" . . . who from their labors rest . . ."

I've always liked that hymn. Spiritually I am Catholic, but musically I am a Wesleyan. ;)

I am doing a lot of freelancing this week, so Violet is on her own a lot. In preparation for All Saints, and since we are studying medieval history, she's reading a lot about various saints.

Today's saints: St. Jerome, St. Isidore (patron of picnics -- and farmers), and St. Francis.

Earlier this week: St. Columba, St. Benedict, and the Venerable Bede.

Can you guess which saint the bird-loving 7-year-old (who today prayed that God would give her wings) has claimed for her current favorite?

Indeed, Francis has captured her heart, as he does the hearts of so many children. Our faith formation project for the weekend is a peanut-butter birdfeeder.

By the way, this is the Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Antioch, not to be confused with Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus -- those wonderful, sometimes-loopy Jesuits.

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Posted by Mamita

Neat. I love San Francisco and so does Ami.

The other saint you mentioned is known as San Ysidro here. I recently saw one carved with 2 bulls plowing, an angel and San Ysidro.

I collect Santos & Retablos perhaps because they remind me of icons in the Byzantine Rite in which I was raised (similar to Greek Orthodox but still with Rome), my love of Santa Fe as well as the simple folk art of the southwest.

Here, Dia de los Muertos is coming and depending on the demographics, autumn break is due because Halloween and this day are so close together.

I will post a photo of a couple favorites at my log.

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Posted by Sarah

I am preparing resources and lessons for Rose on St Francis. Isn't it amazing how many girls like ours love birds?

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