Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Celebrating life from the moment of conception today on the Feast of the Annunciation

It's so clear when life begins, and we have God Incarnate, in the Person of Jesus, to show us today that life is very much present from the first moment of conception, Lk. 1: 28-34, and John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

We happily celebrated another church feast, a solemnity, today with beautifully-set table by Madge, to a delicious seed cake dessert (made by the girls and Mom) and one fluffy angel food cake, with such a light flavor of vanilla, we made in our bundt pan. Delicous it was when topped with berries. Onion, garlic, spinache--sautted quiche with an almond crust and homemade applesauce. 

As our quiche baked, we prayed our family Rosary and thought a bit more about the meaning of the Joyful Mysteries, especially the Annunciation, while praying for our friends who are carrying precious life, as Pita read our reflections from our Marian Devotions book. 

Our little five treasures enjoyed setting up the scene of the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Birth of Jesus, the Presentation and the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple with their little figures and the wooden home.

These feasts are so full of goodness in prayer, time together, reading, eating. Jesus knows our humanness and always fills it all up. We enjoyed Precious Life's Books of The Preborn Christ by the amazing authos and illustrators, the Andrews Sisters.