Falling on His Grace

A friend asked me whether I type out the readings when I post or copy them. I copy them from the USCCB website: http://www.usccb.org/nab/ Reading 1, Is 66:18-21 says this: Thus says the LORD: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory. I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory; and they shall proclaim my glory among the nations. They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an offering to the LORD, on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring their offering to the house of the LORD in clean vessels. Some of these I will take as priests and Levites, says the LORD. As I read this, I cannot help but be filled with hope. I hope that t...

Lately, I've been telling Isaac, "You're my favorite 3 1/2 year old!" and Blaise, "You're my favorite 5 year old!" Yesterday, Blaise pulled me over to him and told me, "Mommy, you're my favorite 90 year old!" Coming soon... a post on Isaac. I realize he doesn't get much press around here, so he's going to get a full update when I am able to.

The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Luke 1:39-56 Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every...

Blaise: "I had a rough day today. I played a lot, ate a lot, and had ice cream. Now I'm tired."

Sarah, from With a Hopeful Heart , tagged me in this special Catholic meme. Check out her blog if you haven't already - especially her Aug 1 post . She's got some VERY EXCITING news that is just too great to not share. Here are the rules: "Name your three most favorite Catholic devotional prayers, and explain why they're your favorites. Then tag five bloggers - give them a link, and then go and tell them they have been tagged. Finally, tell the person who tagged you that you've completed the meme. The Liturgy and the Sacraments are off limits here. I'm more interested in people's favorite devotional prayers." 1. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament , including Benediction when I am able to make it for that part. I love sitting with Jesus when He is so present. It is such a special blessing. As I tell my sons, it's Mommy's favorite place to go (between that and sitting in an empty church in front of the tabernacle) when I'm feeling sad or have...

10 months until Andy graduates! The countdown continues...