A paper doll to call your own

Check out a blast from the past!  These paper dolls of Father Peter and an altar boy (circa 1943) were used by Catholic Extension to teach children about the Mass and Benediction.  With eight pages of cut outs, including a pop-up altar with candlesticks, there's a lot to keep little hands busy.

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Feast of the Guardian Angels

On the back: Copyright 1934 N. G. Basevi

Litho in USA

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Blessed are those who go to Jesus, 

For they shall see God and will be treated with mercy, for the Kingdom of Heaven shall be theirs.

Saint Peter

ora pro nobis.

In the "free box"

Old cookbooks are always interesting to me, so when this one was in the parish free box (a very random exchange of hopefully useful stuff) I picked it up.

Where else could I ever find recipes for mock venison, boiled lettuce, milk stew (with cod as the surprise ingredient), cheese jelly salad, and farina balls?  I could go on and on...

At least as interesting was the newspaper clipping inside:

"NEWS BRIEFS:
The Sophomore class, under the leadership of the Catholic Action group of which Wilma Buschen is Chairman, sponsored a Triduum of Masses and Holy Communions for the intention of the Holy Father.  The Triduum began on December 5 and ended on December 7.  Now under consideration in the Sophomore group is a Novena for the parents of these students.  This novena is to be given as a Christmas present.  The Sophomores would like to have the entire school join them in this novena.  What better Christmas present could you offer your Mother and Father than this?"

Saint Joseph the Worker

Divine Child Jesus, teach me to love work

Benziger & Co, No 3647, Einsiedeln, Switzerland