Our Lady of Saturdays

Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation!

Stop Offending God! - Local News

In this morning's Honolulu Star Bulletin there is an article about an HPU student who created a website based on the vile comments made by Kathy Griffin. I cannot even post a blurb of the article here. If you want you can go there and read it for yourselves.

It is appalling that he appears to have a lot of support on the mainland. I wonder if the Catholic League is aware of it. Well, they will in a minute.

6th Anniversary of the Ordination of Father Grace

Oh! how great is the priest. The priest will only be understood in heaven. Were he understood on earth, people would die, not of fear, but of love.

St. John Vianney



On this the 6th day of October, 2001, Andrew Kevin Grace was ordained to the sacred priesthood of Our Lord Jesus Christ by the Most Rev. Bishop Christopher Toohey, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Wagga Wagga.

Happy Anniversary Fr. Grace. May God always keep you close to Him.

Signature Tag

Attention: For some reason, I am saving the graphic in .gif format so that it will have a transparent background. However, when posted through Blogger, it converts to .png or .jpg and it then has a white background. Does anyone know why this is happening?

To all my lady blogging friends and regular commenters in the sidebar:

I have been noticing that many of you choose to use the sig tags at the end of your posts.

I played around yesterday and today to see if I could create a sig tag that would work for my blog. You probably saw it if you visited today.

Anyway, I thought I would offer to make you one if you'd like. I can't promise what it will look like since I usually make things depending on my creativity mood at the moment. I do hope to make each one unique though.

I would offer these to the men friend too but I don't think you use them.

So, if you would like one, you can either leave a comment or email me. Just let me know what name you want and whether you'd prefer script (cursive) style or print style. And, then leave the rest to me.

Sorry, I can't help you with how to use them. I am still inserting mine manually.

Catholic Singers - Seraphim

The following was shared by Bernadette and Rebekah of St. Maria Messenger

Hello to all!

Have you heard the good news about the Seraphim singing group? The Seraphim are three Catholic sisters who sing together Catholic hymns, Christmas carols, and fun barbershop songs. They have a new CD out with some of the best loved Marian hymns! The sisters' letter to you is found below! Enjoy!

In Jesus and Mary,

Bernadette and Rebekah Fox

The Seraphim's letter:

Hello,We hope this e-mail finds you and your family doing well.We are excited to announce our NEW CD and are pleased to offer"Hail,Queen of Heaven" to you with an introductory price of only$14.00.........and FREE shipping.A selection of some of the most beautiful hymns ever written, honoringMary, the Mother of God, as sung by Seraphim - The angelic voices ofChrista, Lisa and Theresa Hanson1. Ave Maria (Gregorian)2.
Hail, Queen of Heaven3. Sing, Sing, Ye Angel Bands4. Immaculate Mary5. Mother Mary, At Thine Altar6. On This Day, O Beautiful Mother7. Salve Regina8. Hail, Queen of the Heavens9. O Sanctissima10. Mother Dear, O Pray for Me11. Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary12. Hail, Holy QueenIf you would like to SEE Seraphim sing two songs from the album, youcan. They're on YOUTUBE.com!!!Click on the following links to view the videos or find them on our website.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6ex2Vj3yw - Ave Maria (Gregorian)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZH-v7_5Hhk - Sing, Sing, Ye Angels BandsHope you enjoy them!For sound
samples and a complete list of our available cds, visit ourwebsite at www.seraphim.ws and please consider our cds when choosinggifts for Christmas giving.Call, e-mail or write to us now to place your order. This limitedoffer expires 10/31/07If you know others who might enjoy Seraphim's music, please pass thison to them.Thank you very much, we appreciate your support.Sincerely,Seraphim andThe Hanson Family Singerswww.hansonfamilysingers.comhansonfamilysingers@hotmail.com541 935-6315 or 1 877 426-7661

Saintly Quote - Husbands

Within the conjugal and family communion-community, the man is called upon to live his gift and role as husband and father. With his wife a man should live a very special form of personal friendship. As for the Christian, he is called upon to develop a new attitude of love, manifesting towards his wife a charity that is both gentle and strong like that which Christ has for the Church.

Pope John Paul II (November 22, 1981)

Thanks to Sue Cifelli for sharing.

Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

Painting by Raphael

Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace

Based on a prayer by St. Francis

Make me a channel of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love,
Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord,
And where there's doubt, true faith in You

Make me a channel of your peace,
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope,
Where there is darkness - only light,
And where there's sadness, ever joy

Oh Master, grant that I may never seek,
So much to be consoled as to console,
To be understood, as to understand,
To be loved, as to love with all my soul

Make me a channel of your peace,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we recieve,
And in dying that we're born to eternal life

Source: This site

Happy Feast Day to all the Friars that have been friends of our family over the years!

Recommended book which is available online:

God's Troubadour: The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett

And lest we forget our animals, Easter shared the following with our Catholic homeschooling group.

Franciscan Pet Blessing


Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.

You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sister

We ask you to bless this animal. By the power of your love,

enable it to live according to your plan. Amen.

Wives: Take Care of Your Husbands

Jackie has a very good advice on this topic.

Ah, The Little Things That Make Me Happy - LISTS!

And, a site about Lists and nothing but Lists!

I am going to reveal a secret. I have a new favorite website. It is called the List Universe.

The following are a few interesting lists from that site:

Top 15 Banned Literary Classics

Top 10 Books That Changed the World

The Top 10 Tips for Homeschoolers

Top 10 Hitchcock Movies and I think I saw them all and loved them!

Top 10 Horror Movies and with the exception of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I saw them all. Loved them!

Anyway, there's a lot more and I could spend a lot of time if I let myself. But go on and see for yourselves.

Caution: Not all lists are for family viewing. Please view with care.

Children of the Eucharist - Worldwide Children and Youth Holy Hour

A big mahalo goes out to Amy for the reminder!

Worldwide Children and Youth Holy Hour

First Friday ~ October 5th - 2007
For Peace in our Families and World!