May 16, 2021

Small Lived Experiences of the Faith
Based on Signs of Life by Scott Hahn

This Week's Focus:
May 16 (Solemnity of the Ascension)

Theme:  Novenas & The Rosary
Chapters in the Book:  9 & 35 (pages 69-73 & 227-232)  

Sunday Readings:  ENGLISH     SPANISH

No Videos or Handouts available.
The diocesan component has concluded for this academic year.

Tami Maurer, Coordinator of Religious Education
Video's for All Grades
Novenas:  What is a Novena?
The Rosary:  The Rosary Story

Grades K-2
Activity & Craft:  Rosary Resources, Activities & Crafts from Catholic Icing
St. Joseph Novena Ideas from Catholic Icing

Grades 3-5
Activity & Craft:  Rosary Resources, Activities & Crafts from Catholic Icing
St. Joseph Novena Ideas from Catholic Icing

Grades 6-8
Activity & Craft:  Rosary Resources, Activities & Crafts from Catholic Icing
Powerful Novena to St. Joseph

Chad Grube, Director of Adult Faith Formation & Evangelization

"The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with the same care, until Christ is “fully formed” in us (cf. Gal 4:19). This role of Mary, totally grounded in that of Christ and radically subordinated to it, “in no way obscures or diminishes the unique mediation of Christ, but rather shows its power”.

            -- St. John Paul II in Rosarium Viginis Mariae (Apostolic Letter on the Most Holy Rosary)

Resources

• Resources on FORMED
  • The Rosary:  A Special Way to Pray (Part of Brother Francis series for children)
  • The Rosary with Vin Scully (AUDIO recitation)
  • Praying the Rosary Like Never Before by Dr. Edward Sri (AUDIO)
  • The Daily Rosary for Peace (from Video:  Fatima-Hope for the World)
  • The Traditional Catholic Rosary (VIDEO recitation)
  • Struggle with the Rosary (from Video:  Fatima Gems)
  • Wisdom of the Saints Rosary from Saint Luke Productions (VIDEO)
  • Did Jesus Condemn Praying the Rosary? from Catholic Answers (VIDEO)
  • How & Why to Pray the Rosary (FORMED Now VIDEO)
  • Daily Reflections:  Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
  • Pope John Paul II's Letter on the Rosary with Dr. Tim Gray & Dr. Lucas Pollice (FORMED Now VIDEO)
• Outside Resources
  • Rosarium Virginis Mariae - Apostlic Letter by St. John Paul II on the Rosary
  • What is a Novena? by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
  • All about Novenas from "Blessed Is She"
  • What is a Novena? by Fr. Brice Higginbotham
  • Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts (on EWTN)
  • How to Pray the Rosary by Dr. Mark Miravalle
  • The Rosary:  The Seventh Pillar of Catholic Spirituality by Matthew Kelly
  • Why Pray the Rosary by Bishop Robert Barron
  • How to Pray the Rosary by Bishop Robert Barron
  • I Struggle with the Rosary by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
  • The Power of the Rosary by Fr. John Anthony, CFR & Fr. Mark-Mary, CFR
  • Franciscan University Presents:  Champions of the Rosary (with Guest:  Fr. Michael Calloway, MIC)
  • Contemplating the Face of Christ with Mary:  How to Pray the Rosary by Brant Pitre
  • What Saints Say about the Rosary by Matt Fradd