Author Archives: Kitty Cleveland

Kitty & Ceci’s new mug—now available!

I’m so excited to share with you the design for our 2023 Morning Glory mug, with my painting of “Gate of Heaven” on the front, and featuring Ceci’s precious illustration of the Morning Glory bus on the back!

Note that we will have last year’s Holy Family mug available, as well. Please indicate on your order which mugs you want.* We are asking everyone to prepay for both designs by Monday, July 23rd, so we know how many to order.

Cost: $20 (if picking up on August 15th or from me), or $25 if you want one mailed to you.

  1. Payment options: Venmo: @Kitty-Cleveland, phone: 5676 (please include your shipping address if applicable, as well as which mug you want); or
  2. Check payable to:
    Christiaria, LLC
    PO Box 843
    Madisonville, LA 70447

* If the artwork on your mug from last year is chipped or faded, you can have a new one for just $5 if you can pick it up, or—if it needs to be shipped—just $10 if you are also ordering a full-price mug. This is only for those who need a replacement mug, please. ❤️

Please join my new “safe” social media platform!

I’m inviting all of my friends to please join my new social media platform on Locals.com, which is a safe and secure place for me to share content with you without concern about it being taken down by Big Brother. This has already happened with several of my videos on Instagram and Facebook due to alleged “music copyright infringement,” but I own the copyrights and/or hold the licenses! Alas, there is no appeal, so I am moving the premium content to Locals.com. Locals is similar to Patreon, but it is superior in its ability to live stream from the platform, it enables live chat from all of you, and it doesn’t deplatform Christian content (Patreon has done this in the past).

Locals requires that I charge a small fee in order to have access to their online storage, and we are hoping for 100 subscribers by the end of July to give us access to more storage (we are already maxed out). Would you prayerfully consider joining us? I have already uploaded over 70 videos from my book studies, and I plan to upload all of my music–plus exclusive new content–for all supporters at just $5/month. Thanks, friends! I’m excited to learn more about all of the ways we can share with each other there. Please click this link to learn more: https://morningglorymembers.locals.com/newsfeed

Live-stream our celebration on the Solemnity of the Assumption!

Dear Friends,

If you are not able to join us in person for the wonderful gathering at Our Lady of Hope on August 15, 2023, to celebrate the Assumption and the third anniversary of our Morning Glories rosary cenacle, we will once again make it possible for you to join us on YouTube via live stream, thanks to our Ceci. Ceci has agreed to spend her day at the computer so that you can participate, no matter where you are in the world!

Payment: Rather than charging a fee, we are humbly asking for tips to go towards Ceci’s college fund. She’s already set up a special savings account for this purpose. Any donations to the cause can be sent via:

  1. Venmo  (@Bosco330, last 4 digits of phone: 6758), or
  2. Check: Payable to Kitty Cleveland, PO Box 843, Madisonville, LA 70447 (with “Ceci” in the memo).

How to join: Please email Ceci (ceci @ kittycleveland.com–without the spaces) and let her know that you’d like the private link, which she will send to you within a day or two before the event. Know that she will send you the link whether or not you have supported her efforts financially. Please pray for her either way as she discerns her path forward–your prayers are priceless!

Honor Your Loved Ones with Roses for the Solemnity of the Assumption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

We will once again be honoring Our Lady and your loved ones with exquisite roses for our Mass on August 15, 2023, the Solemnity of the Assumption and the 3rd anniversary of our Morning Glories rosary cenacle. You can see part of the 2022 display in the photos below, as well as the large memorial plaque displayed near the altar with the names of your loved ones from last year.

Since my nonprofit, Sounds of Peace, is sponsoring this event, all of your donations are 100% tax-deductible! We are asking for a minimum donation of $25 per name to have your loved one’s name inscribed on the plaque, but all donations are welcome and appreciated.

***PLEASE SEND ALL DONATIONS BEFORE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023***

  1. To donate online (preferred method): Please use our secure Givebutter portal, where you will have the opportunity to enter the names of your loved ones.
  2. To donate by check: Please make your check payable to Sounds of Peace. If you would like your loved one’s name on the Memorial Plaque, please indicate their name and status (living or deceased). Mail to Sounds of Peace, PO Box 843, Madisonville, LA 70447. If there’s a chance your check will not arrive before August 9, 2023, please contact me via the website Contact page with all of your details.

Roses for Our Lady, Feast of the Assumption 2022

 

 

Morning Glory trip to EWTN for Kitty’s taping

Dear Friends,

On Thursday, February 9, 2023, I will be taping at EWTN in Irondale, AL, an episode of Women of Grace with Johnnette Benkovic Williams in the mid-afternoon (time TBA). If you would like to attend the taping, please comment on this post with your name (I won’t publish it, but I will see it). We will have so much fun!

There are a number of opportunities for you to attend Mass, get a tour, etc., before the taping, and all information can be found here. You can also find a link to lodging in the area. If you would like to coordinate with other Morning Glories who want to go, I encourage you to reach out on our “Kitty’s Morning Glories” Facebook page and look for my post about it.

On Friday, February 10, 2023, there are a number of happenings at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL, which is about an hour away. Check back here for more details later this week. In the meantime, you can visit their website.

Finally, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, you are invited to attend the conference in Hoover, AL, where I will be speaking with the delightful Emily Wilson.  The event is FREE, but you do need to register by emailing John Martignoni at jmartignoni@bhmdiocese.org (see flyer below for details). Can’t wait!

2/2/23 SCHEDULE UPDATE:

THURSDAY, Feb. 9th: EWTN visit and taping
The EWTN Religious Catalogue Gift Shoppe is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm.
7:00 AM – Daily televised Mass and Rosary. No reservations are needed to attend Mass. Just walk into the Chapel.
More room is available in St. Michael’s Hall, adjacent to the Chapel
11:00 AM – Confessions in St. Michael’s Hall, Monday-Saturday
12 NOON – Non-televised Mass, Monday-Friday
2:45 PM – Studio Tour of EWTN, Monday-Friday – No reservations needed – Starts at Gift Shop lobby
4:00 PM – Taping of Women of Grace with Johnnette and Kitty (30 mins)

5:00 PM – OPTION – to stay and watch taping of final show

5:45 PM — end of taping

8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM – Daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – The Chapel stays open until 10:00 pm for prayer
Everyone is welcome to walk around the Network’s building, see the satellite dishes, use picnic tables, etc.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10th: Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL
Dress Code
Please wear attire that covers the shoulders and pants or skirts/dresses below the knee while inside the churches. Temporary apparel is available at the Reception desk if needed. The Shrine is open from 6 am – 6 pm every day.
9:55 am – Park at the JPII Eucharistic Center.
10-11 am – Susie Stokes will give us a personal guided tour. (*she’s already scheduled us).
Optional activities you are free to do:
11:30 am – Rosary in the main church
12:00 pm – Mass in main church
Lunch will be provided to our group following Mass at the home of Celia Fernandez, a Guardian of the Faith Cenacle member, who will be inviting the other Cenacle members to join us. Details TBA.
You can also go downstairs into the lower church/crypt where Mother Angelica and the sisters are buried. You are free to sit quietly and have reflection time down there.
3:00 pm – Chaplet of Divine Mercy and confessions in the main church.
There are also other areas you can visit on site: a replica of the Lourdes grotto, a picnic area near the Pieta/ memorial site for aborted or miscarried babies, a replica of the Nativity, and the castle/gift shop. Confessions are also available at 8 am. All information can be found on their website: https://olamshrine.com/visit/https://olamshrine.com/visit/
If you would like to connect with other Morning Glories to caravan, make hotel arrangements, etc., please comment below. It’s going to be such a fun trip! I’ll pin this post to the top of the page so you can find it easily.
SATURDAY, Feb., 11th: Women’s Conference with Emily Wilson (see photo for all details). 8:30 am – 12:00 pm. FREE, but registration is required.