Lovely Lady in Blue

The first time I read the following poem was when a nice gentleman in Church gave me a card with the poem on it. I posted it on Catholic Homeschooling site a few years ago.

It was recently after he passed away, that I learned his name. Thank you Eric!

Lovely Lady, Dressed in Blue
Teach me how to pray.
God was just your little boy
Tell me what to say.
Did you lift Him up sometimes,
Gently on your knee.
And did you sing to Him
The way mother does to me.
Did you try telling Him stories of the world?
And, oh, did He cry?

Do you think He minds if I tell Him things,
Just little things that happen?
And do the angels wings make a noise?

Can He hear me if I speak low?
Does He hear me now?
Lovely lady dressed in blue,
Teach me how to pray.
God was just a little boy
You know the way
You know what to say.

Amen.

Video - Our Lady of Fatima

Picture used with permission from Aida Yared

MARY APPEARED TO LUCIA MORE THAN A 7TH TIME

CLICK HERE to read what Fr. Robert Fox has written on subsequent appearance by the Blessed Mother to Sister Lucia.

The Rosary in Latin

H/T to Therese's Roses

The following are the mysteries in Latin:

Mysteria Gaudiosa (Joyful Mysteries said on Mon. and Sat.)
Annuntiatiónem Beátæ Maríæ Vírginis
Visitatiónem Beátæ Maríæ Vírginis
Nativitátem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi
Oblatiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi
Inventiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi in templo

Mysteria Luminosa (Luminous Mysteries said on Thurs.)
Qui apud Iordanem baptizatus est.
Qui ipsum revelavit apud Canense matrimonium.
Qui Regnum Dei annuntiavit.
Qui transfiguratus est.
Qui Eucharistiam instituit

Mysteria dolorosa (Sorrowful Mysteries said on Tues. and Fri.)
Flagellatiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi
Coronatiónem spinis Dómini nostri Jesu Christi
Bajulatiónem Crucis
Crucifixiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi

Mysteria gloriosa (Glorious Mysteries said on Wed. and Sun.)
Resurrectiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi a mórtuis
Ascensiónem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi in cáelum
Missiónem Spíritus Sancti in discípulos
Assumptiónem Beátæ Maríæ Vírginis in cáelum
Coronatiónem Beátæ Maríæ Vírginis in cáelum

CLICK HERE for the rest of the prayers.

Saintly Advice - Sufferings

Mahalo Sue.

"Take advantage of your sufferings and more so of the small ones than of the great. God considers not so much what we suffer as how we suffer. To suffer much, yet badly, is to suffer like reprobates. To suffer much, even bravely, but for a wicked cause, is to suffer as a martyr of the devil. To suffer much or little for the sake of God is to suffer like saints".

"If it be right to say that we can choose our crosses, this is particularly true of the little and obscure ones as compared with the huge, conspicuous ones,for proud human nature would likely ask and seek for the huge, conspicuous crosses even to the point of preferring them and embracing them. But to choose small, unnoticeable crosses and to carry them cheerfully requires the power of a special grace and unshakable fidelity to God. Do then as the storekeeper does with his merchandise: make a profit on every article; suffer not the loss of the tiniest fragment of the true Cross.

It may be only the sting of a fly or the point of a pin that annoys you, it may be the little restlessness of soul, a slight physical weakness, a light pain in your limbs. Make a profit on every article as the grocer does, and you will soon become wealthy in God, as the grocer does in money, by adding penny to penny in his till. When you meet with the least contradiction, simply say: 'Blessed be God! My God I thank you.'

Then treasure up in the till of God's memory the cross which has just
given you profit. Think no more of it, except to say: 'Many thanks!'
or, 'Be merciful!'

-St. Louis De Montfort

The Rosary

Picture used with permission by Aida Yared

Thanks Sue for sharing the following:

The Rosary is the simplest yet most profound of prayers. In the words
of Saint Louis de Montfort

"It is a priceless treasure which is inspired by God." The Rosary is made up of two things: mental prayer and vocal prayer. In the Rosary mental prayer is none other than meditation of the chief mysteries of the life, death and glory of Jesus Christ and of his blessed Mother. Vocal prayer consists in praying the decades of the Hail Mary, each decade headed by an Our Father, while at the same time meditating on and contemplating the principal virtues which Jesus and Mary practised in the mysteries of the Rosary.

For more information on the Rosary and for a Scriptural Rosary complete with pictures, please be sure to visit the The Holy Rosary Page of my Catholic Homeschooling website.

Senator Disinvited From Daughter's High School Commencement Over Stem Cell Debate

ST. LOUIS — Sen. Claire McCaskill was disinvited from speaking at her daughter's Catholic high school commencement because her positions on abortion and embryonic stem cell research are at odds with those of the church.

Students at St. Joseph's Academy in the St. Louis suburb of Frontenac wanted to have McCaskill speak at their graduation this month, McCaskill spokeswoman Adrianne Marsh said Tuesday.

But the offer was rescinded last week. The senator was told by the school that the decision came from St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, Marsh said.

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Prayer Request for a Homeschooling Mom

Please pray and continue to keep in your prayers, homeschooling mom Heather who is undergoing brain surgery today. Also, please pray for Heather's family.

For more details, please visit Margaret Mary's Blog

Free Catholic E-Books

H/T to Un-Muted Mumblings, a new blog I found today.

CLICK HERE for a great collection of Catholic works. You'd be surprised at what you can find there. I know I was. I will be permanently posting their link on my sidebar.

A Taste of Hawaii

I thought this was beautiful. Hope you enjoy.