This is a picture of a craft the kids and I made for the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. I purchased the wooden letters form the craft store and we spay painted them gold and decorated them with ribbon and flowers.
There are so many variations of our lady's name, but I chose the Latin version Maria. It's also our baby girl's name, so it has extra special meaning to me. Here are a few other versions; Marie, Molly, Miriam, Mariel, Moira, Maureen, Marilyn, Mia, Marlene, Marla, Marissa, Marisol, Mariska, Marisela, Mariella, Maribel.
For dessert, I was hoping to make cookies spelling out Our Lady's name with ABC cookie cutters, but I wasn't able to find any at the craft store. This is what I came up with instead. There is one cookie for each of our children and for my husband and me. I think it worked out very well.
The Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints.
