¡Poesía por la Paz! - Poetry for Peace LuzDelMes

POETRY FOR PEACE 

Poets around the world have defined PEACE in diferrent ways using various literary images. It can mean world peace, peace between friends, family, or inner peace. Whichever meaning of peace you're looking for, LuzDelMes project is sharing a moment to reflect on the meaning of PEACE throughout POETRY. Join us the last Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. ET via Zoom & Instagram.

The Objective: Reach inner peace throughout poetry. #PoetryforPeace #LuzDelMes ✨

POESÍA POR LA PAZ 

Los poetas alrededor del mundo han definido la PAZ de diferentes formas usando  diversas imágenes literarias. Puede significar la paz mundial, paz entre amigos, en la familia, o paz interior. Sea cual sea el significado de paz que esté buscando, el proyecto LuzDelMes está compartiendo un momento para reflexionar sobre el significado de la PAZ usando como medio la POESÍA.

Hoy hablamos sobre la filocalia a una red de valores para los que hacen espacio a Dios en sus vidas.  La palabra griega «philokalia» viene del prefijo «filo» del griego «φιλος» (philos) amante y  «καλος» (kalos) que quiere decir bello o hermoso. Literalmente significa “amor a lo bello-bueno”.

Agradecemos a Roberto Abril por su valiosa contribución. Ver video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ5di7uFISM

 Acompáñanos el último sábado del mes a las 10:00 a.m. ET vía Zoom & Instagram.

POEMAS GRATIS EN www.luzdelmes.com

¡Paz y Bien! 

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk 

Lent Activities ~ Actividades de Cuaresma

What is lent?  It is a forty day's journey of fasting, praying and Alms giving in preparation for Easter. This year, Lent stars on March 6 (Ash Wednesday) to April 18 (Holy Thursday) 2019. Inspire your WALK with books, fun activities and cooking with your kids. Grow spiritually like from caterpillar to butterfly.

Praying: While you walk, drive or in a private area. With a devotional prayer, bible, music or in silence to connect with God and yourselves.

Alms Giving: By collecting food for the needy, friend or family. Listening or serving others as a way to serve God. 

Fasting: You can fast by cutting out some food or things in your life that distract you from God. For Ex: Let go social media for a day.

Inspire your children to tend their hearts with good deeds to open the gate for a better change. Like Walking from CATERPILLAR to BUTTERFLY

¿Qué es la Cuaresma?  Es un caminar de cuarenta días dedicado al ayuno, oración y limosna en preparación a la Pascua.  Este  año, la Caresma inicia el 6 de marzo con el Miércoles de ceniza y termina el 18 de Abril con el Jueves Santo. Inspiremos a nuestros hijos a nutrir sus corazones con buenas obras para abrir la puerta de sus vidas a un mejor mañana con buenos libros, actividades y cocina. Crece espiritualmente como caminado  de oruga a mariposa.

40 Day's  Children Lent Activity : From Caterpillar to Butterfly

    1. Draw forty leaves and add color each day of Lent.

           2. During your forty days-walk DO something for others. 

      3. At the last day of Lent draw a colorful butterfly.   
     Let go things to be closer to God

Inspirational Reading for Teens & Children  

  Visit:  http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2016/02/perfect-reading-for-lent-2016.html

Family Time with Fun Cuisine for Lent

   Visit: http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2019/02/recetas-luzdelmes-cuaresma-lent-recipes.html

Have a Blessed Lent!

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

Es Tiempo de Cambio!…It’s Time to Change!

 

Durante la Cuaresma nos preparamos con oración, ayuno y abstinencia a un cambio para recibir la Pascua. Pero, ¿realmente estamos cambiando?...Al ver las noticias diarias, mi respuesta sería ¡No! Algo no está funcionando bien y es necesario encontrar la raíz del problema antes que nos acostumbremos al dolor ajeno, sin hacer nada.

PARA REFLEXIONAR EN CUARESMA:

Les invito a recapacitar durante el tiempo reservado para la oración, ayuno y abstinencia en RESCATAR los valores humanos que se han perdido con el afán diario de HACER y TENER cosas en vez de SER uno mismo y DEJAR SER.

En ésta CUARESMA les invito a dejar los celulares a un lado una vez a la semana y:

Tener un tiempo para escuchar a sus hijos.                      Que esto sea su oración.

Cenar en familia y Contar anécdotas familiares:                Que esto sea su ayuno.

Escuchar sin criticar, juzgar, polemizar:                             Que esto sea su abstinencia.

Mis oraciones y condolencias con los que están sufriendo en este momento. ¡Gracias! #LuzDelMes.

¡Es Tiempo de Cambio!…It’s Time to Change!

During Lent we prepare with prayer, fasting and abstinence to a change in preparation for Easter, but are we changing?... Watching the daily news, my answer is NO! Something it is not working well and it is necessary to find the root of the problem before we get used to the pain of others, without doing anything.

Something to think about during the time of prayer, fasting and abstinence:

I invite you to reflect on your scale of priorities, rather than in judging others. 

I know! We have to work, but produce to consume attracted more by advertising, rather than necessity, it is not a good goal. 

We need to rescue family values that have been lost with the daily effort to Do and Have things, rather than BE yourself and LET BE. 

I invite you to leave cell phones to one side once a week then:

Take time to listen to your children. Just listen:     Make it your prayer.

Dine together and tell family stories:                     Make it your fast.

Listen without criticize, judge, argue:                    Make it your abstinence.

My condolence to all suffering during this time. #LuzDelMes.

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

Ash Wendsday - Miércoles de Ceniza

Ash Wednesday 

It is an old tradition from the eighth century in which the Catholics around the world receive blessed ashes made from the palms of last year’s Palm Sunday. The ashes represents: 

    1.    Our mortality

    2.    Call us to repentance

    3.    Beginning of Lent

    4.    Fast and abstain from meat 

"You are dust and to dust you shall return." ~Genesis 3.19~

Since Lent always starts on a Wednesday, the day before is always called Mardi Gras. It means "Fat Tuesday" because it is associated with great food and parties.

What is Lent? Lent is a season of the Christian Calendar for preparation to Easter.

When is Lent? It is the forty days before Easter. Lent excludes Sundays because every Sunday is like a little Easter. 
Mardi Gras is the day before Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday. 

How to celebrate lent? This year it's from February 17th (Ash Wednesday) to April 4th (Easter), 2021. Join in a forty days of fasting, praying and Alms giving.

Lent  Children's Activities: 

http://catholicmom.com/kids/lenten-activities-for-children/

https://www.pinterest.com/catholiccompany/family-lent-ideas/

Perfect Readings for Lent 👉

http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2020/02/perfect-readings-for-lent-libros-para.html?m=1

Miércoles de ceniza

Miércoles de ceniza es una tradición desde el siglo VIII en que los católicos de todo el mundo reciben las cenizas benditas hechas de las palmas del domingo de Ramos del año pasado. Las cenizas representan:

1, Nuestra mortalidad

2. Llamado al arrepentimiento

3. Inicio de la Cuaresma

4. Tiempo de ayuno y abstinencia de carne.

"Polvo eres, y al polvo volverás" ~Genesis 3.19~

La Cuaresma: 

Son Cuarenta días antes de la Pascua. Es tiempo de preparación espiritual. 
Época de aumentar: La oración, La caridad, El ayuno. Inicia con el Miércoles de Ceniza, Febrero 17 y finaliza el 4 de Abril. 

¡Celebramos nuestra fe! 

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

Mardi Grass - Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras Traditions is about musical parades, food, floats and excitement. During the parades, people use purple, green and gold beads and colorful masquerades.

The term “Mardi Gras” (French word) means “Fat Tuesday”and refers to the Tuesday before Lent. It is called "Fat" or "Great" because it's associated with great food,  KING CAKE and parties. Lent  starts the day after Mardi Gras with Ash Wednesday 

Ingredients

  

Easy Recipe: http://www.keiladawson.com/easy-pillsbury-king-cake-recipe/

A king cake is a type of cake associated with the Feast of Epiphany celebrated twelve days after Christmas or related with the pre-Lenten celebrations of Mardi Gras. 

Activities for Mardi Gras: 

1. Create a Masquerade with any recycle supplies you have at home. 

2. Make a King Cake.

3. Coloring page.  

4. Children Books for Lent👉

https://charlotteriggle.com/easter-
picture-books-lenten-journey/

"Laissez les bons temps rouler" 

It means, Let the good times roll!

¿Qué es Mardi Gras?

El término "Mardi Gras" (palabra francesa) significa "Martes gordo" y se refiere al martes antes de Cuaresma. Se llama "Grasa" o "Gran" porque se asocia con la buena comida y festivales. Mardi Gras es una tradición similar a los Carnavales de Rio, Barranquilla, New Orleans y todos los países que celebran con desfiles de carrozas y bailes tradicionales antes del Miércoles de Ceniza cuando inicia la Cuaresma.  Usualmente se hace la Rosca de Reyes o de Mardi Gras/Carnival.

Actividades para niños: Hoja de colorear. 

Visita: https://coloringcafe.com/coloring-pages/page/8/

Actividades de Cuaresma:

https://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/02/40-days-and-40-activities-for-lent-2017.html

Recetas para la Cuaresma:

https://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2019/02/recetas-luzdelmes-cuaresma-lent-recipes.html

                              Receta: http://www.keiladawson.com/easy-pillsbury-king-cake-recipe/

¡Mañana es Miércoles de Ceniza!

http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2019/02/ash-wednesday-miercoles-de-ceniza.html

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

St. Valentine & more...San Valentín y más

Each year on February 14^th, many people exchange cards, with their special “valentine," but  What is Valentine? It is a day to celebrate love and friendship.

Why is called Valentine? It comes from a Christian martyr from the 5^th century and Roman Traditions.

Who is St. Valentine? The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine, all of whom were martyred.

About the Legend? Valentine was a Bishop in the third century in Rome. Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape from Roman prisons during Emperor Claudius. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today. Celebrate LOVE Month 💗

More details visit: 

http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2016/02/valentines-day-celebrate-traditions.html

Valentine’s Day Activities for kids

1. Coloring Page - download here:

 http://www.catholicplayground.com/st-valentine-coloring-page-february-14th/

2. Personalized Valentine’s Place-mat. 

My favorite Valentine’s Activities my children made at Elementary School:

PLACEMAT INSTRUCTIONS

💗 Trace hearts with color pencil on a heavy paper stock

💗 Color the inside with different color crayons.
💗 If possible, laminated the paper & Round corners for safety 

2. Create a Lantern Poem: Example

Lantern Love
Feel
Blissful
To be loved
Yet better give
Love!
@Mejia ~Poems, Thoughts and More ~

San Valentin

Cada año el 14 de febrero, muchas personas intercambian tarjetas, con su especial "San Valentín", pero  ¿Qué es San Valentín? Es un día para celebrar amor y amistad.

La leyenda dice que San Valentín fue un obispo en el tercer siglo en Roma. San Valentín fue asesinado por intentar ayudar a los cristianos a huir de las prisiones durante el Tiempo Romano del emperador Claudius. Antes de su muerte, se dice que escribió una carta firmada: "De tu Valentín," una expresión que hoy en día es muy usada en éste día. 

💗 Celebraremos el Mes del AMOR

Con tarjetas, poemas, chocolates, o pequeños actos de amor. 💗

Poemas y Reflexiones:

 www.luzdelmes.com

ACTIVIDADES GRATIS EN: 

www.luzdelmes.com 

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk