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A Special Memory

For those of you not on Facebook, I thought I’d share this moment from Facebook Memories with my girl in San Francisco.

On our way home from China in 2005, with our newly-adopted daughter in my arms, Mel and I stopped off in San Francisco for 24 hours to rest up before heading to New Orleans.

It was a gorgeous, cool day, and as we strolled through the bustling streets we stumbled across Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chinatown. I knelt down in front of the side altar with a statue of Mother Mary holding Jesus as a toddler, just as I was holding my 16-month-old Ceci. I cried tears of gratitude for God’s gracious goodness to me, finally granting me the gift of motherhood at the age of 38. At that moment I entrusted my daughter to Mother Mary’s perfect maternal intercession.

Seven years later we returned to San Francisco, and I found that beautiful church again. Ceci was now much too big for me to hold in my arms, but I told her the story of how I had given thanks to God for her in that very spot. We shared another special embrace as I thanked God again for the gift of my girl.

When Mel showed me the photo of that hug, I noticed the banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe off to the right. I remembered having hung a banner just like that next to Ceci’s crib for the first 9 months she was with us while I spiritually placed her in Mary’s womb with Jesus. What a faithful Mother we have in Mary! 💕

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My thoughts about the beautiful photos of Our Lady taken on August 15, 2026. 😇💝
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KITTY's ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING--win it this weekend!!

RAFFLE THIS SATURDAY, August 15th! Once again, I'm raffling off an original oil painting, "Peace, Be Still," to benefit Our Lady of Hope in Chatawa, MS. $1,000 value.

TICKETS: $25 each, or 5 for $100

TO PURCHASE:

1). Venmo: @Kitty-Cleveland (only way to purchase a ticket if you won't be there. Last 4 digits of cell: 5676);

2). Check and cash tickets available at the event this weekend.

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Kitty's interview with Fr. Michael Voithofer--so good!

The anointing on this priest and the truth of his words had me in tears!

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Prayer Intentions for Kitty's Pilgrimage

How can I pray for you on my pilgrimage to Central Europe? In a special way I will entrust your intentions to the Infant Jesus of Prague. 🙏🏻💝😇 Please note that I will only be printing the intentions placed on this page and not those received elsewhere. If it's too personal to post, please just put "special intentions."

THE GLORY GAZETTE, Assumption 2026

Here is important information about the flowers, live-streaming, etc., for our 6th anniversary celebration on August 15, 2026:

FLOWER DEDICATIONS: To donate roses in honor of your loved ones, please go here: https://givebutter.com/flowers-for-the-solemnity-of-the-assumption-august-15-2026

REGISTRATION: To join us in person for any part of August 14-16, please register here: https://ourladyofhopems.com/august-15-2026

LIVE-STREAMING: If you would like to watch the celebrations from the comfort of your own home and/or at your leisure, please email Ceci for the free link (she is 100% handling this). Her email is [email protected]

INTERVIEW WITH FR. MICHAEL VOITHOFER: If you haven't watched it yet, please scroll below on Locals to watch our conversation. He had me in happy tears! So anointed! Can't wait for you to hear him at our celebration.

SIGN-UP FORM FOR VOLUNTEERS (we need the village!): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DA4A828A3FC1-64913652-august

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August 27, 2026

I believe Fr Leo Patalinghug would be a good option for a retreat speaker. Fr Leo Patalinghug is a member of the faculty at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary where he directs the Pastoral Field Education Program for future priests.
He is also known as the 'Cooking Priest'. Thanks

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7 Lessons from Whitewater Rafting
(or How to Remain at Peace When You Are Afraid), by Kitty Cleveland

7 Life Lessons from Whitewater Rafting
(or How to Remain at Peace When You’re Afraid)

by Kitty Cleveland

Years ago I joined some friends in a thrilling whitewater rafting excursion down the frigid Snake River in Jackson Hole, WY. I had rafted down the Nantahala River in North Carolina many times in the past (once getting trapped under the raft), and I’d even rafted this river before in a large raft. But this time was different.

This time I ended up being assigned the front of a little two-person duckie with a wisp of a woman steering in back. Seriously, I easily had about six inches and 60 pounds on her. I hollered out to our fearless leader on the big, safe raft next to us, "Shouldn't I be in the back of this thing?" She assured me that my strength would be needed to power through the danger up ahead. That's when I started praying. Lesson 1: ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE GOD FIRST.

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