In Honor of the Solemnity of The Annunciation

I am pleased to present all the images of The Annunciation in my Rosary Art Collection, (so far!) including one painting added today.

Ongoing Novena for a Reversal of the HHS Mandate REPOSTED

Please pray this ongoing novena.
[This will be reposted every week until the HHS
Mandate is reversed.]

I Could Have Made An Art Collection Showing Just ONE Event

I could have made an art collection devoted exclusively to depictions of The Annunciation. I've just added two more to my Rosary Art Collection.
One is by van Eyck, and the other is by Albini.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and other Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets, where I've discovered some marvelous blogs! Thanks to RAnn for hosting!

Semper Gaudete!: Ongoing Novena for a Reversal of the HHS Mandate

Semper Gaudete!: New Item in Vintage Media Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Reposted: The First Saint I Ever Heard Of

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-03-19 - Fr Roger Landry - diocese of Fall River
Mass

Semper Gaudete!: NunEssential: Woman Who "Loves Abortion" Reveals Death Agenda

Semper Gaudete!: New Picture Added to my Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-03-21 - Fr Scott Haynes SJC - Lenten Weekday

Semper Gaudete!: Saints coach Sean Payton suspended for one year

Semper Gaudete!: Picture Added to Collection

Semper Gaudete!: The Longest Day In The Week

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"Once I Was A Plum Tree"
by Johanna Hurwitz
(children's fiction)

"Speed of Light" #
by Sybil Rosen
(children's fiction [older children])


"Kathy's Babysitting Hassle"
"Hannah and the Special Fourth of July"
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant {denomination(s) not specified}, series]

"Shira's Summer"
"Shira's New Start"
"Absolutely Shira!"
{carrying over into next week}
by Libby Lazewnik
(children's fiction, Jewish, trilogy)
["3 Cheers for Shira!
3-Books-in-1"]

The Longest Day In The Week

To me, Sunday seems longer than any other day of the week.
Oh, not in a draggy, boring, tedious way, but rather in a nice, slow, relaxed, leisurely,
take-it-easy way.
My Sunday begins on Saturday Evening with the lighting of a votive candle, [electric for safety] a prayer welcoming the Sabbath (adapted from Jewish tradition), and Evening Prayer 1.
I am wearing either a skirt with a really nice top, or a dressy pants suit. There
are pretty cloths on the end-tables where I usually keep my books.
A little later, I have my Sunday Night Supper, which is eaten slowly, usually while watching EWTN (either the current programming or something I've DVRed). There are several hours between "Bless us, O Lord," and "We give Thee thanks."
During the week, I pray only one of the Daytime Hours; on Sunday, all three. I alternate
which Hour is Current, and which two are Complementary. Also, I pray more Rosaries and
Chaplets of Mercy on Sunday.
My Sunday reading, as I've mentioned before, is also different. There are some
books I read 7 days a week, some I read only on weekdays, and some kept especially
for Sunday. My rules for a "Reserved for Sunday" book are:
1: It must be a Catholic book.
2: It can be fiction or non-fiction.
3: It cannot be a textbook or scholarly work.
4: It must be a book that I would enjoy reading during the week,
something I can look forward to returning to NEXT Sunday.
Even the games I play on the TV and the computer on Sunday are quieter than the ones I play
during the week. And Sunday is also the day on which I do Jigsaw Puzzles.
The only collection I work on is my Rosary Art Collection.
I've found that, the better Sunday has been, the easier it is to pray
Evening Prayer 2 (after Benediction and Devotion on EWTN). After Evening
Prayer 2, I say a prayer to conclude my Sunday.
I then change into weekday clothes, remove the cloths from the tables, and put back
the books.
I read once, in a Jewish book, that remembering the last Sabbath sweetens the first half of
the week, and anticipating the coming Sabbath sweetens the second half. I have found this
to be absolutely true.

Picture Added to Collection

I've just added this painting to my Rosary Art Collection.
I have more pictures of The Annunciation than of any other Mystery of the Rosary,
and will probably add even more over the weekend.