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 04 2008 at 6:34pm | IP Logged Quote Alison
I just wanted to share a quote from a wonderful book we hae been reading together each morning of Advent. The book is called “This Way to Christmas”by Ruth Sawyer(who I think is Catholic, someone told me ), I can’t recommend this book as an Advent readaloud enough, it is really lovely, and here is the quote:

“And then a woman’s voice came out of the darkness, a voice that set her breasts to be trembling and her heart to be leaping with joy.
“Are ye forgetting me, Bridhe astore?” said the voice.
Bridget opened the grating in the door and looked out. There she saw a great-shouldered giant of a man, covered with beard, and beside him was a wee gray donkey, and on the donkey rode a woman, who turned her face to Bridget and smiled. And the wonder of that smile drew Bridget’s hand to the latch.”

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Posted: Dec 04 2008 at 8:21pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Sounds very tempting ... and my library has it! Thanks for the tip -- we'll be reading Kirsten's Surprise next week for St. Lucy's feast (and using the Kirsten's Craft and Kirsten's Cookbook for activities). THEN, the library should have sent the This Way to Christmas and we'll be all set!

Thanks again!

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We did this book last year - the whole family loved it - it is available to read online here or for purchase at this site's publishing arm.

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donnalynn wrote:
We did this book last year - the whole family loved it - it is available to read online here or for purchase at this site's publishing arm.


Thanks for the link!

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