Our First Annual Martinmas Lantern Walk

We were so blessed to have family and friends together to celebrate the Feast of St. Martin of Torres. Because of scheduling, we got together the Tuesday after the holiday...and because we were a few days late, we were able to not only enjoy some seasonable but mild weather, but a gorgeous star-filled sky and our very own Northern Lights Show as well.

Everyone gathered at our house at dinner time. We enjoyed some homemade soup and listened to a reading about St. Martin, the beggar to whom he reached out, his subsequent vision of our Lord wearing the very cloak he gave the beggar, and the meaning of the gospel truth "When you did it to the least of my brothers, you did it to me."

After everyone's hunger was satisfied, we made our way outside for the Lighting of our Lanterns and a lovely walk through the fields above our home. We climbed higher than I had expected, but the view of the sky and the lights from there was just magical and so worth the extra steps. Even Canucu came along and kept up with the two-legged friends.

Once we had made our way back down and around, we headed "down below" to our picnic pavilion for a campfire and s'mores.

The Happy Couple got to share the Good News once again...

Pete and Sarom Lighting some of the lanterns...

Northern Lights!

"Down Below" for the campfire and treats...