The Holidays are behind us, Advent and Christmas over. It’s now Ordinary Times. From a Catholic perspective, there is little that is ordinary (as in uneventful or unimportant) about Ordinary Times.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
The Epiphany of Our Lord
Matthew 2:1-2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.
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My true love gave to me Twelve Drummers Drumming. Each beat of the drum resounds with an act of faith – the faith found in the Apostles’ Creed.
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My true love gave to me Eleven Pipers Piping. The Faithful Eleven, drawing us ever closer to the Lord just as He drew them to Him.
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My true love gave to me Ten Lords-a-Leaping. Each Lord represents a Commandment from above. The Ten Commandments are the cornerstones of civilized law.
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Hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful Holiday Season. How ever you may celebrate, whatever your beliefs, customs and traditions, hope you made every moment count. Life is too short and far too fragile to waste even a moment.
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My true love gave to me Nine Ladies Dancing. As Children of God, we are encouraged to be more Christ-like in our relationship with one another and the world around us. God sent the Holy Spirit to help us in this endeavor.
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My true love gave to me Eight Maids a Milking. Our one true love, Christ Jesus, gave to us the Sermon on the Mound and the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes exemplify spiritual strength even in the face of despair.
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My true love gave to me Seven Swans-a-Swimming. Seven is the number of completeness and perfection. The number seven is found in the Bible 735 times, it is the foundation of God’s word.
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My true love gave to me Six Geese-a-Laying. Genesis tells us that God created the universes in six days. From nothing came everything.
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Imagine my surprise when I realized I haven’t shared a New Year’s Eve inspired post since December 2019. Now I realize that things were not very contusive for a New Year Celebration at the end of 2020, but to skip it – really?
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My true love gave to me Five Golden Rings. My true love loved me before the beginning of time. He gave to the world His word. Praise be.
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My true love gave to me Four Calling Birds. Four Gospels calling the faithful to the Word of God and the life of Christ. No two gospels are exactly alike because each was written at a different point in time, from a different perspective.
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My true love gave to me three French Hens. On the First Day, we are given the birth of Jesus Christ, on the second the Word Of God, the Holy Bible. On this, the Third Day of Christmas, the Holy Spirit comes to us bearing gifts from above.
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I am not one for sharing pictures of the foods I’ve made without also sharing the recipe. Sort of defeats the purpose of a cooking blog, don’t you think?
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