Your Lenten Toolbox: Essential Practices for a Fruitful Lent
Your Lenten Toolbox: Essential Practices for a Fruitful Lent “Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” — Joel 2:12 Reflecting on Your Lenten...
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Lent: What it is not
Lent. The four letter word and season that rolls around every year just after we Catholics have celebrated the start to the new liturgical year and the birth of Christ....
I am Pro-Dignity: Reflections on the Pro-Life Movement
The heartbeat of The Little Rose shop originated from my own story with the surprise pregnancy of my daughter at the age of 21. My journey has had twists and...
St. John Bosco: Who he is and how to Celebrate
St. John Bosco today is an inspiration for those in education and for young people. His beautiful story of serving the young and the poor are a beautiful reminder of...
Quick facts: St. Sebastian
With a house full of little boys and one equally brave and adventurous girl, my family loves and celebrates St. Sebastian. His feast day on January 20th was one of...
Celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Beatified by Pope John XXII, St, Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first native born American to be canonized by the Church. She was born in New York, during the time...
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. What it is and How to Celebrate
First off, a little theology is needed to explain what this feast day is. Mary is the Mother of God, as she is the mother of Jesus, the Son of...
Joy during the Advent Season
Joy is a funny word. Oftentimes it gets lumped into the same category with its definition being the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect...
What you need to know about Juan Diego
Here at The Little Rose Shop, IYKYK we just love Mama Mary! Especially Our Lady of Guadalupe. Check out our blog here to get the full story In a...
The Immaculate Conception: What It Is & How Catholic Families Can Celebrate
The Immaculate Conception: What It Is & How Catholic Families Can Celebrate “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” — Luke 1:28 What Is the Immaculate Conception? The...
St. Andrew Novena: What it is and how to pray
One sweet and simple way to incorporate the season of Advent by a small act of prayer and raising your heart to God is through the St. Andrew novena prayer....
5 Ways to be thankful and teach our children to be thankful
Chilly and holiday-filled November is the perfect opportunity to bring gratitude to our hearts and to our children. Sometimes, especially with littles, the influx of germs and sickness, or holiday...
How to Celebrate Christ the King
The origins of this feast day come about at the end of the destruction of WWI and on the eve of political, social, economic distress, and the rise of dictators...
How to Celebrate: St. Cecilia
Often seen depicted holding a harp or above the choir loft in stained glass or art, St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music. Many Catholic musicians have a beautiful...
The Holy Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
The family is where salvation began when Mary said “yes” to the Lord and she and St. Joseph raised the Son of God. The family today is where the battle...
Liturgical Living Resource List
Who has high hopes of living the liturgical seasons in your home and just plain forgets?! Or, if you are like me, half way through the day, you say, “shoot!...