My Son

Celebrating Easter 2015

My son graduates from minor seminary in May. Time has flown past so quickly and I realized today that I hadn't posted in over a year and a half. Our six beautiful blessings continue to grow and life continues. I am now in my third year of being principal in our Catholic elementary school-- a position that I fully tell others is not only a blessing in my life but also a mission.

This summer, my son goes to Nebraska to the Institute of Priestly Formation and then we move him into Mundelein Seminary in August for him to continue his discernment to the Priesthood. He has grown in so many ways...and I have grown too. In fact, I would say that all of us have changed and grown.

I'll write more about that later. I am on Easter break and need to get back to cleaning. God's peace to you and your families!
Happy Easter!

Mary
Jesus, I trust in You!

O Holy Spirit

Here is a link to the youtube video for Marian Grace singing O Holy Spirit.  Beautiful!

Marian Grace - O Holy Spirit

Beautiful music...

I stumbled across a group known as Marian Grace.  Beautiful music! One of my favorites is O Holy Spirit and Veni Per Mariam.

By Cardinal Mercier:
"I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to all the noises of the world in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctuary of your baptized soul (which is the temple of the Holy Spirit) speak to that Divine Spirit, saying to Him: 


O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do; give me Your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that You desire of me and to accept all that You permit to happen to me. Let me only know Your Will.

If you do this, your life will flow along happily, serenely, and full of consolation, even in the midst of trials. Grace will be proportioned to the trial, giving you the strength to carry it and you will arrive at the Gate of Paradise, laden with merit. This submission to the Holy Spirit is the secret of sanctity."

Marian Grace puts it to music. LOVE IT! Check it out on itunes.

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Jesus, I trust in You!

Pope Francis to jailed teens: I wash your feet to remind you that we have to help each other

Pope Francis to jailed teens: I wash your feet to remind you that we have to help each other

March for Life 2013

My son's entire seminary from Winona, MN traveled to Washington D.C. for the March for Life.  Please pray for these young men as they continue their discernment for the priesthood.  

Ben is on the right.  

God's continued blessings to you and your families.  I will be posting on Consecration to Mary very soon.  My profession to the OFS is next Sunday.  Please pray for me as I profess into the third order of Franciscans.  

Peace and all good,

Mary

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Jesus, I trust in You!

Blessed John Paul II- Perhaps I Love You More!

I was unprepared for how this video would affect me.  So very grateful for all of God's beautiful blessings in my life!  Happy Thanksgiving dear friends!

John Paul II - Perhaps I Love You More!

Peace and all good,
mom_of_six
Jesus, I trust in you!

November: Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

November:  Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

ETERNAL rest grant onto him/her (them), O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon him/her (them).

May he/she (they) rest in peace.

Amen.

My own intentions are for the following deceased members and friends in my own life:

Grandpa Anton Kaiser

Grandma Caroline Kamm Kaiser

Grandpa Emil Leitzke

Grandma Sophia Schwebke Leitzke

Lawrence Paul Leitzke, my father

Margaret Mary Kaiser Leitzke, my mother

Ralph Roselius  (My dear friend, "Mr. R.")

Aunt Anne Kaiser Horigan

Aunt Frances Kaiser Becker

Brother in Law Richard D. Fulmer

God's many blessing to you and your beautiful families today,

mom_of_six

Jesus, I trust in You!

To Sharen...

I had asked the children in the fifth grade class to accompany me to the Church last Friday to sing a Divine Mercy Chaplet for a friend of mine.  Her name is Sharen and she is one of my heroes.

I met her through my formation classes for the Third Order Franciscans.  She has been fighting cancer and last month she professed early into the Secular Franciscan Order.

She will be visiting this site because I tried recording the children singing the chaplet for her and I was not able to successfully email it to her.  Apparently the file was too large.  This morning she suggested that I put it on this blog so that she would be able to see and hear the children sing for her.  I have been trying and have not been successful with that either.  I just can't figure it out. I thought I could connect my phone to my computer and download it to my files. I will keep working on it, but in the meantime, Sharen, please know that you are loved and I will continue to try.

Peace and all good my friends,
mom_of_six
Jesus, I trust in You!!

The Birth of Mary, Mother of God

The Nativity of Mary

September 8

Happy Birthday Beautiful Blessed Mother!

This artwork takes my breath away.  It is by artist Liz Lemon Swindle.  I know it doesn't show our Blessed Mother's birth, but when I look at this artwork I am reminded of the love that our Jesus had for His Mother, our mother too.  If you haven't had a chance to see more of this artist, go to www.foundationarts.com and look for her artist's page.
Please add me to your prayers this week.  I am having a procedure done on Friday that is normally pretty routine.  Pray that it is routine for me too.  :)

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Jesus, I trust in You!

Bringing Jesus to our Schools!

Today was a beautiful day at school!  We bused our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to join our 6th through 12th graders for our first school Mass.  After the Mass, our Priests walked Jesus back to our high school site.  The children followed them through the streets.  I quickly drove my car over a few blocks so that I could capture a photo of this procession.

There were over 400 students following Jesus through the streets!  Over 400!  They walked with Jesus 8 blocks back to their school, singing all the way.  Listen to me... the children will lead you to Him!!  He loves you so much!  Thank Jesus tonight for all of your blessings!

BTW... for my friends who faithfully read this blog...  I love you so much and appreciate your prayers.  I will find out more next Friday (9-14-12) as I am scheduled for gall bladder surgery and then they will visually be able to see my liver.  Thank you for your prayers.

For those of you who do not know yet... I haven't written for awhile because I have busied my life just a little bit more.  I have left the classroom.  I have left the classroom but now have become Associate Principal for our awesome Catholic School!  I now have 161 children to guide throughout the day and pray for every night.  :)  My time for writing has lessened a bit for now, but I will return with stories of my life and my walk in faith.

My son is now officially a Seminarian at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, MN.  Please continue to pray for him too.

Peace and all good my friends,
mom_of_six
Jesus, I trust in You!

God In The Streets of New York City

Pray for my Son, Adopt a Seminarian

It has been awhile since I posted when I asked you for prayers for my son.  He has made a huge decision to leave his major and educational path of Bio-molecular Engineering and begin his journey toward the holy priesthood.  
I am asking for you, dear readers, to pray for my son as he begins his discernment and years in the seminary.   You can 'adopt' him in prayer.

His name is Ben.  

Daily Prayers for Adopted Seminarians

In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit we pray;

Come Holy Spirit, come by Means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your beloved spouse and fill your seminarian, Ben, with your gifts especially Prayer, Purity, Discernment, Filial love and Perseverance.

May "We with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect" (2 Cor 3:18)

NOW:   Please pray the 4th Mystery of Light - The Transfiguration

 "Come Holy Spirit and transform your seminarian that he may reflect in his life the light of Christ!

 Mary Mother of the Church protect him.

 St Aloysius Gonzaga inspire Him.

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Offer one mass per week for your adopted Seminarian. 

Pray daily the Prayer to St Michael Archangel for him.

Whenever you think of him he may need your prayer, say St. Michael, Archangel, help and protect Ben at this time.

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;

and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,

by the power of God,

cast into hell satan, and all the evil spirits,

who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

Thank you for your prayers for Ben.  

I will pray for you daily in my prayers as well.

Peace and all good,

Mary

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Jesus, I trust in You!


This is the website where I found the above prayer.  It is called Prayer for Seminarians website link here .

Pentecost in 2 Minutes... Awesome Video

Pause the music on the right sidebar before you play the video.
May God continue to send blessings your way.
Mom_of_Six

Jesus, I trust in You!

Prayers of Thanksgiving for Baby Mackensie

Here is the note I received this morning regarding Baby Mackensie:

THE POWER OF PRAYER gave baby Mackenzie a CT scan with everything normal and a blood test that showd all levels have gone up "on their own" so the doctor said.  Sooo she will not have to get that 2nd round of blood after all unless the levels fall again.  I can't tell you how much it means to me to have you all as friends!!!!  Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for praying for Mackenzie and for all the prayers for my brother!!!  
It will be a very good night to sleep tonight!!!

Thanking God for his generous blessings on my family!!

Our Beautiful Blessed Mother, thank you for interceding for us on behalf of little Mackensie.  May her life and her parent's lives be a beautiful reflection of your love for your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ.  

Glory be to the Father,

and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever.

Amen. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You!

Blessed Mother Mary, be our mother too.

Amen

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Prayers Needed for a Newborn

Dear Reader,

    I was contacted today and asked for prayers for a little newborn baby girl, Mackensie.  She is in the NICU and in need of your prayers.  She is in need of blood and today while they were trying to administer a blood transfusion, there was a 'malfunction' and she wasn't able to receive it.  Please help me storm Heaven with prayers for this little one.  If it be God's will, she will be healed and be well enough to go home with her new parents.

    

Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your powerful name, 

the protection of the living and the salvation of the dying.

Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips.

Delay not, Blessed Lady, to rescue me whenever I call on you.

In my temptations, in my needs, I will never cease to call on you, 

ever repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary. 

What a consolation, what sweetness, what confidence fills my soul 

when I utter your sacred name or even only think of you! I thank the Lord 

for having given you so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. 

But I will not be content with merely uttering your name. 

Let my love for you prompt me ever to hail you Mother of Perpetual Help. 

Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for me and grant me the favor I confidently ask of you.

To pray for the healing of Baby Mackensie that she may fully recover.

Hail Mary, full of Grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners,

Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Hail Mary, full of Grace.Sa

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners,

Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Hail Mary, full of Grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners,

Now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You!

Blessed Mother Mary, be our mother too.

Amen.

Peace and all good, dear reader.

mom_of_six

Our May Crowning - May 1, 2012

Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker

Old Calendar: St. Joseph the Worker; St. Peregrine, priest & religious (Hist)O God, Creator of all things, who laid down for the human race the law of work, graciously grant that by the example of Saint Joseph and under his patronage we may complete the works you set us to do and attain the rewards you promise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Our family was chosen to crown the Blessed Mother during Mass tonight.  Four of our six children were able to be with us.  Our oldest lives 1 1/2 hours away and our son is finishing up his freshman year in college.  Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he discerns a vocation to the Priesthood.  

My fourth grade class will be crowning our Blessed Mother on Thursday.  The children have been practicing their speaking parts and songs.  Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You!Blessed Mother Mary, be our mother too!Amen.
Mom_of_SixJesus, I trust in You!

Power of Prayer - Powerful Video

This is an awesome video that was posted from our Diocesan Web site.  

Remember to pause the playlist on the right sidebar before you play the video.

Peace and all good,

mom_of_six

Jesus, I trust in You!

Father Blahnik Ordination

Remember to pause the music on the right sidebar before you play the video above.

How Beautiful            by Twila Paris


How beautiful the hands that served
The wine and the bread and the sons of the earth
How beautiful the feet that walked
The long dusty roads and the hill to the cross

How beautiful, how beautiful
How beautiful is the body of Christ

How beautiful the heart that bled
That took all my sin and bore it instead
How beautiful the tender eyes
That chose to forgive and never despise

How beautiful, how beautiful
How beautiful is the body of Christ

And as He laid down His life
We offer this sacrifice
That we will live just as he died
Willing to pay the price
Willing to pay the price

How beautiful the radiant bride
Who waits for her groom with His light in her eyes
How beautiful when humble hearts give
The fruit of pure lives so that others may live

How beautiful, how beautiful
How beautiful is the body of Christ

How beautiful the feet that bring
The sound of good news and the love of the King
How beautiful the hands that serve
The wine and the bread and the sons of the earth

How beautiful, how beautiful
How beautiful is the body of Christ
Pray for our Priests!

mom_of_six
Jesus, I trust in You!

How Beautiful!

Pray for a Special Intention

I write to you today to ask you to pray for my son for a special intention.  He is discerning a vocation and will be meeting with our Diocese's Vocational Director over dinner tomorrow evening.  We pray for God's will, always.  
Please add him to your prayers.  
Peace and all good,
Mom_of_Six


Jesus, I trust in You!