Jude is 5 today!/"My praise is continually of thee." on this Tuesday of Holy Week buried under snow! - +JMJ+

The 3 boys at Verly Christmas Camp are now all 5 years old as Jude joins the other two today!  Our plans to celebrate together are on hold until Nancy can get here from Delano to pick up her kids and be there for her Godson, Jude Dale!  

Jude and Hector are just 3 weeks apart and George is 6 weeks older - our 3 boys in 6 weeks!  

Birdie is just 13 months younger than the boys and is friends with them.  

Jude at one with grandpa Pat at mass 4 years ago.  He now has two siblings - Birdie and Lucy, who is 14 months.  

Lots of snow to move - Pat with the payloader and my spring summer wreath is seeming out of place.  The first day of spring has come this last week!  Pat reminds us that March came in like a lamb and is going out like lion!  

Lots of heavy wet snow.  

It has been a brown winter, so this is a lot of snow now at the end of March!  

Psalm 71 today is so special today from mass!

 5For thou, O Lord, art my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. 6Upon thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee. 15My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. 17O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.  Psalm 71

I especially love the - "My praise is continually of thee."  How I love this and need to do this more and feel that it is a Truth for me on the blessed Faith journey I have been given with my parents and extended family and now with our domestic Church/family!  Thank you, Lord and Lady and I truly am filled with great JOY and thankfulness for how you LOVE me and forgive me unconditionally!

Family Soul Story - Choose Life!: The amazing story of the 13 becoming Catholic!  

John with  Lucy and their palm branches on Palm Sunday - we have now entered Holy week with each day leading up to the death of our Lord on Good Friday.  

The Gospel today is from John 13 about Judas leaving to betray Jesus, and St Peter being told by Jesus that he would deny him 3 times before the cock crows.  

Lucy loves her brother and his boots!  

Walking with her pretty dress and her brother's boots on Palm Sunday as we gather for our brunch celebration with 13 of our grandchildren.  Pat drove to Delano ahead of the storm to bring Nancy's 3 oldest down for some cousin time - there have now been 2 snow days and they have been spending a lot of time sledding behind the 4 wheeler.  

Watching Cow TV with grandpa - we are now up to 90 plus calves on the ground.  Half of our cows have calved!  Lots

My butterfly for 2024 Easter - David's Confirmation with Archbishop Naumann a week ago in Fort Leavenworth, KS.

The Cross for this year.  

The leaves are bursting out on my Easter tree in the house as the snow is deep outside.  

Highlights from the past year includes Tom's 4 wheeler accident.  He is now 100% back to normal.  We will see if we can get together in the next day to celebrate our little Jude.  Jesus, we love and thank you as we continually praise you with our all!  Holy Week is a close walk with you, and may we take up our Cross and follow you down the narrow path.  Jesus, we trust in you.  Amen 

Bless-bless, Barbara and the 33 plus many little sisters and little brothers.  

Tuesday of Holy Week

"If you can not soar up as high as Christ sitting

on His throne, behold Him hanging on His cross.

Rest in Christ's Passion and live willingly in

His holy wounds." - Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ

 

 

"Oh, my God, through the precious
Blood of Jesus and His five wounds, 
grant me today five graces:

the conversion of a sinner, 
the conversion of an unbeliever, 
the salvation of someone 
dying in peril of everlasting death; 
a vocation to the priesthood 
or to the religious life; 
 and, for some new soul, 
the grace of entering into and
savoring the mystery of the Eucharist."

 

Prayer of Elisabeth Leseur (+1914)

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Image above: Angels Bearing Instruments of the Passion

(detail from altarpiece) ~ Rogier van der Weyden (+1464)

 

 

"The Body of Christ (Eucharist) will unite

the Body of Christ (Church)." - Bishop Paul Dudley

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JOIN IN PRAYER:

Let us especially be mindful of and in prayer for

the thousands of Catechumens and Candidates

who are preparing to fully enter the Catholic Church on

Easter vigil and participate in her rich sacramental life!

Life in abundance! - John 10:10  

 

Will Morrison

Goodness of God