Nonnie's Observations

1. I am anxiously waiting for my friends to arrive for our Friday Night Book Club.  The book we’ll be discussing is Victims by Jonathan Kellerman.  Afterwards we decided to read something more light-hearted for our April meeting. So we will be reading  The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.    2. Yesterday evening was Eucharistic Devotion which ended with the dedication of a Rosary made from the funeral roses of our beloved Father Keane.  The rosary now hangs on the hand of the stunning statue of the Blessed Mother.  I am using an image I have shown before.  I neglected to take my camera last night so I will update Mary’s image with the new rosary as soon as I can.  3. A book I ordered on Tuesday from Amazon arrived just a few minutes ago.  It is entitled Surviving the Angel of Death: the Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwit z by Eva Kor.  I saw a live stream of Eva on a university’s site.  I had already read a different book by another ...

The stunning statue of Our Mother and her blessed Son was crowned with flowers by St. Mary Parish first communicants the weekend before Mother's Day.  Then the following week, an eighth grade girl laid a crown of flowers on a  Blessed Mother statue that stands outdoors. I cherish that tradition.   I captured this right after Mass when the altar servers were extinguishing candles. Prayer to Mary, Queen of Heaven Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia. The Son whom you were privileged to bear, Alleluia, has risen as he said, Alleluia. Pray to  God  for us, Alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary, Alleluia. For the  Lord  has truly risen, Alleluia.  Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blest is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now,  and at the hour of death. Amen linking to Mornings with Mary  at Rebecca's  Recuerda Mi Corazon and enterin...