Day 9 of Mornings with Mary and Friday Shoot Out

Mornings with Mary sponsored by the talented Rebecca has been a joyous meme for me.

I feel I am very devoted to Mary and did not know I did have so many Mary's in my life story.

This meme has not been about Mary as a religious figure only but about the very womanhood and motherhood of a very famous woman named Mary.

Probably the most painted, sculptured, portrayed and sung about of any person in history.
Statues of Earth mother go back even before the story of Mary began.

Now I have seen many candles in the shape of Mary but this one is a little different.

 Several years ago while shopping one of my granddaughters helped me select this.

"Now QMM you know that candle is not for burning. How could anyone burn Mary?

Now you just put it in a candle stick and leave it alone."

Well I did and every time she comes to visit she always checks to make sure I have not lit that Mary candle.

I would say I have had it about 10 years.

My gd is 18 now and every time I look at my Mary candle I will remember the tender, loving child that helped me find her.

Haiku my heart


 Light of my heart
glowing, inspiring, uplifting
Madonna of the Light.

It will be hers when I don't need it any more.

Abby I love you so.

A closer look.

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 Friday Shoot Out.

 The theme this week is wheels.

Wheels of color

Vintage wheels

Wheels on the sewing machine go round and round.

Wheels for tracing patterns.

Second from right.

Wheels of skating

Wheels of music.

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Day 7 of Mornings with Mary

 Day 7 of Mornings with Mary.

December 7th.  is also the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.


The feast of the Immaculate Conception is
December 8th.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the 

Americas, yes

but

Mary Immaculate Patroness of America

Most Rev. Richard J. Cushing, D.D., LL.D. Archbishop of Boston

As the eighteenth century was drawing to a close, the thirteen English colonies along the North Atlantic coastline declared themselves independent and set up the sovereign nation of the United States of America. It was soon to become a haven for millions fleeing from poverty and oppression. The Catholic Church, up to then, unwelcome, distrusted and despised almost universally throughout the English colonies, was destined to take its place as one of the forces which would make the new nation strong and glorious.

La Conquistadora St. Francis Cathedral Santa Fe, New Mexico

The immediate reorganization of the Church in the infant republic so that it might function from Maine to Georgia was beset by great difficulties, many of them insurmountable for the moment. Father John Carroll, chosen for the task, accepted it reluctantly. He well knew that it was too heavy a burden for one person to carry, and he had little confidence in his own ability as an organizer and executive. He did possess, however, one unfailing weapon with which he always attacked every problem, his love of the Blessed Virgin and faith in the power of her intercession. With this weapon he began his career as bishop of Baltimore, his vast diocese which was co-terminous with the new nation. He was consecrated August 15, 1791, and in the first Pastoral Letter which he addressed to his scattered flock, May 28,1792, we read the following dedication of our country to the Mother of God: 

 World War II was the most devastating war, so far, on the United States.

Is it a coincidence that the feast day of 

Mary, of the Immaculate Conception is on

Dec 8th. one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and 

the feast of 

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven is 

Aug. 14th.

One day before the unconditional surrender of the Japanese

on

Aug. 15th.

In the United States we feel it was the care and protection of Mary that guided us through this terrible time in our history.

Go here for the many faces of  Mary