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MaryVitamin received special mention in this episode of Catholic Moments Podcast.I thought Sarah Reinhard did a great job interpreting a quote from St. John Eudes.Thank you Sarah for including Mary Vitamin in your Mary Moments.Catholic Moments is initiating a new podcast to help children prepare for Sunday Mass.Here's the link for the first podcast. Lisa Hendey is taking suggestions for a name

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I may not be very much ahead of the winter with this advice. This year we've had very cold weather in October. It didn't take long for the temperature in our house to drop into the 60s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I’ve found the best way to keep the thermostat set in the 60’s during the winter is to allow the body to acclimate to the colder weather, day by day, during the Autumn.Try not

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7.Orange juice with cranberry ice cubes Represents the Angel choir of Virtues Virtues are known as the Spirits of Motion and control the elements. They are sometimes referred to as "the shining ones." They govern all nature. They have control over seasons, stars, moon; even the sun is subject to their command. They are also in charge of miracles and provide courage, grace, and valor.From

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A video showing how to make Mantecados, also called Spanish Christmas coookies .Happy feast of St. Theresa of Avila!

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This is the fourth post in this series on the Guardian Angel Tea party. You can access the previous entries by clicking: First Post, Second Post , Third post6. Candy necklacesRepresent the chains of St. Peter broken by the angel.Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, "Get up quickly." The chains fell from

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To acces first post click here. You'll find the second post here.5. Guardian Angel CookiesHave confidence in your guardian Angel. Treat him as a lifelong friend — that is what he is — and he will render you a thousand services in the ordinary affairs of each day.St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way, 562In my mind, the goal of this party was to encourage devotion in my children to their Guardian Angels.

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For the first post in this series click here. 2. Small, square pretzelsRepresent the shield of St. Michael who protects us from evil.A basket with pretzels representing the shield of St. Michael was passed around to the children. We then said the St. Michael prayer. The words “defend us in battle” and “be our protection” seemed to jump out at us as we held the small pretzels and imagined them as

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Inspired by my friend Alice Gunther who has designed lovely tea parties based on the liturgical year, I pulled together some food and fine art for a visit with a friend. Together our children celebrated the combined feasts of the Guardian Angels and the Archangels.It will take me several postings to complete the Tea Party Menu with pictures and art links. I'll combine the entries into one post

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I hope these children ...think this Rosary... is unforgettable.HT: Jenn Miller and the 4Real Learning ForumsETA: Catholic Cuisine has a post on cupcake rosaries.

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Cupcakes and the chaplet of St. Therese for today's Patron saint of the Missions. The 24 Glory Be's will also make a great prayer during The Year For the Priest in which we were asked by the Holy Father to pray for the purity of priests. Charlotte has lovely coloring pages for this week at her blog:Waltzing Matilda.

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Interesting article on the oldest pine trees:Bristlecone PineThis tree has an average life span of 1,000 years.

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Steubenville has an MP3 version of the Rosary.Directions for download are at the site.I'm going to add this link to my sidebar section entitled Prayer Helps.

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I have not been blogging lately because writing has been difficult. Hopefully this post will bring some change.Sewing has been much more fruitful than writing. My daughters are pictured wearing their "school uniforms." I had enough fabric in my stash to create matching elastic-band skirts and aprons. (The shirts are from the store.) The outfits came out looking so pretty that I needed to make

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My camera is broken but Kimberlee has pictures of her Sacred Heart project.In addition to using the paper hearts for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, Kimberlee suggests keeping the hearts around the house as a prayer reminder for July, the Month of the Precious Blood.Another idea is to hang the hearts as a garland or a 3D String of Hearts.

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Cutting and pasting some ideas from Mary VitaminSt. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visionary of the Sacred Heart“One Friday, during holy Mass, I felt a great desire to honor the sufferings of my crucified Spouse. He told me lovingly that He desired me, every Friday, to adore Him Thirty-three times upon the Cross, the throne of His mercy. I was to prostrate myself humbly at His feet, and try to remain

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Last year I read The Mother of the Little FlowerZelie Martin (1831-1877)By: Celine Martin (St. Therese s Sister).In this book, Celine remembers the virtues shown by her mother.I made a running list of qualities which stuck with me after reading.Zelie Martin• had a great love for purity.• showed extra concern for modesty. She ensured that the girls’ dresses reached below the knee.• wanted to see

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I found some paper-style-Easter grass which went unused this holiday. I've begun to wrap the inner core of the mobile (the three hangers) with the special paper. It's sticking very well with a light application of Mod Podge glue. (Time consuming--floral tape might go quicker but I don't have any.)Fine beading wire gives an airy appearance to the mobile. This site recommends working from the

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Picking up with our simple idea for The Year of St. Paul, I selected the word "wisdom" from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Written in blue paper letters with a bit of sparkle, I placed the word upon our family room mantle.I spoke to the children:This week at the Mass for the Ascension, listen for the word “wisdom” in the second reading from St. Paul. Wisdom is one of the seven gifts of the

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Have you ever seen a five year old react to an invitation to bake cookies? I'm having a very similar response to Tweets for Our Lady. It's been great fun reading some new resources and dusting off some of my old ones as I look for little things to say about Our Heavenly Mother. Dictionary of Mary is a new book for me. It's an interesting book with entries ranging from Papal documents, apparitions

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My mother's day present was a nature walk with my family where I collected photos of blooming wildflowers.Using my National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (the best of all my wildflower books) after the walk, I've attempted to put names to my pictures. This first picture is of Golden Alexanders. (Leave me a comment if I've misidentified any plant. I love to learn.)A

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Join Mary Vitamin on Twitter for a short tweet on the love of Mary, the Mary Vitamin resolution, Marianizing the day, a message on the Blessed Mother’s titles or the Blessed Virgin’s connection to Scripture.You'll find this new feature listed on the right sidebar of my blog.While praying the Breviary a few weeks ago I had the thought…Mary Vitamin should Twitter.At that time, I didn’t know what

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We can sign...grumpy and silly.

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Flowers, stars, and titles decorate our family’s May altar.This month we’re delving into the titles of Our Lady which we received as part of the Epiphany celebration with the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Each year on Epiphany we receive a number of patron saints and one special title of Mary.It is remarkable how the Holy Spirit speaks to us through these seemingly random selections. The first

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Saintly Supplements are a series of posts fostering mental prayer with children (Mary Vitamin for children.) I discovered these meditations worked well with my family when I read them to the children before praying the family Rosary. We covered three supplements a week.There are two sets. One is based on Our Lady's apparition at Fatima and well suited for use during May. The second set focuses

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First, baby needs to be happy.Gather the necessary equipment.Nowadays essential means extra spectacles.Acts of the Apostles on tape.(Love the Bible in the laundry room.)Fold the floral skirt, beginning from the hem, into five equal rows.Pin profusely.Iron with a vengeance.(Favorite part for me -- I love ironing.)I made three bobbins but I didn't even come close to needing them. One would have

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