I am so thankful to those bloggers out there who share particularly "doable" ideas.
At the last minute today, I visited "Family at the Foot of the Cross" and found this brownie idea. I did not have a brownie mix (found a super simple recipe on the Internet) or the pearl dust (we used powder sugar) that are called for, and my Fleur-de-lis did not come out perfectly, but we were happy with it just the same. This flower represents purity, but this post at Family at the Foot of the Cross gives a beautiful explanation of the symbolism as it relates to this special day.
I also had a beautiful representation of Mary from a Christmas card to put on (mod podge) our white candle for our feast day table setting:
To end our day, this from Marian Devotions in the Domestic Church:
Many North American families continue a custom brought from the "Old Country" of blessing the family on January 1. The father makes the Sign of the Cross on the foreheads of his wife, children, and other relatives living in the home, saying: May God bless you and keep you safe in the coming year.
We did not have time to do this project that was on our "list", but will work on it this week:
Decorate Mary candle to be used on all Marian Feast Days for the year. (I want to find a taller one than we have for today's feast day table)
Wishing you a Happy, Holy New Year!
4 comments:
happy new year, and happy feast of Mary! I lovelove the Mary candle you made.
That was a perfect card for that candle. I, too, would love a tall one that lasts the entire year. Happy New Year!
Hi Lori~ Love how your brownies turned out! Just beautiful...And the powdered sugar looks like it worked great. I am so happy to share ideas and help spread the faith. I am also BIG on the easy and "do-able" things! Thank you for the link-back and God Bless your Epiphany and final week of Christmas!
i'm here via familyatthefootofthecross.
lovely creations.
ALL FOR!
pax Christi - lena
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