A little Lenten preparation from Visitation Home
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Epiphanies
Happy New Year! How is Christmas over so soon? Where did Advent go? I intended to update the blog during Advent with little snapshots of what went on, but… The whole family came down with a cold the Friday of the second week of Advent and mine lingered through Christmas and into the beginning of … Continue reading Epiphanies
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!
Transfiguration–Celebrate!…or not
Saturday happened in a big way in our house. The transfiguration falling on a Saturday this year meant it didn't turn out as I thought it would. I imagined we'd get to celebrate as a family with dad being home to join us. I imagined we'd have a lazy afternoon to read, color, craft, pray and … Continue reading Transfiguration–Celebrate!…or not
July 3rd: St. Thomas the Apostle
This is the first in a [hopefully] series of Holy Days at Home celebration templates to print off and implement at home. Scroll to the bottom to get your copy! If you're not sure you're up for the task, go back to my first post in this series, Holy Days at Home: Joyful, Simple, Faithful, … Continue reading July 3rd: St. Thomas the Apostle
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