Palm Sunday

the Immaculate Conception

The Last Supper

At the Cheim's house, complete with instructions that we were to stand while eating, keep our coats on and our staff in hand while we ate roast lamb and unleavened bread.  Enjoyable as always.

St Joseph's table

Pictures taken by Robert with his phone.

delicious meal......thank you......

 

 

 

 

 

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

 

by John Fortune

Annunciation March 25
 Visitation May 31
Birth of our Lord December 25
Assumption August 15
Coronation August 22

also
the Immaculate Conception  December 8
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is, according to Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("macula" in Latin) of Original Sin.[1] It is one of the four dogmas in Roman Catholic Mariology. Under this aspect Mary is sometimes called the Immaculata (the Immaculate One), particularly in artistic contexts.

The doctrine states that, from the first moment of her existence, Mary was preserved by God from the Original Sin and filled with sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth.

and Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12

Assumption of Mary holiday

School 4 day holiday and since we couldn't go to the cabin the Cheims spent the time with us...what fun...dueling computers!!!!

Ash Wednesday...

we went to O Conner hospital chapel to mass and to get our ashes. It was packed, people standing all around the perimeter of the chapel.

no this is not Dad

Fat Tuesday

TODAY is Shrove Tuesday....

Wednesday the beginning of Lent

The terms "Mardi Gras" (pronounced /ˈmɑrdi grɑː/, "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Epiphany and ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" (in ethnic English tradition, Shrove Tuesday), referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which started on Ash Wednesday.
One year in our travelin' days we happened to be in San Luis Obispo for Mardi Gras.
The college town really put on a parade where the people all dressed up in costumes and from the floats threw necklaces to the crowd. We caught quite a few. Later we went over to the campus for a choral production put on by the different choirs and singing groups.
FANTASTIC!!!!

more "all souls"...

Gravestone of your grandfather Fred A. Fortune
Continuing our prayers for the poor souls in purgatory and
taking flowers to the graves, on Saturday Dad and I,
Mary and Q tip went to Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto

Gravestone of your great grandmother Carrie Fortune

and one of her sons, George and his wife Marie.
Marie is the aunt we inherited the money to make
a downpayment on the downtown property!!

All Souls Day...

Grandma and Grandpa Orr at Santa Clara on Monday.
Always enjoy our picnics.
Anytime you want to join us let us know ...next year.
Still have Dad's father in Palo Alto and little Danny.

We try to visit all the graves during the week following
Sunday, All Saints day

All Saints Day...

After that great Halloween party we got up early and attended mass
with the Cheims and Annette. Having day light saving time begin
made it easy........Robert had gone earlier and taken the boys
to work and had breakfast waiting for us at Oakhill memorial Park..
where we had a "tailgate" party.!!!

We visited Grammie Allen & Auntie Sis graves with
flowers and said the traditional prayers.

It was mobbed at Oakhill........they were having
a mass at the Catholic portion of the cemetery.
Sorry we missed you, Mary (and Qtip)

Good Friday