Is there anything going on anymore?
I left rave land years ago, and when I left it was usually Tight Crew and the folks that throw Hydrotechnics [festival].
I know there's a party in Sturbridge twice a year/seasonally.
But is there anything small going on in Mass, especially Western MA?
Locally foraged Mugwort, Garden Sage, Rosemary and a little bit of Lavender. Wrapped up by me for herbal incense bundles sticks. There's only four this year, but that's okay!
I hope you folks have a blessed Mabon/Autumn Equinox and almost Michaelmas!
Today I prayed the Rosary in honor of Fr. Mychal Judge. I prayed for peace and of course the Church as a whole in recognizing and acceptance of us Queer Catholics.
A friend of mine from Dignity USA sent me this prayer card awhile ago and thankfully I found it and had it with me while I prayed the Rosary today.
Clear/black glass Ave beads and Clear/gold Pater/Gloria/Fatima glass beads with a silver tone Cross on a black cord.
I inherited an old Our Lady of Peace of Good Voyage/Antipolo statue from my auntie. My husband made her a new cape and veil. I especially love how he incorporated the purple woven fabric as it was woven from the mountain region of the Philippines.
I also made her a Rainbow Rosary. She's still a work in progress, but that's like all of us.
Hail Mary full of grace.. ~
I work at an independent living community [kitchen] and I serve my unit and I love all of my residents.
One of them shared with me their devotion to Our Lady of Fatima and how Our Lady inspired her to convert to Catholicism through the Holy Rosary.
She told me she grew up Baptist, but in her young adult life she converted to Catholicism. She mentioned how our Lady just spoke to her. She even collected beads with Our Lady of Fatima colors and made herself Rosary beads with them.
I make Mission Rosary beads, so I made her a White one with Gold glass seed beads. The Pater/Gloria/Fatima beads are Iridescent/Rainbow beads. I also tucked in a Our Lady of Fatima prayer card.
Does anyone else gift folks Rosaries, especially strangers?
I work in a kitchen setting and I mostly work back of house, but I still do front facing customer service work.
I'm mostly doing prep work, but one of the cooks always puts on Fox/Trump propaganda radio on the radio. It's either live or podcasts he has on cue and everyone is subjected to listen to it.
I've worked in kitchens before where it's usually dead silent or with Top 40's radio as a background noise, which is fine!
It's really annoying. I don't care what you believe in, but don't play it out for everyone to have to listen to!
HR is totally non-existent so it doesn't really matter if I say anything. Plus, if I did, it would put a target on my back and I'd end up being bullied to quit.
I guess I'm just venting here. I just hate listening to stupidity while I'm just trying to work and also hearing things that calls me a monster because I'm queer and an immigrant is not what I want to hear early in the morning.
I just wanted to ask if there's several Chaplet prayers dedicated to St. Jude. I see a lot of Niner chaplets with a Medal, nine beads in groups of three and a Crucifix.
You pray the intercession/Novena prayer on the medal, then on the nine beads in groups of three, you pray a Pater, Ave and a Gloria. And on the Crucifix there's a concluding prayer.
Or..
Same prayer on the Medal, but on the nine grouped beads, you pray an Ave and another shorter St. Jude prayer intercession prayer. Then a concluding prayer on the Crucifix.
There's a few other variations as well.
I just wanted to ask because I make Rosaries and Chaplets and I've recently found a St. Jude medal by happenstance after I've started praying/working with him and I wanted to make a Chaplet for myself and I just wanted to get the prayers and beads right.
Thanks in advance..!
I will always make free or affordable Rosary beads for everyone!
A bucket of wood beads with the proper paracord and Crucifix turns into a Sacramental/Devotional item/tool.
A Rosary!
Mission Rosaries for my local church!
Does anyone else make them..?
Thank you to all the Mission Rosary makers. To all the folks that are called by Mother Mary to craft, knot and bead Rosaries and to donate, give and gift them all away.
My birthday is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, so it seems fitting that I love making them.
Please know that all your efforts doesn't go unnoticed!
God bless! 💛✌🏼
*A few hand beaded/knotted Mission Rosaries made by me.
*Our Lady of Manaoag/Holy Rosary - Philippines.
I just spent the day repotting some Zinnias, enjoying the back garden and the herb and flower friends.
I did the numbers and I made my first knotted cord Rosary with a knotting tool.
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I'll make another one tomorrow!
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It's all made of Paracord and can be thrown in a bag and is fairly durable.
Thank you Saint Jude, you always pull through!
Thank you for the job that came my way after two years of looking for the right workplace.
When things seemed impossible or hopeless I've always turned to you.
Please continue to intercede and pray for us!
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My dad passed away a few weeks ago and I'm also in a midst of packing my stuff [crafts] away, and also starting a new job on top of it all.
So I haven't been in the making mindset. I have loads of other crafts that I'm putting away, except for this one. I still need to keep my hands busy..
I left my knotting tool out, and now I am going through scrap nylon cords to make knotted Rosaries. I made this green one in honor of St. Jude Thaddeus.. the patron Saint of lost causes.
It's a simple knotted cord decade Rosary with his medal.
It's a good practice on making simple knotted Rosaries out of just cord.
My dad passed away two weeks ago, and him and my Lola taught me how to cook Filipino food. So I am trying to perfect Chicken Adobo today.
I changed a few things, but the taste is the same, and I followed his og-basic recipe.
Just add white rice!
C. Kirk does not belong near or close-by holy relics.
I live here in New England where Catholic shrines are fairly spread out. I recently found a Padre Pio shrine. It's a small area where there's a chapel, a place where you can light candles and a small garden outside and even a gift shop.
I am going through some heavy stuff at the moment, but when I looked them up again they [or someone] placed C. Kirks image right near Padre Pios relics. I'm fairly certain it's C. Kirk and I am so disappointed and heartbroken that they placed him near Padre Pios relics. Like, are you serious..!?
My dad is not doing so well and I wanted to bring my mom there to have some prayer time, but this makes me think otherwise. It's just so heartbreaking.
Hello Western Mass,
My husband and I are in search of mobile homes/communities around the area. Still a bit unfamiliar with what's around here, so if someone knows of a good place to where to start looking anything would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
My husband and I have been going through problems with where we live. It's been super stressful, and on top of that I haven't been able to find a stable job.
So I went to Mass this morning like I do every week, but with a different heart. A heart filled with worry and anxiety. Before Mass, we prayed the Rosary. I asked Mother Mary for her guidance and I knew she heard me.
During Mass, especially during the Eucharist where the priest raises the Body of Christ I immediately started crying. I was in deep prayer and I looked up and there he was.
I was reminded of Saints who experienced spiritual ecstasy, while I don't think I experienced that, I now know why they would feel like that, but obviously magnified.
Something inside of me said that I was ready. So I did. I received Communion after decades of not participating. I felt like I wasn't worthy, but today while in prayer and meditating upon the Crucifix at church, I stood up and got in line.
I've received the Sacrament of Reconciliation, but still afterwards didn't feel like worthy to receive Communion until today.
My anxiety has quieted down all day and all I can feel is His presence.