Traditional Catholic Moms Fall 2010 chat

[mum4boys]

I thought I would start the thread on time instead of half way through the season.

[ckberkey]

Hi there! I am a Catholic Mama. Trying to get back into the swing of going to mass every week at our small parish with no other kiddos. DH used to work on weekends, but now that he doesn't and the boys are getting older (7, 5, 2.5), we really want to get back into it.

[mum4boys]

Good luck with getting in the swing of going to mass again.

[BMG580]

Hi ladies! Just subbing the new thread.

[Arduinna]

Just checking in, RCIA is going great and I'm thrilled with the group I'm in.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good site for Catholic bumper stickers. I saw some wonderful ones on the cars in the parish parking lot and now I want some. I saw one that says " I'm grateful for the 1000's of good priests "

[PatienceAndLove]

http://www.leafletonline.com has some good ones.

If I find others, I will post them.

http://www.christianshirts.net/bumperStickers.php
http://www.catholiccompany.com/auto-.../?numonpage=36
http://www.maryshop.com/catholic-store/catholic-decals/
http://www.aquinasandmore.com/cathol.../category/1938
http://www.childrenoftherosary.org/bumpmain.php

[Arduinna]

Thanks P&L, I hadn't seen christianshirts before, lots of good ones on there

[CherryBomb]

Thanks for starting the new thread!

Catholic to the max has some neat car window decals, too.

[CherryBomb]

Oh, I hit reply too fast. Has anyone done the Mary Undoer of Knots novena? I've heard a lot of great things about it, I bought one and hope to start it soon.

[happyblessedmama]

Just subbing ckberkey, good luck in getting back into a regular schedule of attending Mass. I haven't been in a few weeks (birth, c/s recovery) and I'm really missing it even though we are doing readings at home... husband takes the older kids, but I haven't even been to our new church yet.

[moonshoes]

Need Help!

Hello all, hope you are having a blessed day!

So on Monday we are doing a Rosary for Life outside of the new PP clinic opening in our city, they are having a ribbon-cutting ceremony and we want to make sure our presence is felt.

I am going with my baby and trying to think of a sign I could make. We want to keep it positive and loving, nothing graphic or confrontational. Thoughts?

[Arduinna]

I think one of the bumper stickers in the links would make a great sign. Choose Life, Your Mom Did.

[CherryBomb]

Choose Life or life is worth choosing are always good ones.

Latin Mass today!

[JMJ]

I've seen families with children make signs that say "former fetus" and wear them around their necks.

[dirndl]

Happy to be back home - in the Roman Catholic Church. Our Lord is truely awesome - after weeks and weeks of being a Lutheran he showed me in this short period of time the beauty of our faith and has brought me back home.

[LessTraveledBy]

Welcome back home dirndl!

[adoremybabe]

What would you do with this Crucifix?

For years my grandparents gave each newly married couple a beautiful Crucifix for their wedding gift. When DH and I got married my grandmother was no longer with us so my aunt and uncle gave us a crucifix from the same company. The figure of Jesus is the same but the way that He is painted is not. I believe that all current Crucifixes of this size and from this company are painted like ours is.... a new version.

My mom and her sisters lovingly refer to his new version and the "Scary Crucifix". It's the the most eye appealing because it is VERY bloody. and his body is one solid peachy color. His loin cloth is stark white. Yea, I know that Jesus was very "bloody" in real life. but the old version just looks better.

I was recently given my grandparents Crucifix.....the non "scary" one. My mom said that I should bury our wedding Crucifix.... no one likes looking at it.

What would you do with it? Bury it? Hang it in a less prominent place?

[Trigger]

Originally Posted by adoremybabe

For years my grandparents gave each newly married couple a beautiful Crucifix for their wedding gift. When DH and I got married my grandmother was no longer with us so my aunt and uncle gave us a crucifix from the same company. The figure of Jesus is the same but the way that He is painted is not. I believe that all current Crucifixes of this size and from this company are painted like ours is.... a new version.

My mom and her sisters lovingly refer to his new version and the "Scary Crucifix". It's the the most eye appealing because it is VERY bloody. and his body is one solid peachy color. His loin cloth is stark white. Yea, I know that Jesus was very "bloody" in real life. but the old version just looks better.

I was recently given my grandparents Crucifix.....the non "scary" one. My mom said that I should bury our wedding Crucifix.... no one likes looking at it.

What would you do with it? Bury it? Hang it in a less prominent place?

Technically speaking, if it hasn't been blessed or anything you can just dispose of it. Blessed objects are typically buried, burned, or broken and then disposed of.

[CherryBomb]

Welcome back dirndl!

adoremybabe, I'd probably just hang it in a less prominent place.

[Trigger]

http://www.hawaiicatholicherald.com/...0/Default.aspx

The first guide is that when the nature of a blessed item is destroyed it is no longer blessed. When blessed candles, for example, are cut up, they are no longer candles, no longer blessed.

The same applies to other blessed articles. Unless one owns a warehouse, there’s a limit to how many crucifixes, statues, rosaries and holy pictures one can accumulate over the years. When they no longer have a use, it is proper to break or tear them and then discard them.

The church’s purpose in encouraging these sacramentals is to increase our faith and assist our spirit of prayer and devotion. When they have served that purpose, there’s no irreverence in disposing of them appropriately.