Mary & the Saints

The Annunciation!

By Kiara Pirola | March 26, 2014

“Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.” Pope John Paul II, October 22, 1978

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Happy St Patrick’s Day!

By Kiara Pirola | March 17, 2014

Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app For St Patrick’s Breastplate: Click here.

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Guadalupe Colour-in

By Kiara Pirola | March 29, 2013

We’ve put together a simple colour-in page to engage kids of all ages (and adults too!) in the story and symbolism in the image of…

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Guadalupe Novena

By Kiara Pirola | March 22, 2013

 A Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe by Blessed Pope John Paul the Great A novena is a prayer repeated every day for nine days.…

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Mother of Life

By Kiara Pirola | March 16, 2013

When an insignificant, barren hill in Mexico becomes the destination for 13 million pilgrims a year, something’s going on… December 12 is the feast of…

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Kiara Pirola | November 30, 2012

Carl Anderson underscores the incredible complexity of the Image. Every detail about the image had a meaning for the indigenous people, The image itself was…

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The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Kiara Pirola | November 30, 2012

In 1519, the Spaniard Hernan Cortes arrived in Aztec Mexico with his small band of soldiers. By 1521, Cortes and his local allies had defeated…

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2012 December

By Kiara Pirola | November 29, 2012

Click here for the iOS friendly and print version

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The Rosary

By Marilyn Rodrigues | September 18, 2012

A Calling Card for Heaven Does your family pray the rosary? Would you like to begin it as a family tradition but it’s just too…

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A Mother’s Heart

By Francine Pirola | August 25, 2012

For more than forty years I have been honouring my mother on Mothers’ Day, yet it has never really occurred to me to honour the…

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Saints for Mothers

By Marilyn Rodrigues | August 7, 2012

St Gerard Majella | Feast day: October 16 | Patron of expectant mothers | 1755 AD Born at Muro, Italy, in 1726, St Gerard joined…

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Annunciation Candle

By Kiara Pirola | July 18, 2012

This neat little activity was adapted from Women for Faith and Family Materials: Large Pillar Candle, white (purity) or blue (for Mary) Small image of…

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