Adiós to summer and bienvenidos to autumn! As the first full week of fall begins, Casa Tuesday celebrated the change of seasons with fiesta foods to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month. More than half of all students at St. Mary’s are of Hispanic descent. So some of them joined faculty, staff, Marianists and friends for prayer and postres (desserts), which included Mexican wedding cookies, dulce de leche (caramel) macaroons and vainilla flan.
Archive for September 2011
Hispanic Heritage Month at Casa Tuesday
September 27, 2011Casa Tuesday commemorates the cross and two Marian feast days
September 13, 2011The vigil of the Exaltation/Triumph of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14) falls between two Marian feast days, the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sept. 12) and Our Lady of Sorrows (Sept. 15) this week. So Casa Tuesday commemorated both the cross and Mary with prayers, chili dogs and chips, a chocolate cross cake with blue flowers and a Mary statuette and chocolate cross lollipops.
Provincial Council gathers with brothers in San Antonio for ‘council conversations’
September 12, 2011Members of the Society of Mary in San Antonio gathered with the Provincial Council at the Alumni Room of the Law Library at St. Mary’s University to review initial progress with the implementation of the Vision 2020 strategic plan on Saturday, Sept. 10.
All members of the provincial council were guests at Casa María during the weekend.
Mary’s birth week begins with a bright bash
September 6, 2011Casa Tuesday commemorated the birth week of our Blessed Mother Mary with a tribute to Stella Maris—the Star of the Sea. St. Mary’s students and staff, faculty and friends joined the Marianists for prayer, a stir fry buffet dinner and a special blue-and-white birthday cake.
The Stella Maris centerpiece was a classic vanilla cake enrobed in blue fondant and decorated with white chocolate seashells and edible pearls. Members of the student chapter of the Catholic Daughters of America helped to blow out the candles on the cake, as their president, Selena Rangel, celebrated her 21st birthday at Casa María as well.
Tonight’s birth week bash befits Our Lady whose bright star lights the way toward her son, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World.
Casa Maria Marianists 