Saintly

U was dressed as St. Thomas the Apostle, for the All Saints day party. He looks taller and older. Miss him lots.

Rose dressed as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta for an All Saints day with the Sister Servants of the Lord. GMAC was going to dress as Mamma Mary, but she was sick :(

Padre Pio

Today is Padre Pio's feast day. The first time I heard of him was back in 2000 when we lived in Turkey. One of the Italian priest we knew in Turkey actually witnessed Padre Pio bi-locate!
He was Canonization June 16, 2002, so his very first feast day was September 23rd 2002. This is was also the day we discovered that Mistical Rose had cancer. We asked Pader Pio to pray for her her. We are very blessed that she is still alive, healthy and strong. Praise GOD!

"Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!" Padre Pio

St. Damian of Molokai

St Damian- pray for us!

I heard about this saint from my friend Sarah. We watched a movie about his life, it was pretty good. It's not for kids under nine, at least in my opinion. You can watch it instantly if you have a Netflix account.
-Mallu

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Our Lady of China

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God!

"Marvelous is the mystery proclaimed today: human nature is made new as God becomes man; he remains what he was and becomes what he was not. Yet each nature stays distinct and for ever undivided."
--- Canticle of Zechariah

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe-- Pray for us

Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe; Happy Feast! Mexican food anyone?

Koratty Muthy

Today is the feast of Koratty Muthy. The church in India where Mallu grew up is a sight of many miracle and every year people from all over the world make a pilgrimage there

-- Crucian Dad

Walking Rosary

Today is the Feast of our Lady of the Rosary. Our family has been praying a daily rosary together for a little over five years. It has really become an important part of our lives. We know we have and continue to receive many graces from this prayer. Today in honor of this feast we decided to try something different. Our parish has a rosary garden that is really cool. It is a winding path in the shape of a giant rosary, with stepping stones for each of the beads. We pack up every one in the car, even the dog, and said our daily rosary at the rosary garden. It was a very peaceful and beautiful experience.

Crucian Dad

It's a little hard to see but we are on the rosary path

G-MAC thinks that whenever she has a Rosary, she has to kneel

Sadie

Oct 4th is the feast of St. Francis and we want to share a story. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals, knowing this Rose used to ask him for prayers for a dog. Often she she would pray while holding a little toy dog. The toy was nothing special just something that came in a Happy Meal. Rose would always ask God for a dog just like the toy.
Right before we moved to MD a friend told us about an ad in the base paper for a Miniature Schnauzer. We decided to take a look because this breed is good for people with allergies (like Inch). It was only after we brought the dog home that Inch pointed out that our new dog , Sadie, looked just like Rose's toy!

G-MAC holding Rose's toy

The real Sadie when we first met her

Rose and the two Sadies

Rose, Sadie and Dad when we first got her

St. Therese of Lisieux

Today is the feast of St Therese of Lisieux. She is one of my favorite saints. My mom used to tell us many stories about her when we were little, and I used to want to be just like her. You can read more about her on the link above. What a great hero to look up to. She is one on Mystical Roses' favorite also.