Some Quiet Stillness

I'm sitting at my computer in a perfectly quiet house.  Hubby is at work.  Birdie and Bug are at school.  I'm completely alone!  I'm preparing to leave on my yearly Regnum Christi weekend retreat at Marytown.  I'm excited, but just like every year that I go (this is my third now), I feel a certain reservation.  I'm not sure where it comes from. 

Am I sad to leave my kids?

Am I worried about hubby burning holding down the fort?

Is it just 'you know who' trying to psyche me out of spending time with Christ?

Or am I scared of what He is going to ask of me as I sit in 36 hours of silence with only Him?

All of the above.

All Souls

Father provided our school and the parishioners of our church with a beautiful opportunity to live out our faith during a Eucharistic Procession for the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed. 

The whole school community took part in a procession around the block of our school, stopping at a couple of houses to pray litanies offered for the poor souls in purgatory, receiving a final blessing as the procession ended in front of the church. 

We were so blessed that Birdie was asked to help serve in the procession, carrying two of the five relics ( St. Therese & St. Francis Xavier ) included in the procession.

(Birdie in the blue scapular closest to the camera.)



Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Amen

The Feast of All Saints

I'm finding it so hard to keep up with three blogs!  I haven't posted any of our fun activities for so long, but had to get this one in as we begin the month of November!

Our school celebrates the Feast of All Saints with a parade and party.  Bug's class wrote reports about their saints and then presented them the day of the parade while in costume.  It was fantastic that I was able to slip away from my own class to take a peek at her as she was presenting...



St. Philomena!

All the classes processed in a parade through the junior high wing of the school and into the gymnasium for parents. 

There were some great costumes this year and it's always so much fun to see who the kids will choose (and to learn why they chose them!).

St. Philomena, Pray for Us!



And may all the Saints of Heaven Pray for Us!