A Lenten Devotional for the Cross
Directed Prayer for Families, Groups and Individuals by Regina Mater Educational Community The season of Lent is a time of spiritual retreat for the Christian family. In communion with Christ in the desert, the family is invited to forty days of purification, of stripping down to bare essentials, of discipline, meditation and prayer before the festival of Easter. These forty days are both an occasion for penance and a celebration of the joy in the Father’s forgiveness. The duration of Lent is identical with the fasting and temptation of Christ, the forty days spent by Moses and Elijah in...
Read MoreInvigorating Lent through Stations of the Cross
Thank you to the families, community members, and friends from Little Angels who joined us on Friday, April 5th for a reverent, simple yet beautiful evening. There is something about lent that gets my kids pumped up about growing in holiness. Over the years we have learned many exciting ways for our children to participate in the traditional practices of lent from the community of Regina Mater. We could not have asked for better weather on April 5th. It was glorious. Friends and newcomers gathered for food and fellowship and small groups were led through the stations made by and reflected on...
Read MoreGrace through Everyday Sanctity: Part 2
Every day is a choice. To do for others or to do for myself. (Both are necessary) To choose gratitude. Many choices we do not have to think much about – they are habit. However there are times in life when we are faced with more significant choices that we do not know the outcome or the purpose or the reasoning. This is where building trust through faith in God’s plan day to day helps to guide our choices, especially when we face larger ones. We made the significant, life-giving choice to have a child with Down syndrome. Each day there is a choice to make that can lead him and...
Read More10 Family Activities for Lent
Lent is a chance to reinvigorate our prayer life, to fast and to practice generosity by giving alms. These are a few “simple” resources for the entire family. #1 “Purple is for Preparation” Set up a prayer table with a purple cloth and a Lenten cross with one rose and three purple candles. Add a flower arrangement, intentions or bible. Read from the bible each day. Create your home Lenten Devotional for the Cross. #2 Turn your Mardi Gras shoebox floats into almsgiving boxes and donate to a favorite charity. Give alms to an organization in need –...
Read MoreWhat did this 17th century Bishop know about Marriage?
A single man who has sworn off marriage in a sacred vow may seem an unlikely source for marriage advice. Yet, St. Francis de Sales has given us the best marriage advice I’ve ever read. St. Francis de Sales was the bishop of Geneva in the 17th century, and as a bishop he was, of course, never married. He was heavily involved in the lives of his flock, however, and so learned intimately the challenges and needs of married people. In his book, Introduction to the Devout Life, he uses three areas to counsel his married readers: Union of hearts: a carpenter who glues wood together properly...
Read MoreEngaging Your Littlest Learners Series: Part 3
In line with our program’s Montessori principles, sensory play engages all five senses. It is important for children from age 2 to age 6 years old to engage in as many sensorial activities as possible. Going outside is one of the best ways to engage one’s senses. However on those rainy or cold days, it is nice for children to have access to a sensory bin. This month Mrs. Duran guided our children in Little Kingdom to engage in a winter theme sensory bin. You can make this easily with home materials. What you need to make your sensory bin: One big bin White rice Cotton...
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