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HAPPY bee-lated!

Published on September 9, 2015 by Dawn Marie1 Comment

happy, happy, (albeit bee-lated) to you, Oh Sacred Mother!

i was with you through-out the day (yesterday)…

and yet i never had the chance to write & say,

just how much i loved honoring…

your birthday!

“The Lord has chosen her, his loved one from the beginning.” ~ The Liturgy of the Hours

“Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from you arose the glorious Sun of Justice, Christ our God; he freed us from the age-old curse an filled us with holiness; he destroyed death and gave us eternal life.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Canticle of Zechariah Antiphon September 8

“Blessed are you, O Mary, for the word’s salvation came forth from you; now in glory, you rejoice for ever with the Lord. Intercede for us with your Son.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Common of the BVM Antiphon 1

“Eve shut all her children out of Paradise; the Virgin Mary opened wide its gates.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer Antiphon

“We commemorate the birth of the blessed Virgin Mary, a descendant of Abraham,

born of the tribe of Judah and of David’s seed.”

~The Liturgy of the Hours, Common of the BVM

may her Motherly hugs n’ blessings be your today!

in Heaven there is no glitter??

Published on September 4, 2015September 2, 2015 by Dawn MarieLeave a comment

Dancing through my head…

“I’m not so much concerned about what is NOT in Heaven, than in what IS.” The Dawn

(And oh how I hope-ity-hope, with a heaping sprinkle of prayer, to find WE are HIS glitter there!)

“It is much better to not fit in on this earth and fit in when we get to Heaven.

Than to fit in with everything on this earth and get to Heaven

to find out that is not where you belong.”

Jamie Grace

holding these heavenly hugs n’ blessings to be sprinkled out for you!

Music by: Jamie Grace with Toby Mac

hide me to seek thee.

Published on September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 by Dawn Marie5 Comments

It’s another Wednesday for Saint Maria Faustina KoWalska (what else,)

with a brief reflection on the Divine Mercy of God:

Some people like “all things” Disney and others Wally-World!

However, I am a huge fan of The Divine Mercy of God!

Going to Krakow, Poland or The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts would be like going to Catholic Disney Land for me!!

I am so happily-in-love with the gift God gives to each of us through His Divine Mercy, that there is an entire Page dedicated to this on my blogitty-blog site; which you may easily find at the topside tucked nicely under a hug!

In a previous post, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, I began sharing my personal reflections on the experiences I encountered reading St. Faustina’s Diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul. I hope you’ll jump, hop, or skip through this Page of collected Posts to find something that may resonate in your own heart! But for now…here’s my newest reflection I’ve been pondering.

This pitty-pat-ponder comes welcomingly into my soul straight from Faustina’s Monthly Examen!

St. Faustina did many things in love for Jesus; but none so more than to dedicate her whole life to spreading the teachings & devotion of The Divine Mercy of God.

Just as anyone who may be training to strengthen themselves physically, Saint Faustina exercised spiritually! There were two ‘practices’ or ‘exercises’ she relied upon to help strengthen her to carry out this dedication. The first was a Monthly Examen of The Conscience; where she used an Exclamatory Prayer to internally control the soul, so as to be united with the merciful Christ.

“J.M.J. ~ Jesus, I trust in You. ~ Chart of internal Control of the Soul, Particular examen – to be united with the merciful Christ. Practice: inner silence, strict observance of silence.

The Conscience (Exclamatory Prayer)

January: But God remained silent. February: Jesus, I trust in You. March: Jesus, enkindle my heart with love. April: With God I can do all things. May: In His Name is my strength. June: All for Jesus. July: Jesus, rest in my heart. August: Jesus, You know. September: Jesus, hide me in Your Heart. October: Mary, unite me with Jesus. November: O my Jesus, have mercy! December: Hail, Living Host!” ~St. Faustina’s diary, entry 162 (77)