Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday A few years ago I came across this tradition that I had never heard of before and found it rather fascinating. Visiting 7 churches on Holy Thursday. It is called the Seven Churches Visitation. This tradition has its beginning from the 1500s with St. Philip Neri. He would leadContinue reading “Lenten Traditions: 7 Churches”
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Parish Visit
National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, Maryland We attended the 3pm Good Friday service at the Basilica of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on March 29, 2024. We sat in the middle and it was full of families. So many families and children were there visiting the Shrine for the day seeing them all hereContinue reading “Parish Visit”
Lesson 21: Sacramental Learning
The Mass and Holy Eucharist *****Read Lessons 26-28 in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism Book #2 **** This sacrament infuses into the soul great interior peace, a strong inclination to virtue, and great willingness to practice it, thus rendering it easy to walk in the path of perfection. St. Alphonsus Liguori In this week’s sacramentalContinue reading “Lesson 21: Sacramental Learning”
All Souls Day
Happy Feast of All Souls Day! It is known as Day of the Dead in Mexico. It is the commemoration of all the faithful departed, that is, the souls of all Christians who died but have not yet received salvation, who are currently in Purgatory. Souls that are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, orContinue reading “All Souls Day”
Catechism Bulletin Board
This bulletin board came about through need. One: the need for the children to have something visual to see and Two: as parents we needed to have focus to keep us consistent in teaching. As we journey through the year for Family Faith Formation we determined that to provide supplemental lessons to our children atContinue reading “Catechism Bulletin Board”
Lesson 1: I Believe
Apostles Creed This year in the 2023-24 Family Faith Formation we will study the Apostles Creed. We will take words or lines of the prayer and dive deeper into learning the significance of this prayer. In the first pages of your notebook you will glue the 3 printouts of prayers. You will then glue toContinue reading “Lesson 1: I Believe”
The Small Pencil Catechist 