New St. Teresa of Ávila Coloring Page

St. Teresa of Ávila coloring page

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St. John of Capistrano Coloring Page

October 23

St. John of Capistrano Coloring Page

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St. Luke Coloring Page

October 18

St. Luke Coloring Page

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St. Margaret Mary Coloring Page

October 16

St. Margaret Mary Coloring Page

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St. Teresa of Avila Coloring Page

October 15

St. Teresa of Avila Coloring Page

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St. Edward the Confessor Coloring Page

October 13

St. Edward the Confessor Coloring Page

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St. Edward's Sapphire: Many legends sprang up about Edward the Confessor both during his lifetime and after his death. One that has stood the test of time happened towards the end of his life. Legend has it that Edward was riding to a ceremony at a chapel dedicated to St John the Evangelist in Essex when a beggar asked for alms. Edward had no money with him so he took off his ring and handed it to the poor man instead. A few years later two English pilgrims were travelling through the Holy Land and became stranded. They were helped by an old man who told them he was St John the Evangelist. He was carrying the ring Edward had given to the beggar some years previously. He asked the pilgrims to return it to the king telling him that in six months he would meet St John in heaven.

Our Lady of the Rosary Coloring Page

October 7

Our Lady of the Rosary Coloring Page

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St. Bruno Coloring Page

October 6

St. Bruno Coloring Page

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St. Francis Coloring Page

October 4

 St. Francis Coloring Page

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Guardian Angel Coloring Page

October 2

Guardian Angel Coloring Page

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St. Therese Coloring Pages

October 1 (New) and October 3 (Trad.)

St. Therese coloring page (as a child)

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St. Therese coloring page (in habit)

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Month of the Holy Rosary :: Weekly Family Rosary

For all of you who admired the St. Michael statue that was pictured here yesterday, here is where you can find it {affiliate link}. It's more expensive now than it was in 2010. There are some others {affiliate link} to choose from too. The Professor has specifically requested a statue of St. Michael that looked more masculine than the other ones he had seen. This one definitely looks the part!

This morning, a conversation on FB got me thinking about October coming up but it still felt off in the distance until I read Fr. Jerabek's post for today. Surprise! October is tomorrow! Where did September go?

Anyway, I wanted to link to Father's post because a) he totally gets me when it comes to praying the Rosary:

The rosary is not an easy prayer – for some (like me), at least. For some of us it takes a lot of practice, and even then, we regularly find ourselves distracted and thinking of other things. “Hail Mary, full of grace….Gosh, I’ve got to clip my fingernails….the Lord is with thee….Oh look! Something shiny!….Blessed art though among women….Look at all that dust on that shelf. Someone should really clean that….and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus….Oh, what mystery is this? I was distracted again!…..”

And b) he's got some great information linked in there. Go click around. He's such an awesome priest!

I left a comment on his post that I wanted to share here too. I know I've mentioned it before, but I thought I would mention it again for anyone who might have missed it. The way we introduced our children to the family rosary was by doing what we called the "Weekly Family Rosary". When my oldest three were a lot smaller than they are now (3 under 3 and then 4 under 6) and praying a whole rosary seemed like a battle more than peaceful prayer time, we started praying the rosary this way. On Sunday, we’d pray the opening prayers. The first mystery and first decade were prayed on Monday followed by the second on Tuesday and on and on until we reached the fifth mystery and fifth decade on Friday and then Saturday night we recited the Hail Holy Queen and the other closing prayers. It was a great way to introduce the kids to the entire rosary but not make them feel like we were overwhelming them with a full rosary every night (which is sometimes very hard for the 3, 2 and not yet 1 crowd to handle). It was also a great way to teach them to learn the individual mysteries and not just memorize them in a list. Anyway, it’s just a suggestion for those who might be in that same season of life with lots of little ones. We still sometimes pray this way because Miss Cupcake is very impatient when it comes to night time prayers. 

Also, here is a link to the Catholic Cuisine Edible Rosary link-up from a few years ago and a link to my coloring page for Our Lady of the Rosary.

Do you have any special plans this month?