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Celebrate the feast of St. Joanna, one of the Myrrhbearing Women, with this easy homemade playdough craft! 👐✨ As you mix and knead, talk with your kids about the sweet smell of holiness and the beautiful gifts the Myrrhbearers brought to Christ’s tomb. 🕊️💐

📝 Ingredients:
🥣 1 cup flour
🧂 1/4 cup salt
🍋 1 tbsp cream of tartar
🌻 1 tbsp vegetable oil
🔥 3/4 cup boiling water
🌈 Natural food coloring (optional)
🌸 A few drops of essential oils (lavender, frankincense, rose, etc.)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
2️⃣ Add oil + boiling water
3️⃣ Stir until combined, then knead
4️⃣ Add essential oils + knead again

💡 Perfect for little hands and big conversations about faith 🕯️💖

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🎉 Sweet-Scented Playdough for St. Joanna 👩‍🦰🌸

Father Josiah Trenham
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Christian Fugitives - St. Augustine on the Prodigal Son

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Father Jason Covarrubias 

Welcome to our special YouTube Kids edition of Father Jason's Sunday Gospel Homily! In this video, Father Jason will take your little ones on a spiritual journey, simplifying the Sunday gospel readings so that kids can better understand the Sunday Liturgy. 

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A warm and friendly introduction by Father Jason.
A simplified explanation of the Sunday gospel reading, making it relatable and engaging for kids.
Thought-provoking questions to spark discussion and reflection.
Inspiring messages to encourage your children's faith and love for Jesus.
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The Parable of the Rich Man

St. Ethelbert, First Christian King of Kent

St. Ethelbert, First Christian King of Kent

Have you ever heard of St. Phanourios, the patron saint of lost things?  St Phanourios is known in the Orthodox Church as a saint who helps people find lost or stolen items. We ask St. Phanourios to help us find whatever we lost, and when we find it, we bake a cake and share it with friends and loved ones to give thanks. This special tradition comes from Greece and the special olive oil citrus cake is called “Phanouropita!” You can also bake this cake on his feast day, August 27th. In this episode, we are baking phanouropita donuts, which is ideal for sharing with others, an important element in the tradition!

You can read more about this tradition and find the recipe on my blog: https://www.asceticlifeofmotherhood.com/blog/phanouropita-donuts

Ingredients
1-1/4 cups vegetable oil (or substitute for oil of choice)

2-1/2 cups sugar

1-1/4 cups warm water

Grated rind of 1 orange 

1/2 cup orange juice (fresh orange juice is best)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3 tsp baking powder

4 cups white flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Sift flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a large bowl and set aside.

Using a whisk, combine oil and sugar until blended.

Add the warm water, orange rind, orange juice, and walnuts and mix well.

Slowly add the flour mixture and combine until smooth.

Add raisins and walnuts (if adding).

Pour batter into well-greased donut pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. 

Cool on a wire rack.

Top with powdered sugar.