Easter

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Blogged by Ella Preece on 15th April 2009

Well this was one packed Easter! Leona was really good at all the Masses and the Solemn Liturgy on Friday. James sang his psalm wonderfully - the swine he is just so jammy! Mine was a bit wobbly at first because it was really high but James said it sounded alright so I dunno.

I felt our basket of blessed food was the best yet this year complete with symbolic sheep buns :o) - this year there were three packed churches of Pols!! Fr Radoslaw did his best to encourage them to come to Polish mass so it is not just the English!

Easter Basket

We also managed to get our ginger bread Easter house made in time, we were a bit worried that the walls would not hold the weight of all the mini eggs but it was ok.

Easter gingerbread house front

Easter gingerbread house back

James is especially excited about this wall of eggs!

Wall of Eggs

Many thanks to James' Auntie Annie who gave us the gingerbread house and who we in fact saw on the Saturday for the second sitting of food blessing... she was there with a friend, it was a wonder we saw her there were so many people!

We also got our Easter tree up this year but did not get the chance to make a simnel cake.

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Susan said...

very cool easter ginger bread house!

Did you have a great Easter it sounds very very busy!

we went to see mum and gran and enjoyed the very sunny weather, which was great.

To the Blessed Virgin Prayer for England

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.

Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross.

O sorrowful Mother! intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.

Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.

Amen.

Couple's Prayer

O God, our heavenly Father, protect and bless us. Deepen and strengthen our love for each other day by day.

Grant that by thy mercy, neither of us may ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other.

Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, and devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then, we pray thee, add to our common life such virtues as only thou canst give.

And so, O Father, consecrate our life and love completely to thy worship, and to the service of all about us, especially those whom thou hast appointed us to serve, that we may always stand before thee in happiness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.