Look at God's beauty in this place, I just love looking at this view of Holy Hill.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
A new discovery...most likely a gift from God!
I don't know if it's ok to repost these things but, I just love Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz Vicar General & Provincial Superior for the United States of the Institute of Christ the King. I am still very new to there order but Steve and I are exploring and falling madly in love with the Traditional Latin Mass.
The Lord is leading us to this amazingly awesome place and we are so excied to what he has in store of us, but I did want to share this writing and I am contiune to in the future.....
Steve and I are looking forward to going to this:
On Pentecost Saturday, May 29, the Institute is organizing a Marian pilgrimage to the national shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians in the beautiful Basilica known as "Holy Hill," near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This splendid Marian shrine is centrally located between many apostolates of the Institute in Wisconsin and Illinois. Thus it is more convenient for a large number of friends and faithful of the Institute to honor our Blessed Mother, to whom the Institute is consecrated, and to gather together in the family spirit of charity, fruit of the spirituality of the Institute.
This year the Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General, will celebrate Solemn High Mass for the pilgrimage, and Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General and provincial superior, will offer a spiritual meditation for the pilgrims.
The program of events for this pilgrimage is listed below:
12:00 noon Departure of the Rosary Procession from the lower parking lot
1:30 pm Solemn High Mass in the Upper Basilica celebrated by Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General
3:00 pm Family picnic, bring your lunch
4:30 pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Therese crypt Chapel, Spiritual meditation given by Monsignor Schmitz
5:30 pm Dismissal
For information regarding organized transportation, please contact your local Institute apostolate.
The Lord is leading us to this amazingly awesome place and we are so excied to what he has in store of us, but I did want to share this writing and I am contiune to in the future.....
Steve and I are looking forward to going to this:
On Pentecost Saturday, May 29, the Institute is organizing a Marian pilgrimage to the national shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians in the beautiful Basilica known as "Holy Hill," near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This splendid Marian shrine is centrally located between many apostolates of the Institute in Wisconsin and Illinois. Thus it is more convenient for a large number of friends and faithful of the Institute to honor our Blessed Mother, to whom the Institute is consecrated, and to gather together in the family spirit of charity, fruit of the spirituality of the Institute.
This year the Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General, will celebrate Solemn High Mass for the pilgrimage, and Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General and provincial superior, will offer a spiritual meditation for the pilgrims.
The program of events for this pilgrimage is listed below:
12:00 noon Departure of the Rosary Procession from the lower parking lot
1:30 pm Solemn High Mass in the Upper Basilica celebrated by Very Reverend Monsignor Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General
3:00 pm Family picnic, bring your lunch
4:30 pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Therese crypt Chapel, Spiritual meditation given by Monsignor Schmitz
5:30 pm Dismissal
For information regarding organized transportation, please contact your local Institute apostolate.
Spirituality : Is Virtue Possible?
What is virtue? Many seem to think that virtuous
behavior has something to do with self-righteousness
and judgmental haughtiness toward our
neighbor. Others might believe that virtue is sinister,
cold and aloof. Many simply have decided that virtue is
not for the average faithful but for saints, and, perhaps,
for priests and nuns.
All this stems from a concept of virtue that does not
count on the action of Divine grace. Though a variety of
virtues can exist in every human being, after the fall, it is
most difficult to lead a virtuous life without the help of
God. Perfect virtue is never self achieved excellence, is
not human perfectionism, but always a gift from above.
Sure, from our side, we have to collaborate with grace to
become virtuous. It is, as Saint Francis de Sales puts it,
our continuous responsibility “to remove the obstacles
to grace.” However, if we at least seriously try do collaborate
with the Donor of all
gifts to do so, he will never deny
us the grace to become truly virtuous:
“Non ponentibus obicem
Deus non denegat gratiam,”
teaches the Church: “To those
who do not present an obstacle
God will not deny grace.”
Thus, through serious desire and prayer for an ever
greater love of God, every one can become virtuous for
“virtue is a good habit consonant with our nature,“ as
Saint Augustine says. God wishes us to live according to
the nature he has created for us and he gives us all the
natural and supernatural help to overcome the frailty
and weakness that has entered this nature through sin.
Thus, virtue is not a steel corset artificially pressed upon
us, but the completion of the good nature originally
gifted to us by the Creator. The “habitus operativus
bonus,“ the operational good habit we acquire through
continuous exercise of virtuous acts turns us into what
we really are. Saint Francis de Sales again puts it in a nutshell:
“Do not desire to become what you are not, but to
be well what you are!” Sin and especially pride hinders
us to be what we are, while humble virtue supported by
grace shapes us in what we really meant to be: loving
children of the Almighty Father.
Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz
http://www.institute-christ-king.org/news/newsletter/
behavior has something to do with self-righteousness
and judgmental haughtiness toward our
neighbor. Others might believe that virtue is sinister,
cold and aloof. Many simply have decided that virtue is
not for the average faithful but for saints, and, perhaps,
for priests and nuns.
All this stems from a concept of virtue that does not
count on the action of Divine grace. Though a variety of
virtues can exist in every human being, after the fall, it is
most difficult to lead a virtuous life without the help of
God. Perfect virtue is never self achieved excellence, is
not human perfectionism, but always a gift from above.
Sure, from our side, we have to collaborate with grace to
become virtuous. It is, as Saint Francis de Sales puts it,
our continuous responsibility “to remove the obstacles
to grace.” However, if we at least seriously try do collaborate
with the Donor of all
gifts to do so, he will never deny
us the grace to become truly virtuous:
“Non ponentibus obicem
Deus non denegat gratiam,”
teaches the Church: “To those
who do not present an obstacle
God will not deny grace.”
Thus, through serious desire and prayer for an ever
greater love of God, every one can become virtuous for
“virtue is a good habit consonant with our nature,“ as
Saint Augustine says. God wishes us to live according to
the nature he has created for us and he gives us all the
natural and supernatural help to overcome the frailty
and weakness that has entered this nature through sin.
Thus, virtue is not a steel corset artificially pressed upon
us, but the completion of the good nature originally
gifted to us by the Creator. The “habitus operativus
bonus,“ the operational good habit we acquire through
continuous exercise of virtuous acts turns us into what
we really are. Saint Francis de Sales again puts it in a nutshell:
“Do not desire to become what you are not, but to
be well what you are!” Sin and especially pride hinders
us to be what we are, while humble virtue supported by
grace shapes us in what we really meant to be: loving
children of the Almighty Father.
Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz
http://www.institute-christ-king.org/news/newsletter/
Monday, May 17, 2010
Eva's Dress
More sewing from me... if only I had a little more quite time I could really crank this stuff out!!
We'll see what come's out next.
My Skirt
This was my first first skirt, I finished my second one today. I now vow to finish the dresses for the girls that I bought the patterns and material for..... even though my skirts are so much EASIER!!!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Amelia's Bonnet
Amelia's Bonnet, would that be a cute name for a little homemade goods store? Well these bonnets are super cute but not for sale because jeees they take a lot to make and are not perfect enough to sell.
I sure loved making this one and excited to get started on Eva's and then throw in a couple dress!! I'm so glad I pulled my sewing machine out of the storage unit, I just love it and am so excited to work on some new projects!
Eva and Lucy
Eva had to sit outside on such a beautiful day and rock Lucy so she could take a nap, so cute!
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