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: Sept 07 2006 at 3:50pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Cay Gibson wrote:
"I like this answer by Dr. Montessori herself:

QUESTION: "Might not this idea of having a separate room for the teaching of religion be looked upon as rather unnecessary and newfangled?"

Dr. Montessori: "People might think it was a new idea, but, as a matter of fact, it is a very old idea --- almost as old as the church itself. In the early church there was, indeed, a special room called the atrium, generally adjoining the church, which was used for the training and instruction of catechumens. It was, as you might say, a sort of anteroom to the church, both in a literal and a metaphorical sense. Here, as in so many cases, we can with great profit take a 'leaf out of the book' of the early church.

This room then, which one might call the atrium, would be set apart for the preparation of little children for their full participation in the life of the church. It would not simply be a question of teaching them their catechism, but something much broader and deeper. This room would be a place where the religious sentiment would be born and nurtured, where the children would be free in the expression of their religious instincts."


FABULOUS! I'm so happy you shared this! Thanks, Cay.

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