Liturgical Year
The Solemnity of St. Joseph
Below are some prayers and ideas for celebrating the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19: Go to Mass to honor this great and humble saint. EWTN provides the following devotion, www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/stjoe2.htm Mary Reed Newland’s The Year and Our Children shares this prayer: “O glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me…
Read MorePre-Lent
I am enjoying learning about Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima. On the old calendar, these Sundays served “as a time of transition for the soul, which must pass from Christmas joys…to the stern penance of the sacred forty days of Lent.” (Around the Year with the Trapp Family, p. 101) Maria Trapp offers the following advice…
Read MoreSeptuagesima
Explanation of Septuagesima from our parish’s Sunday bulletin: Today marks the beginning of the season of Septuagesima. From the Latin meaning seventy the Church has traditionally used this time as a liturgical preparation for Lent, effecting a transition from the joyful sentiments of Christmas to the somber penitential season of Lent. The next three Sundays…
Read MoreSolemnity of the Assumption of Mary
For our Blessed Mother’s feast day we will be making the bookmarks suggested in A Year with God, making the project suggested in Art 1 for Young Catholics, and making a special dessert. I pray that everyone has a happy Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary!
Read MoreFeast of St. Dominic
Yesterday evening, we celebrated the Solemnity of St. Dominic in the best way possible. We went to Blessed Sacrament in Seattle because they observed the solemnity and their 100 year anniversary with a beautiful Dominican Rite Mass. The Mass allowed us to not only celebrate St. Dominic’s solemnity, it also provided us with an opportunity…
Read MoreSt. George’s Feast Day
Yesterday, thanks to Jessica’s new group food blog, Catholic Cuisine, Catherine made cupcakes in honor of St. George. Finnian thoroughly enjoyed them. After dinner, we read the story of St. George and the Dragon from William Bennett’s The Children’s Book of Virtues. Thank you, Jessica and company.
Read MoreRemembering Holy Saturday
On Holy Saturday morning, the children and I enjoyed our tradition of coloring Easter eggs. Patrick surprised us all by embracing our tradition with great zeal. He colored seven eggs all in various shades of green (I would not have expected my little Irish lad to choose any other color). Next year, in addition to…
Read MoreRemembering Good Friday
On Good Friday, we participated in a procession and prayer vigil for unborn babies and their mothers. “Sea Padre” organized and led the procession to Planned Parenthood in West Seattle. After the prayer vigil, we returned to Holy Family where we started the first day of the Divine Mercy Novena. Photos were taken by Catherine.
Read MoreMass on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
On Friday, September 14, we went to Mass at Holy Family in Seattle. We were happy to participate in the Tridentine Rite Mass. Most of our children, some of whom had never been to this form of the Mass, were in awe. The baby was noisy and so he and my little boy, who likes…
Read MoreMass on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
On Friday, September 14, we went to Mass at Holy Family in Seattle. We were happy to participate in the Tridentine Rite Mass. Most of our children, some of whom had never been to this form of the Mass, were in awe. The baby was noisy and so he and my little boy, who likes…
Read MoreThe Queenship of Mary
Let all, therefore, try to approach with greater trust the throne of grace and mercy of our Queen and Mother, and beg for strength in adversity, light in darkness, consolation in sorrow; above all let them strive to free themselves from the slavery of sin and offer an unceasing homage, filled with filial loyalty, to…
Read MoreThe Queenship of Mary
Let all, therefore, try to approach with greater trust the throne of grace and mercy of our Queen and Mother, and beg for strength in adversity, light in darkness, consolation in sorrow; above all let them strive to free themselves from the slavery of sin and offer an unceasing homage, filled with filial loyalty, to…
Read More