Many feast days are marked by the date of the saint’s birth into Heaven, their death on Earth. This one, however, commemorates the saint’s birth on Earth. St. John the Baptist’s earthly life was a preceding of Christ’s in every way. His entire mission as prophet was to prepare the way, to point the way … Continue reading June 24th: Nativity of St. John the Baptist–Prepare!
Holy Days at Home
Lenten Home: WIP
Coming on to post a quick photo update on how Lent is coming together visually in our home. When I posted Tuesday I had the box of supplies out, but hadn't put anything up yet. Here's what it looks like so far! Missing a few candles on the cross, but we can at least get … Continue reading Lenten Home: WIP
Lent in our Domestic Church
A little Lenten preparation from Visitation Home
December 6: St. Nicholas–Celebrate!
This post is late in coming. As with so many times in life the days haven't gone as smoothly as I'd hoped. St. Nicholas was celebrated--both at a parish playdate celebration and at home, thought not as expected or hoped for. Still, it was a joyful celebration. I was not as present as I'd hoped. … Continue reading December 6: St. Nicholas–Celebrate!
December 13th: St. Lucy–Prepare!
Today's post is a guest post written by a dear friend who has adopted a simplified version of the Swedish traditions surrounding St. Lucy's feast day, making them especially meaningful for her family with four littles. I've never attempted to celebrate this feast day at home, at least not yet, but have always wanted to. … Continue reading December 13th: St. Lucy–Prepare!
December 6th: St. Nicholas–Prepare!
"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic Gods giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." Saint Nicholas to Santa Clause This is one of my all-time favorite feast days to celebrate. I mean, how cool is it that all our present day cultural traditions … Continue reading December 6th: St. Nicholas–Prepare!
Advent: what it looks like in our Domestic Church
In the last post I shared some thoughts on Advent, the season. In this post I share what it looks like practically for our family. Here's our Advent at a glance 'plan' for this year. I've organized these thoughts into three sections: Family Prayer, Atmosphere, and Personal Aspirations Family Prayer There are four parts we … Continue reading Advent: what it looks like in our Domestic Church
Advent: Wake up!
My apologies for the lack of posting over the past couple of months. I have a good excuse. I promise! And I'll give that excuse soon. I promise again. But first it's time to prepare to prepare. In my own preparations this year I've been meditating on the readings for the first Sunday of Advent. Particularly … Continue reading Advent: Wake up!
August 22: Queenship of Mary–Celebrate!
Before we get to the celebration...I forgot, yesterday, in the plan to add a song! This one's perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9WLzzu8ntU Although every time we sing it the children ask to watch this: https://youtu.be/ctjG4MjJwEA Definitely winning over here. Hey! They know the words... Today's celebration was another afternoon snack time celebration. I did introduce the crown … Continue reading August 22: Queenship of Mary–Celebrate!
August 22: The Queenship of Mary–Prepare!
This one wasn't on my original plan for the month, but I'm swapping this out for St. Rose of Lima. We can do St. Rose next year. 🙂 Just a week ago we celebrated the Assumption of Mary, the day Mary was taken to the heavenly kingdom. Now we celebrate the Queen Mother's coronation! Imagine … Continue reading August 22: The Queenship of Mary–Prepare!
visitation home: life, love, joy 