Kateri Tekakwitha
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, July 14, 2008
With an oldest daughter named for Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a question I hear from readers quite often is, “How do you pronounce it?”
Well, if you do a little research, you’ll find that the officially correct pronunciation is “Gah-deh-lee Deh-gah-quee-tah.”
But we don’t say that. We pronounce our daughter’s name “KAY-tuh-ree.” But she also answers to other common pronunciations such as “kuh-TEER-ee,”... READ MORE
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
If you are as “organized” as I am, you might have missed beginning a novena to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 9 days ago. You can still honor her feast day, though, by watching this video about the feast , learning more about devotion to the scapular, and praying a novena prayer to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel:
O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessed Mother of the Son... READ MORE
Feast of St. James
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, July 25, 2008
Almighty Father, by the martyrdom of St. James you blessed the work of the early Church. May his profession of faith give us courage and his prayers bring us strength. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
More activities, prayers, and information.
Feast of the Transfiguration
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Wednesday, August 06, 2008
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
Matthew 17:2-3
Information, activities, recipes, and ideas.
Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Thursday, August 14, 2008
I’m late getting to this, but I don’t want to miss reminding people that today is the feast day of one of my favorite saints, Maximilian Kolbe.
Many thanks to Waltzing Matilda for sharing a feast-appropriate craft as well as a liturgical excuse for dipping marshmallows in chocolate. My kind of mom, that Matilda is!
Feast of the Assumption
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, August 15, 2008
Father in heaven, all creation rightly gives you praise, for all life and all holiness come from you. In the plan of your wisdom she who bore the Christ in her womb was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven. May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness and join in her hymn of endless love and praise. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Background of the traditional blessing of herbs.
A super yummy rosemary bread recipe to try.
And lots more information and celebration here.
Calling All Saints
Posted by Susie Lloyd in Features on Friday, August 15, 2008
By Susie Lloyd
Halloween as we commonly celebrate it is the offspring of two unlikely parents born centuries apart — the ancient druids and the modern market. The druids marked the day of the dead with bonfires, ghoulish tricks, and scary costumes. Centuries later, retailers cashed in. Yet, somewhere in between the vast ages, Halloween got baptized and thus received its Christian name, All Hallows’... READ MORE
Autumn
Posted by Daria Sockey in Season on Friday, August 15, 2008
Autumn, the year’s last,
loveliest smile.
— William Cullen Bryant
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day
• For a fun activity on your last days off from school, make a custom word search puzzle that includes all the memorable events of the summer. The following website makes this a cinch: FunBrain.com (click on “Classic Funbrain” and under the “word” section click on “Word Turtle”).... READ MORE
The Queenship of Mary
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, August 22, 2008
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
More prayers, information, and celebration at Catholic Culture, Domestic-Church, Women for Faith and Family, and the Crossroads Initiative.
St. Rose of Lima
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Saturday, August 23, 2008
Today is the feast of St. Rose of Lima, who was the first saint canonized from the Western Hemisphere. Her life story is worth reading. A long version is here, and a shorter version appropriate for children (without graphic descriptions of St. Rose’s asceticism) is here.
An interesting bit of trivia: St. Rose’s feast was traditionally celebrated on August 30th, but is now celebrated on the 23rd, at least in the United States.
I found this quotation from St. Rose’s writings: “Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.” How incredibly true, and what a truth to remember in our daily lives!
St. Rose of Lima, pray for us.
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