May is such a busy month…a month of feast days, birthdays, and school days… Add doctor visits and a homeschool conference to the mix and it becomes chaotic! My dear Galahad…such a sweet, darling boy. Today is his birthday. Today mom is really, really busy… Doctor appointment this a.m., a messy house to tend with, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Scheduling conflict…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birthday on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on May 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – May 25, 2009 Outside my Window…cloudy, with a brisk wind…not too bad considering the forecast called for thunderstorms today! I am thinking…about this morning’s Solemn High Requiem Mass. This was the first TLM held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in [...]
Now we are six…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birthday on May 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Now We Are Six When I was one, I had just begun. When I was two, I was nearly new. When I was three, I was hardly me. When I was four, I was not much more. When I was five, I was just alive. But now I am six, I’m as clever as clever. [...]
Splashing our way through spring…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, children, nature, nature deficit on May 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Hot and humid. 87 degrees. Time to head to the creek! Some of our best school days are spent in a non-traditional setting. These days, so many children are deprived of the beauty of nature, a sad state indeed! Several hours a day in artificial light, shuttled from air-conditioned car, to air-conditioned building and back [...]
Kittens…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Meet the kittens… Our Lucy is a mother. This tiny little cat, part of a litter discovered under one of the outbuildings last year, has lingered on our property every since. Her parents and litter mates are long gone, and she alone, half wild, has remained, ridding the outbuildings of mice and other vermin in [...]
Two years…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since my first post! Yes…today is Catholic Family Vignette’s 2nd “blogoversary…” 847 posts, 2550 comments and more than 120,000 visitors! A great big “thank you” to all of you, dear friends, loyal readers and occasional visitors as well, for making this little hobby a community, of [...]
The Traditional Rite of Confirmation
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
On April 29th, 2009, Arthur and Gawain received the Traditional Sacrament of Confirmation according to the Gregorian Rite. For the first time in more than forty years, young men and women in our parish and diocese were recipients of the ancient rite, with all its pomp, splendor and simplicity. As has always been the tradition [...]
Still here…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just a quick post for friends and family wondering where on earth I’ve been… Sick! It’s not the swine flu, though, I must admit the oldest son and I (the hardest hit) had begun to wonder, as this illness has turned out to be far more vicious than a cold. I’ve had very little energy [...]
Mother’s Day Miracle…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blessed virgin mary, memories, mother's day on May 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Looking back nine years, remembering a very sweet day: The following event occurred on Mother’s Day 2000 and seems appropriate to post for the month of May… It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The sky was crystal clear, a celestial blue of such depth…the bowers of the flowering crab apple tree in our backyard were [...]
Bittersweet…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged goodbyes, milestones on May 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The birth of a child is a time of such joyful anticipation… Each pain heralds the coming of new life. A deep breath, that final “push” and then…she’s here! The umbilical cord is cut and we celebrate the independence of this new little one…she breathes, cries and nurses, all on her own, separate and yet [...]
Join us in prayer…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged notre dame commencement, novena on May 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
h/t Orate Fratres Please join me in the following prayer to Our Lady and Novena to Saint Joseph beginning on Friday, May 8th through Saturday, May 16th, 2009. The intention(s) is simple: That Jesus may be loved equally as much as He has been destroyed within the hearts and bodies of all children created through [...]
Suddenly…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged goodbyes, leaving, milestones on May 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Several months ago, Clementine asked for a transfer… In the fall, they told her maybe December. December…no transfer. Maybe March. March…no transfer. May for sure… May…the position won’t be available for another month. June looks ideal… As she suffered fear and doubt, I remained calm. Somehow, it just never seemed real. I continued to pray, [...]
Dodging bullets…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blessings, illness on May 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
So sorry to leave everyone hanging with the cryptic post regarding medical tests, blood clots, etc. Good news: No blood clot! Bad news: Hypertension! Still awaiting the results of several blood tests…I thought I’d dodged a few bullets when I heard the initial results, but then discovered that was only the CBC. The rest of [...]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the simple woman's daybook on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman for more Daybook entries! FOR TODAY – May 4, 2009 Outside my Window…misty and a bit gray. A chilly breeze awaits the morning wash… I am thinking…about the past week. Such anxiety and stress all culminating in great joy and rejoicing, thanks to the prayers of many dear friends. [...]
The week in pictures…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged week in pictures on May 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This has been an amazing week! Arthur and Gawain both received the sacrament of Confirmation in the Gregorian Rite, Granddad celebrated a birthday, and Charlotte made her first Confession! There’s still so much to savor, I’ll spare the words for now and leave you with a few pictures…more on the Confirmation, to follow… Thank you, [...]
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The most holy Virgin had more faith than all men and angels. She saw her Son in the crib of Bethlehem, and believed Him the Creator of the world. She saw Him fly from Herod, and yet believed Him the King of kings. She saw Him born, and believed Him eternal. She saw Him poor and in need of food, and believed Him the Lord of the universe. She saw Him lying on straw, and believed Him omnipotent. She observed that He did not speak, and she believed Him infinite wisdom. She heard Him weep, and believed Him the joy of Paradise. In fine, she saw Him in death, despised and crucified, and, although faith wavered in others, Mary remained firm in the belief that He was God.
Of The Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 30 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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Roger - husband, love of my life
Ashley (aka Jane) - age 29
Caitlin (aka Elizabeth) - age 25
Meredith (aka Clementine) - age 21
Zachary (aka Arthur) - age 17
Joseph (aka Gawain) - age 14
Michael (aka Galahad) - age 13
Maximilian (aka Gareth) - age 11
Abigail (aka Charlotte) - age 9
Rylee (aka Emily) - age 8
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance.
Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion.
I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
---St. Thomas Aquinas
Litany Of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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