Our Epiphany House Blessing Kit :-)

I know that it's not the Feast of the Epiphany anymore and that we actually JUST celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which means the Christmas season (16 days all in all for this liturgical year) is really, really over! (I am having mixed feelings about this! hehe!) But I still wanted to write this post anyway! ;-)

Last Saturday (Jan 7), while I was on my way to the St. Pio of Petrelcina chapel to attend Mass with hubby (it was our sixth wedding anniversary, marking almost 11 years of being together!), I received a text message from my friend and fellow Catholic mom Buding (she's the one who gifted us with our Jesse Tree last year!). She told me that another Catholic mom and pro-lifer, Amelia, wanted to share the blessing of having an "Epiphany House Blessing Kit" with us! :-)

To be perfectly honest, I wasn't too familiar with what that actually was - but God's timing is truly perfect! After getting home from Mass and our anniversary date, I saw Catholic Icing's resident mommy blogger Lacy's post about it on her blog! :-) Needless to say, I WAS SUPER EXCITED to get our kit! ;-)

It arrived earlier today (errr.. yesterday actually) just before I left the apartment for work. I.SO.LOVE.IT! ;-)

My favorite part of the kit is the sprig of greenery - a nice touch! ;-)

This piece of paper explains the reason behind the custom or tradition of blessing our homes at the New Year.

"Even as the chalk fades, we remember what we have written in our hearts."

Amelia even sent this sweet note to accompany the kit! ;-)

"In the love and service of Christ, Amelia" Oh, thank You Lord, for using Amelia and her family! :-)

Holy Water and Holy Chalk :-)

We wanted to do our house blessing (or rented apartment blessing, to be more exact, haha!) with the kids when we got home from our household prayer meeting ("household" is the term used in our Catholic charismatic community, Couples for Christ, to refer to our couples' support group) but they were already asleep when we got home. So.. we'll have to wait till tomorrow.. umm.. I mean later, Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time, to do so! ;-) A blessing is still a blessing, right? ;-)

I'm hoping the kids will be as excited as I am! ;-) Haha!

Thank God for wonderful fellow Catholic parents and families, who allow the Lord to use them to bless others! ;-) Special prayers for the Alba and Dee families! ;-) May God bless you abundantly so that you may continue to be instruments of God's love, faith, joy, hope and peace this 2012! ;-)