Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

  We set Our Lady's altar and  then headed off as a family for confessions to end 2011 and enter 2012 filled with forgiveness and grace.   The neighbors have already launched a Chinese lantern and sent it off into space to celebrate the years end. I'll post the  video as soon an it can be uploaded.   My husband Steve and I are heading for Holy Hour at our local parish and then we'll stay for Midnight Mass, the same way we have ended each year together as a married couple.    We will join the rest  of the family here with the neighbors for a bonfire and s'mores, skits and jokes then up again early in the morning to ring in the year celebrating Holy  Mass as a family in the morning. 

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!