lights display. It is one of the events we look…
Why Talk of Such Sadness? The Feast of All Souls
This past year we attended quite a few funerals, more than I can ever remember. I suppose in part it is due to my “getting on in years” as I am now in my late 50’s, in part though, it was because some very dear ones died way too soon. I am especially missing some very dear…
Praying for Departed Souls and Gaining Indulgences: Here’s how
Do you have a cemetery attached to your local parish or one close by? Did you know you can gain indulgences during the first days of November? Here’s how…pass it on… Indulgenced Acts for the Poor Souls: A partial indulgence can be obtained by devoutly visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed, even if…
The Feast Days of Advent – Make Way for Baby Jesus!
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