Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: Dec 23 2008 at 9:12am | IP Logged Quote anitamarie
We just love the book They Followed a Bright Star. It is our very favorite Christmas/Epiphany book by far. It is so very Catholic and sacramental without being overbearing about it. The illustrations are gorgeous, the text is based on a poem written by Joan Alavedra for his daughter for Christmas in 1943. I can't read it without tissues. Does anyone else love this book as much as I do?
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Posted: Dec 23 2008 at 4:38pm | IP Logged Quote donnalynn
YES! My mother had a copy at her house that I discovered this year - I'm not sure she is getting it back .

I think it is also a wonderful book for advent because of the "waiting" that the other characters do even beyond Christmas!

I don't know if you saw this thread- a little connection I found after being so inspired by the book.

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Beautiful book!

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Posted: Dec 23 2008 at 6:11pm | IP Logged Quote anitamarie
Thank you so much Donna. That was great. I'm so glad to know someone else loves this book. Funny story about how we found it. About 5 years ago, my husband took my son to the library for a crafting session. I don't usually trust my husband's judgment about literature. ( I have a B.A. in English Literature, he's Computer Science. )So when he came home with this book I just shrugged and went on with what I was doing. When I read it later, I was bawling and immediately went online to purchase it. So, from that experience I have learned that he can choose quality books for the children. Either that or he just got lucky.
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