An Acrostic for Mary

A is for Ann, the Mother of Mary
B is for Birth, Mary gave birth to our Savior, Jesus
C is for Cradle, Mary laid the "word made flesh" in his cradle
D is for Devoted, Mary was a devoted woman of God
E is for Elizabeth, her cousin and friend who was the first to acknowledge Jesus
F is for Faith, Mary had a strong faith in God
G is for Gabriel, the angel who told Mary she would give birth to a son
H is for Heaven, Jesus honored his mother by taking her body and soul into heaven
I is for Israel, in figurative language, Mary is the mother of Christians who are the new Israel
J is for Jesus, her son, the Lamb of God
K is for Kindness, Mary was always kind
L is for Light, Mary was the mother of the "light of the world"
M is for Manger, Mary laid her son in the manger after he was born
N is for Nazareth, Mary's home town
O is for Open, we should open our hearts to Mary
P is for Peter and Paul, Mary's friends
Q is for Queen, Mary is the Queen of heaven and earth
R is for Redemption, Mary's son died for the redemption of the world
S is for Sacrifice, both Mary and her son made a huge sacrifice for all of us
T is for Trust, we put our trust in Mary and Jesus
U is for Unity, Mary brings families together
V is for Veritas, Mary's son was referred to as the truth
W is for Women, Mary is blessed among women
X is for eXtra, for Mary is extra special to God and to all mankind
Y is for Yarn, Mary made the swaddling clothes for Jesus out of yarn
Z is for Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist , the cousin of Jesus

The Gospel Rocks Project

Rachel has begun painting rocks and adding messages from the bible to them and then placing them along walking paths in Bend. Here is a picture of her "hiding" the first rock with the beginning of the "Our Father" prayer on it.

Mary, Mother of Yahweh

Oh Mary, great mother of our lord

Mediatrix of all the graces our lord wishes to give to mankind 

Mother of all truth, all kindness, all compassion. 

Amen

Mother Mary Most Compassionate

We praise you for being the mother of our God.

We praise you for being the first person, man or women, who trusted in Christ by name.

We praise you for being the kindest, most compassionate mother to Christ Jesus.

We praise you for being the most compassionate wife to St. Joseph.

We pray that everyone in the RCIA class will learn about Christ and accept him.

We pray that you will help me to be a better person.

Amen

Biblical Acrostic

A is for Abraham, the father of our faith.
B is for Bible, the book of our Lord.
C is for Christ, who died for our sins.
D is for Disciples, who were loyal to our Lord.
E is for Ephesians, because the church is the body of Christ.
F is for Faith, which is trusting in God.
G is for Galilee, the place where Jesus taught and did miracles.
H is for Heaven, which we hope will someday be our home.
I is for Isaiah, who predicted the virgin birth and crucifixion of our Lord.
J is for Joseph, husband of Mary and step-father of Jesus.
K is for King David, the King of Israel and an ancestor of our Lord.
L is for Love, the greatest of all virtues.
M is for Mary, the mother of our Lord.
N is for Noah, the preacher of righteousness.
O is for Obed, the father of Jesse, who was the father of King David.
P is for Peter, the rock upon which Jesus built His church.
Q is for Quiet, Elijah heard God in a still, small voice.
R is for Resurrection, the foundation of our faith.
S is for Samuel, the prophet of our Lord.
T is for Teaching, the job of our Lord who taught in parables.
U is for Unity, all Christians should unite.
V is for Victory, the resurrection of our Lord was a great victory for mankind.
W is for Water, a symbol used in baptism.
X is for St. Andrew's cross.
Y is for Yahweh, the Hebrew name of God the Father.
Z is for Zacchaeus, who gave his money to the poor when he converted to Christianity.

Amen

The Name of Jesus

Jesus is the Son of God and the son of Mary.
It is the name above all names.
The name God gave to his only generated son.
The name of Jesus is the most compassionate name in the Universe.

Amen

Litany on how to be a Better Christian

Talk truth

Be lovin

May God help us respect others

Pray without ceasing

Be compassionate

May God help us do our duty to others and himself 

May God give us strength for loving and caring for our friends, neighbors, and all the world 

May God give us the ability to be the salt of the earth and light of the world 

May God give us the ability to show friends and neighbors that we love them even when it is hard Help us to know what is right and wrong and to choose what is right always 

Amen