beary-sweet all hallow e’en!

 

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“There are three who give testimony in heaven:  the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.”  1 John 5:7 (The Vulgate)

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Helen would like to wish you a

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All Hallow E’en!

 

October 31st, in its strictly religious aspect, is known as the Vigil of Hallows or All Saints’ Day.   Continue reading “beary-sweet all hallow e’en!”

On this day, O beautiful Mother!

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*Our Lady Star of Fatima

Our Lady, Star of Fatima,

we kneel before thy shrine.

To bless they name, to sing they praise,

to blend our pray’r with thine.

Look down on us, O merciful,

most loving Virgin blest;

as we recite thy Rosary,

fulfilling thy request. Continue reading “On this day, O beautiful Mother!”

beware! monsters up ahead.

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Photo by Jared Schaaf Photography

Fall is here with reminders of how quickly summer passed.

In every store Halloween candy & brightly colored costumes for princesses, witches, and fuzzy-wooly monsters of every size are found in the aisles where sand-buckets, bubbles  and swim-suits once hung.

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Despite the chaos of these short-summer months there was great joy, laughter and even a few unexpected lessons enveloped into our days. Continue reading “beware! monsters up ahead.”