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Our families in Generations of Faith and Family Faith were asked to create their own Mary Gardens for May.  The slideshow below shows a few of the beautiful indoor and outdoor gardens they made to honor Our Lady.
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The Mary Garden at St. Catherine's
What is a Mary Garden?
A Mary Garden is a small flower pot or flower garden dedicated to Mary.  It has a statue or picture of Mary in it, and is a reminder of her loving presence and faithfulness. In fact, there is a Mary Garden at St. Catherine's on the east side of the church building. 

​A Mary Garden
 can be big or small, outdoors or indoors, real and growing or crafted from materials around the house. Below, you will find ideas for planting one or crafting one.
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Flowers have Meaning
One thing that differentiates a Mary Garden from other gardens is that each flower in a Mary Garden has a special meaning.  For example, the marigold (from Mary's Gold) represents humility.  The sweet Forget-Me-Not bloom, once called Mary's Eyes, remind us to keep our eyes on Christ.
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What do the flowers mean?

Click on the links below to find out!​roseharrington.com/blogs/news/what-is-a-mary-garden 
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www.ncregister.com/blog/joseph-pronechen/for-beauty-and-prayer-plant-a-mary-garden 

www.thesacredheart.com/marygard.htm

Want to learn more about Mary?

​Visit the​ International Marian Research Institute

May Session Assignment for Family Faith and Generations of Faith

As you already know, we are not able to gather together for our final family sessions in May. To replace this family time at church, we ask you to gather at home as the domestic church. Each family registered in our monthly Family Faith or Generations of Faith sessions is asked to create a Mary Garden. To receive attendance credit, each family must email a photo of their Mary Garden to [email protected].

Please submit your photos by May 29, 2020

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a large Mary Garden
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The sweet Forget-Me-Not blossoms are known as Eyes of Mary.
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Daffodils are Mary's Star.

Crafting a Mary Garden

How to make different kinds of paper flowers?
Click on the images below to go to the websites. 

Printable Mary Statues and Pictures

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25 Different Paper Flowers Kids can Make from artsycraftsymom.com
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Free Mary printable from catholicsprout.com
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Free Marian shrine download from looktohimandberadiant.com
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  • Home
    • Our Mission
    • The Dominican Order
  • Faith Formation 2022-23
    • March Family Projects
    • March 2023 Options for 7th and 8th Grade
    • March 2023 Options for High Schoolers
    • Formed
  • Monthly Homework