As many of you will know we are currently, undertaking the 33 day Preparation for Marian Consecration, to Consecrate on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary! This has been an incredibly joyful and wonderful experience. Some of the Group are following St Louis de Montfort's Preparation process and some, Fr Michael E Gaitley's "33 Days to Morning Glory" preparation. There are even some following both! Truly this is a huge blessing on us all and it was very unexpected and Spirit Led for us to start this group! God is so Good! 

One thing I have found absolutely brilliant about this journey, is that in taking this time to prepare our hearts to be truly lead 'To Jesus, through Mary', it has made me truly wonder just how we can in this time of great difficulty in receiving the Sacraments think about preparing for hearts, minds, bodies and souls for consecration, becoming totally Jesus' through her. 

One important part of this is the 'daily examens', there are many versions of this available and i tend to use a different one so I hadnt looked at this version previously and it is quite simply beautiful. 

I am always on the lookout for a fabulous planner, and have tried several Catholic Planners over the years so when I heard about the 'Catholic Mothers Planner' in 2019 I was naturally pretty excited! Being a Catholic and a Mother it is absolutely fabulous to have a planner that encompasses Faith and Family life all in one go! What I love is that the planner has just about everything that I need - The Liturgical year outlined in an annual at a glance Calendar, a space to input Birthdays, Important Catholic Feasts outlined on each day and the readings for each Sunday each week. 

We were absolutely delighted to recieve our first subscription letter from 'The Wanderlust Catholic' at Annunciation designs! This monthly subscription letter is a wonderful way to learn something new about our Faith and about Catholic places around the world! Its also beautifully personal and wonderfully presented!