saturdaysundayhome: December 2009

Saturday, December 26, 2009

#195 - Delicious

I hope that whether you celebrate Christmas or not that you have had a great weekend and that you have spent some time sitting around a table with your loved ones! The prompt for this week is: Delicious.

Happy New Year!

As you know, there isn't a challenge this week, but we will be back next Saturday (2nd January) with a new sketch challenge for you,

thank you for all your support and to all of you have taken the time to take part in our challenges each week.

From all the Sketch Saturday Design Team.. we wish you all a happy and healthy new year, may 2010 bring you all that you wish for.

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Welcome To Spiritual Sunday

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Thank-you so much for taking the time to stop by today we always appreciate your visits, and enjoy your comments, and all your your inspiring post. If you would like to know more about Spiritual Sundays you can visit here to read all about it.

Spiritual Sundays Participants1.

Winner of challenge #82

The winner of last weeks challenge is...

Jacky! (ScrappyJacky)

Congratulations Jacky! Please could you email me (Jo) with your choice of images, you can choose 6 single images from Sandra's digi stamps selection.

Once you have let me know your choices I shall forward them onto Sandra who will then send them directly to you :)

Can I just say though, that I have no internet access at the moment and am using my parents pc whenever I visit. I will reply to you as soon as I can though so that you know I have received your email.

Have fun choosing!
Jo xx

Friday, December 25, 2009

The House of Bread

Dominus dixit ad me...
The Lord hath said to me:
Thou art my Son, this day I have begotten Thee...
The First Mass of Christmas in honour of God the Son,
eternally begotton of the Father,
was celebrated in Our Lady's chapel, Stronsay.
The weather was calm.
We made the trip in our boat the Stella Maris through easy waters.
Carols at 11.00 p.m.

From the womb before the day star I begot Thee.
-Gradual, Psalm 109
The Night Mass was celebrated by Father Anthony Mary who is seen, immediately before Mass, ready to place the Infant Jesus in the manger.

Apparuit gratia Dei Salvatoris nostri...
The grace of God our Saviour hath appeared...
[Epistle: Titus 2]

...et infantem positum in praesepio...
...and the infant lying in the manger...
[Luke 2]

For twenty years now, we have decorated the refectory by laying straw on the floor and placing the image of the Infant Jesus in our midst. This year, as last year, the straw was given to us by our neighbour Mr. Don Peace. The refectory becomes a memorial of the stable of Bethlehem. During the meals over Christmas, we sing carols.

Return to the cell

The Christmas Dawn

The second Mass of Christmas,
the Dawn Mass,
is in honour of the temporal birth of Our Saviour
on Christmas morning.

Dawn Mass
Lux fulgebit hodie super nos...
A light shall shine upon us this day:
for the Lord is born to us.
[Isaias 2]

Dawn Mass
Exalta, filia Sion...
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion:
Behold thy king comes, holy, the Saviour of the world.
[Communion: Zacharias 9]

After the Dawn Masses we left Papa Stronsay for the Mass of the Day in Stronsay.
The sea was quiet.

Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis...
A child is born to us, and a son is given to us...
[Introit: Isaias 9]

The Mass of the Day celebrates the Third Nativity of the Son of God,
which is His nativity for us on the altar in every Mass.
Here, Jesus is born for us under the appearances,
but only the appearances,
of bread.
Thus our little chapel becomes Bethlehem,
(which means the House of Bread,)
for here, in this house, in the tabernacle,
under the sacramental sign of Bread,
Jesus awaits us,
is physically close to us
and
comes to us in Holy Communion.
It is His Third Nativity,
the Sacramental Nativity
that we honour in the Mass of the Day
where a child is really born for us
and a son is truly given to us in every Mass.

Blessing with the image of the Infant Jesus.

Dies sanctificatus illuxit nobis:
A sanctified day hath shone upon us
Come ye Gentiles and adore the Lord:
for this day a great light hath descended upon the earth.
Alleluia.
[Alleluia of the Mass of the Day]
After the Mass of the Day the sun appeared.
All is calm. All is bright.
We wish you a blessed continuation
of the Nativity of Our Lord
for the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Fr. Michael Mary, F.SS.R. and all on Papa Stronsay.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve

Venite Adoremus!
Come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord!

A Message of Thanks

I was asked by Mr. Pat Seeber
to thank you for the messages of condolence that were received,
and for the prayers that were offered,
at this recent time,
of the passing of Mrs. Monica Seeber into eternity.
That Mrs. Seeber died well is a consolation for us all.
We hear of so many bad deaths,
that a good death warms our hearts with hope.
It is indeed possible to die in the friendship of God.
In this vale of tears what we so long for is:
to live a holy life and to die a happy death.
(Fr. Michel Mary, F.SS.R.)

Our hearts are made for Thee O God,
and they are restless until we rest in Thee.
- St. Augustine

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Markets - December 21st to December 27th

Monday 21st December
Yarraville Twilight Farmers' Market - 4pm to 8pm

Tuesday 22nd December
Hurstbridge Twilight Farmers' Market - 4pm to 7pm
Mornington Twilight Farmers' Market - 4pm to 8.30pm

Wednesday 23rd December
Casey Berwick Twilight Farmers' Market - 4pm to 8pm
Croydon Twilight Farmers' Market - 4pm to 8.30pm
Hume Murray Farmers' Market - Twilight Market - 5pm to 8pm
Slow Food Twilight Farmers' Market - 3pm to 8pm

Sunday 27th December
Churchill Island Farmers' Market
Yarrawonga Famers' Market

Saturday, December 19, 2009

#194 - Dare

This seems a close cousin to the prompt from last week, but it's a good one to think about as we look forward to another new year. What have you dared to do this year? How has 2009 dared to treat you? What will you dare 2010? How does dare fit into your life? Have you dared anyone lately?

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Yes, here it is Christmas week. It's hard to believe, but it's true. We know everybody is really busy these days and we appreciate so much those of you who still find the time to share here on Spiritual Sundays. This is a happy and a sad time for many of us. There are thousands of reasons to be happy and a few reasons to be sad, but for those who are going through rough times for any reason, my

Sketch #82 - 19th December - sponsored by Sandra Dry Digi Stamps

Hello everyone! Can you believe that Christmas day is less than a week away?!
I hope that you are all prepared for the big day :)

This weeks challenge is the last one here for 2009, the design team will be having a well deserved week off from card making so they can celebrate the festivities with their loved ones.
There will be a post next saturday though, to declare the winner of this weeks challenge, which is being sponsored by a good friend of Sketch saturday, previous design team member Sandra Dry.

Sandra is very kindly offering our challenge winner 6 (yes SIX!) single images from her site, or any combination making up 6 images! great prize eh?
Sandra is a very talented designer, who creates fabulous digi images so you're in for a treat!
I asked Sandra if she'd like to make a card using this weeks sketch and she said yes! great to have her back, even if it is for just one week. Here is her card...

And here is our sketch for this week...

Here is the fabulous card made by Squirrel who has been our guest designer for the month of December, as there won't be a challenge next week, we have only had the pleasure of her company for 3 weeks, but we would all like to thank her for joining us and for producing such lovely cards to show you all.
Thank you Squirrel, and Merry Christmas! xx

Here are the wonderful creations made by the design team...

Ria

Thank you for taking part in our challenges each week, Sketch Saturday is quite a popular challenge blog and it is all thanks to you, our lovely challengers

On behalf of all the design team, past & present....
Merry Christmas!
we hope that you all have everything you wish for

happy crafting (when you have the time!), stay safe as you celebrate the season & have fun! xx

Friday, December 18, 2009

winner of challenge #81

The winner of the generous $25.00 gift certificate, kindly donated by Simon Says Stamp! is....

Erin! (Scrap, Stamp and be Merry)

Congratulations!! Please EMAIL ME so that I can pass on your email address to Heidi, who will let you know how you can claim your prize. Thank you.

What a fab early crimbo pressie eh?!!

Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas!

Jo xx

Email entries - challenge #81

Look at this delightfully girly card made by Debbie Morgan,
yummy papers and superb colouring!
Thank you for taking part in this weeks challenge Debbie! :)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

winner of challenge #80 - sorry for the delay!

Sorry we are late announcing the winner of Jeanette's DT week challenge, as you can imagine, everyone is so busy with the run up to Christmas... better late than never though eh?

so without further ado, we are happy to announce that the winner of the awesome 'Willow reading a story' stamp kindly donated by Katharina from Whiff of Joy is.....

Iris! (Paper Crafting in Cocoa)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! please EMAIL Jeanette with your full postal address so that she can pass this onto Katharina on your behalf, and you'll soon be the owner of this beautiful stamp :)

Thank you to everyone who took part in Jeanettes challenge,
and remember, there's another fabulous prize up for grabs this week, a $25 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Markets - December 14th to December 23rd

Saturday, December 12, 2009

#193 - Brave

This week the prompt is: brave.

Write about it, but also be brave in your writing. Push yourself. Go on, you can do it!

Happy Scribbling!

Welcome To Spiritual Sunday

Welcome back to Spiritual Sundays, it may just be me but time just goes by so fast, I can't believe a week has gone by already. We are glad that you have taken the time to stop by our blog today.All of you truly touch our hearts and we just appreciate the time you take to post your spiritual thoughts with us each week. We are always so happy to meet new people who post here on Spiritual Sunday

The Passing of Father Anthony Mary's mother

Father's Mom
-19 September, 2009 -
(left click on the photos to see them bigger)

We send our deepest sympathy
to Father Anthony Mary,
to Mr. Pat Seeber,
and to Father Anthony Mary's brothers and sister,
on the passing of
Monica Jeanne Marthe Seeber, R.I.P.,
who died today, 12 December 2009,
in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pat and Monica
- 54 years of marriage -

The blessed parents
of
a daughter and eight sons.

Monica Jeanne Marthe Seeber

Born in Gent, Belgium, 25 April 1928
Daughter of John and Yvonne Taylor
Married Patrick Leo Seeber,
in Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, 14 May, 1955.

This morning, Saturday, 12 December, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Father Anthony Mary offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass near his dying mother and administerd to her the holy Viaticum. Mrs. Seeber’s beloved husband Pat and daughter Elise were also present. Immediately after Mass they prayed together the chaplet of Divine Mercy and then began the Holy Rosary during which Mrs. Seeber, peaceful and conscious to the very end, passed into her eternity at 11.00 A.M.

Requiem aeternum dona ea, Domine.

Et lux perpetua luceat ea. Requiescat in pace. Amen.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

Father Anthony with his Mother, Bishop Fellay and his Father
after his Ordination to the Subdiaconate.
- 31 March, 1990 -

Mrs. Seeber receiving the First Blessing from her priestly son
on his day of Ordination.
Econe, 27 June, 1991,
Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Succour.

A priest, one evening, made his weary way
Into a graveyard where his mother lay;
And scarcely had he reached the humble mound
Than tears stole out to bless the hallowed ground.
Beside the humble grave the priest then knelt
To tell the sorrow that his heart then felt.
Full many a messenger of sorrow went
To make excuse that yet no monument
Stood guard o’er his mother’s sacred head,
To honour her who lay among the dead.

And then a voice came swiftly from the tomb:
“My monument was builded in my womb;
My greatest laurels, greatest praise were won
The hour that thou became my priestly son.
Behold the mothers that beside me lie,
Whose monuments point proudly to the sky
Of all these honoured mothers, everyone
Would change her tombstone for a priestly son.
Go, then, my son, and never more lament
That o’er my grave there stands no monument;
Return thou to the desert sands of sin,
And win the lost sheep to the fold again;
For all the souls in heav’n whom thou hast sent
Fore’er proclaim thee as my monument.”

Sketch #81 - 12th December - sponsored by Simon Says stamp!

Hello everyone!
WOW! Thank you so much for joining in with Jeanette's DT week with us last week, by the looks of it, you all enjoyed her sketch as much as we did! *claps*

This weeks sketch is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

"With over 100,000 items in stock, Simon is proud to offer the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, Altered Art, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world!"

Apart from 1000's of other goodies,
all the latest stock that has just arrived can be found HERE including some gorgeous Tim Holtz stamp sets as well as supplies of '12 tags of christmas'

You can get the latest Magnolia Christmas stamps HERE

All the exclusive Simon Says Stamp range can be found HERE

If you haven't shopped at SSS before then maybe this weeks challenge prize could go towards a shopping trip eh? ;)
as always, Heidi is very generously offering a wonderful $25 gift certificate to spend on SSS goodies for this weeks prize!! she spoils you doesn't she? Thank you Heidi!

This will be the final challenge sponsored by them for this year, so on behalf of all the design team & challengers of this blog I'd like to thank Heidi and all the team at SSS for supporting our challenge blog throughout 2009, their support is very much appreciated, and we're very honoured and pleased to let you all know that Simon Says Stamp will continue to sponsor the 2nd weeks challenge each month throughout 2010 too! woohoooo!
Merry Christmas to Heidi & the gang! ;)

Here is this weeks sketch...