I Love Sunday: 2: Prayer Schedule

My Sunday prayer schedule is very different from my weekday prayer schedule; I give more time to prayer on Sunday.
During the week, I pray just ONE of the Daytime Hours; on Sunday I pray all three.
On weekdays, I pray one set of Rosary meditations, the ones recommended for that day. On
Sunday, I pray all four sets; the Joyful Mysteries in the early morning, the Luminous in the mid-morning or early afternoon, the Sorrowful in the late afternoon, and the Glorious in the evening.
During the week, I pray the Chaplet of Mercy on my own; on Sundays, it's the Chaplet of Mercy in Song on EWTN.
I always watch Benediction and Devotions at 6:00 PM on EWTN. And then comes Evening Prayer II, after which I say, "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who makes a difference between the Sabbath and the weekdays, between light (turning off the candle) and darkness."
And then I change into my weekday clothes, remove the tablecloths, and put the books back.

I Love Sunday: 1: Saturday Evening

Sunday is always special, a day where we give more time to God, Who has given all time to us. So how do I celebrate Sunday? (Remember, I am not often able to get to Mass.)
First of all, I prepare on Saturday by making my house especially clean, and doing a laundry. The books that are on the two end-tables next to the TV are removed, and freshly-laundered tablecloths
are placed there instead. Oh, how I love the smell of freshly-laundered tablecloths!
My Sunday observance begins on Saturday evening, right before Evening Prayer 1. I change into a skirt and a nice top, put on my prayer veil (white for Sunday), light a candle (electric, for safety reasons) and pray, "Blessed are You, Lord Our God, King of the universe, Who has commanded us to keep holy the Sabbath day." (This is adapted from the Jewish way of ushering in the Sabbath; however, Jewish Sabbath candles burn down in a few hours; my candle stays lit.)
Then comes Evening Prayer.
I usually watch Mother Angelica Live Classics on EWTN at 7:00 PM, followed by EWTN Cinema at 8:00.
While watching the movie, I eat a leisurely supper in front of the TV.
I even dress for bed differently; six nights a week I wear pajamas, but on Saturday night,
I put on a nightgown instead.
Little things make such a difference.

Crafting and Collecting

This is a place to share your crafting and collecting hobbies.
To take part, go to your blog and make a post called Crafting and Collecting, in which you
highlight any post or posts you wish to share, including posts about books relating to your hobby.
Pictures are also very welcome.
Next, come back here and enter the new post's
URL into Mr. Linky. And finally, check out what others have posted here.
I'll get the ball rolling with a post from my own online collection blog.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and other Catholic bloggers at
Sunday Snippets. Thanks once again to RAnn for hosting!


Semper Gaudete!: My Friend Tony

Semper Gaudete!: Pollyanna's Wedding Day

Semper Gaudete!: Absolutely Disgusting!

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Semper Gaudete!: Crafting and Collecting

Books Read in the Past Week

"Pollyanna At Six Star Ranch"
by Virginia May Moffitt
(fiction)
[fill-in; takes place between chapters 15 and 16 of "Pollyanna Grows Up")
"Pollyanna Grows Up"
by Eleanor H. Porter
[chapter 16 to conclusion]
(fiction)
"Pollyanna Of The Orange Blossoms"
by Harriet Lummis Smith
(fiction)


"The Great American Broadcast:
A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age"
by Leonard Maltin
(nonfiction)

Absolutely Disgusting!

Click HERE, but not if you've just eaten, or are just about to eat.
I have to question the motives and the sanity of whoever came up with that survey. I mean, these
are little kids we are talking about, although when I was 12, I definitely did not think of myself as a little kid.
I wonder how I would have reacted to such a survey when I was in the 7th grade... or even in the 12th grade! I hope and pray that I would have refused to answer the questions! And we need to pray for the children who were subjected to this survey!
Did I give this post the title "Absolutely Disgusting!"??? Make that "Way Beyond Disgusting!!!!"

Pollyanna's Wedding Day

I've just started Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms, by Harriet Lummis Smith. I had to smile when I came to the first sentence in the second chapter:
"On the morning of June fifteenth, Beldingsville was wakened by the monotonous drip of rain."
Pollyanna's wedding day was June 15th, and today is also June 15th.
What a lovely coincidence!