40 Days of Seeking Him Lent 2012 ~ Day 9
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Today we began our day at church for Father Brundage’s First Friday talk for the homeschoolers and elders. I was running behind getting a dish to pass ready and missed Latin Mass. But, I am glad to have gone for the talk.
This evening we are headed back to church for Soup and Stations. After last week’s lack of side dishes and D not finding anything besides bread he would eat, I’m cooking up a big batch of macaroni and cheese to bring so there is sure to be something for the younger boys to eat.
I love having the chance to do Stations of the Cross as a family.
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One of the 14 lifesize marble Stations of the Cross statues inside Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, New York. Taken by Dweeebis.
Tonight, the Ladies Group is leading and the original plan was to do a Taize Prayer Service instead of Stations. A goof up in the announcements has both happening now. While it will make for a longer evening, I am hoping to feel God’s Grace just flowing through the church. Besides, what is an extra 15 minutes of time in prayer and reflection over all that Christ did for us by dying on the cross for our sins?
This year, I am joining Trish @ A House Upon the Rock in co-hosting the 40 Days of Seeking Him meme. The linky will be up each week so you can add in posts daily, weekly, or whenever you are able. The posts can be about anything related to Lent and preparing for Easter ~ crafts, food, devotions, music or reflections are all welcomed.
I hope you will join us on this journey as we prepare our hearts to receive the wonderful gift of salvation we’ve been given through Jesus’ death and resurrection.
The stations of the cross are marvelous and it is wonderful what you are doing. It sounds like you are really involved in your church. Since we moved to the beach the church is different her. The priest is very sweet but I can’t understand a lot of what he is saying. They have lay people that substitute for priests during the mass which is strange. Not enough priests I guess. This makes it hard for me in ways to get connected. I went to Catholic schools with the nuns etc.
Rita,
We are relatively involved in our parish. Alaska is so far from family, that your church family becomes a cornerstone for a support network. Thankfully, our local parish is a good fit for us. Having lived elsewhere with some craziness, it is refreshing to not feel the urge to drive a distance for a different experience.