Tag: patron

Start your new year in good company

We choose a new saint at the beginning of each school year, but the timing is irrelevant. The importance lies in the connection you and you family have with that saint and the lessons you learn from them throughout the year.

Our patron for the 2011-2012 school year

Every fall we choose a different patron saint for our school year. For the 2011-2012 academic year we have chosen St. Louis, King of France. For one reason…

Happy feast day, Blessed Rosalie!

Today is the feast day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu. Back in Spetember, we chose Rosalie, “mother of the poor,” as our homeschool patron this school year. In an…

Patrons Saints & Dads — we’re in good company

Since things are a bit crazy here, I’m grabbing two items from the archives for this week’s Helpful Homeschool Hints: The Yearly Patron Saint — If you don’t…

Rosalie Rendu: patron saint bookmarks

This year, as a back-to-school favor for my students, I made simple bookmarks featuring our patron saint Blessed Rosalie Rendu. Sometimes our patrons are somewhat obscure and holy…

Give us a wink, Rosalie!

We have chosen Blessed Rosalie Rendu, “mother of the poor,” as our homeschool patron for the 2010-2011 school year. In an era troubled by social conflicts, Rosalie Rendu…

Our patron for 2009-2010

We have officially picked our homeschool patron for the 2009-2010 school year: Saint Juan Diego. I have never given much thought to Juan Diego as all my attention…