We gathered on Friday with our Little Saints Club to celebrate. We started with prayer and then passed around a big wrapped box that was topped with lots of bows. Everyone got to take a bow and then we unwrapped the gift and found one of the greatest gifts that God has given us --- Mary (a statue and a sticker for everyone).
We talked about Mary and what she must have been like as a little girl. We talked about the ways we want to be like Mary. Then each family made a Mary poster to take home.
Somehow I didn't get a picture of a finished poster, but the idea was this: We glued on letters to spell out Mary. We either colored a picture of Mary or chose a printed image of her to glue on as well. Then we made a garden scene with grass at the bottom. We had lots of cut out roses to add to Mary's garden. We glued a few on, but took the rest home in baggies. The idea is that families will add roses to their garden each time they pray a prayer/devotion to Mary. By the time we reach the Feast of the Holy Rosary (October 7th), we will have beautiful gardens in bloom in honor of our Blessed Mother. Here's a picture of Ray working on our poster:
Just to keep things real.... here's a picture of what Adam was doing during this process:
Of course there were snacks involved: blue and white cupcakes and blueberries.
We also decorated coloring sheets of Saints Anne and Joachim, Mary's parents and Jesus' grandparents. We prayed for our grandparents and talked about ways to celebrate Grandparents' Day (today).
Here's a much more "angelic" shot of Adam.... celebrating Mary in his own way.... eating a treat!
Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the Saints, pray for us.
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