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We have just released our NEW Stations of the Cross Craft Kit featuring the Kelly Saints!
This craft kit features the 14 Stations of the Cross plus the Resurrection (for the Way of the Cross) and the Divine Mercy formatted as cards with kid-friendly Kelly Saints illustrations. The kit includes full templates in color (ready-to-use) AND in black and white (ready to color). A summary page is included with thumbnail images and descriptions for reflection.
1. I actually had these Prayer Journal Stamps made after my post here: My Latest Prayer Gimmick. It was pretty easy, once I found the Rubber Stamp company that would ship to Canada! If you are motivated by To Do Lists and Checklists…this is a quick and easy way to transform a blank notebook from the dollar store into a personalized Prayer Journal!
January 6th is the Feast Day of St Brother André.
Chronic stomach pain had made it difficult for St André to hold a job. At 25, he could not read or write. He was deeply devoted to God and to St Joseph and insisted on building a shrine. He quietly greeted visitors as a lay brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and people began to seek prayer from him. St André gave the credit for all of the resulting physical healings to the intercession of St Joseph. In 1924, construction began for St Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, QC, alongside the chapel built on St André’s insistence.
For a number of reasons including a significant blog breakdown and a one-day window to get our Christmas tree to the curb, the Feast of the Epiphany was a little quiet at our house this year!
Many families celebrate this last day of the Christmas season with a party, celebrating the Kings arrival at Jesus’ Crib. This celebration no doubt includes King Cake…and finding a coin or ring (or Baby Jesus) inside it! Some families even let the coin- or ring-finder be King (or Queen!) for the Day!
OK, so after my blog was shut down for THREE whole days, I’m so grateful to have a new host and an awesome techie friend Michael! He doesn’t know it yet, but he’s got a Catholic praying something fierce for him. While a few things were getting shifted around, deleted or updated…I only lost ONE post: the second half of Blog in a Blink 2014! So here it is, recreated on my newly hosted blog!
Don’t forget to check out Blog in a Blink 2014: Part TWO for July-December highlighted posts!
January!
We discovered making Saints out of Egg Cartons with
We also launched our special Reconciliation Peek Sheets Printable! Perfect for your First Reconciliation Prep or a Reconciliation Refresher!
Last year in my attempt to get more organized, I compiled my own Catholic Blog Planner complete with
Finally, I had one binder to include written records of key passwords, contact information, dates and all those pesky details I expect to remember at the time only to forget them well before I need the info again.
I almost forgot to put out My Little Felt Friends Nativity! I love these durable little felt dolls and I specifically asked for the classic St Joseph (with the lilies) and Mother Mary holding the Infant Jesus so that I can bring them out for various Feast Days throughout the year…and especially these next 12 Days of Christmas!
So, I didn’t write a Christmas letter but made a 2014 Collage instead! Just in case you haven’t seen it in the mail yet, I thought I’d share it here! 2014 was a big year in our family…with many big decade anniversaries and a crazy jump in travel in the fall! We also had a couple big firsts with Bridget’s First Communion, Emily’s First Year in University and Adam’s First Day of School in Junior Kindergarten!
This is the time of year, I inevitably start to panic a little. Our previous plans to avoid an extravagant Christmas are called into question as we marvel at the buying frenzy…and worry that we have enough for everyone…
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