Air travel

We're praying Patrick home today. I keep checking the weather info on the internet, and the airline flight information, and all appears to be well. I need to get to sleep, so I think I will leave him in the capable hands of St. Joseph of Cupertino, patron of airline travelers, and St. Christopher, patron of travelers, and just for good measure, Our Blessed Lady, his mother in heaven, who will watch over him with loving care while his eartly mother gets some much-needed rest.

What a comfort it is to have faith and the Communion of Saints to pray for us to God!

We are also praying in thanksgiving for Tommy, Tara, and Anabel's safe arrival in Philadelphia. While we wish they could join us in Misawa for Christmas, we are happy that they are safe in the arms of Tara's loving family. And Anabel will get lots of hugs and cuddles from her mama's family in the coming weeks of Christmas break.

The fourth week of Advent is going to be a joyous one in both our households. : )

Prayers for our students, please

Please keep Tommy, Tara, and Patrick in your prayers as they go through final exams this week.

Patrick is midway through his drawing final as I write this, and he has a 10-page paper due in theology tomorrow morning, psychology exam on Thursday, calculus and physics both on Friday, just so you will know what to pray for. I'm sure he has lit a candle in The Grotto by now, so we can join our prayers with his. :)

Tommy and Tara, as you know are undergoing their first final exams since Anabel's birth, so keep all three of them ever in your prayers, please.

St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for them and for all students taking exams this week. May the questions on the tests be the ones they know the answers to!

Praying for Anabel

A couple of years ago, a friend sent me a candle from Lourdes. I think today is a good day to light it.

Infant Jesus of Prague, pray for her!