Mondays With Mary

I have gained the most inspiration when I have had the opportunity to visit a Catholic home where the faith is being lived. I have been blessed on a few occasions to have this happen and I walk away better prepared to live our beautiful Catholic faith and create a Domestic Church in our home. Mondays with Mary inspires me in that same way- I feel like I have been invited into the author's home to get a peek at how she spends this very special time with her children.

I have to confess that we have not, strictly speaking, used this book yet. Reading it lended inspiration to our  feast day celebrations during November and December, but I knew when I purchased the book that it would be for the New Year. But, I really do love this book (I have enjoyed just sitting and reading through it) and anticipate getting lots of use out of it this year. I will update as we progress through the book.

A Little More Info. On This Book:

Inspired by the Litany of Loreto, this book is broken down in to Part 1- Mary Our Mother, Part 2- Mary, Ever Virgin, Part 3- Marian Symbols, and Part 4- Mary Our Queen. Under these headings there are a total of 32 "teatimes". Each of these teatimes includes an explanation of the celebration, teatime chat ideas, devotional activities (one or more), and a recipe idea. There is also an appendix for May (Mary's month), one for recommended reading, another for hymns, and one for other resources.

You can visit the author's blog here.  

Reading in Preparation for January 1st

January first is the day we honor Mary in her role as the Mother of God. This week's reading from Tomie dePaola unit study is a great, low key way to prepare for that day.
An Integrated Literature Unit for Advent and Christmas by Elizabeth Foss

Week Four:

Mary, The Mother of Jesus by Tomie dePaola

The Donkey's Dream by Helen Barbara Berger

Hark! A Christmas Sampler:
“The Donkey’s Song”
“The Legend of the Rosemary”