Hannah and Maddie Making St. Michael Marbles! Feast Day of the Archangels, September 29

Hannah adding the honey. Recipe is given at the bottom of this post.

Look who is helping! Maddie!

Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Honey, Raisins, what could be easier?

Is anybody looking? I think I will just have a few raisins.

Okay, maybe just one or two?

 

Now we roll the mixture into balls. Almost done.

Look at those beautiful St. Michael Marbles. They look good enough to eat!
Thank you, Hannah and Maddie.

St. Michael Marbles 
or as one grandchild calls them 
"Energy Balls"

Recipe

2 cups of oatmeal

1/2 cup of peanut butter

1/4 cup honey

6 ounces of raisins

Mix well and shape into "marbles". Yum.  This recipe is adapted from Catholic Traditions in Cooking by Ann Ball.

Or if you prefer to use packages of oatmeal you can follow this recipe and directions:
To make this no-bake treat, you will need:

6 individual packages of Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/4 honey
6 oz. of raisins


Empty packages of oatmeal into a bowl. Add peanut butter, honey, and raisins and mix well until all ingredients are incorporated. Take pieces of the mixture and roll into balls. Your hands will get a little sticky, so rinse and dry them as needed. The recipe makes about 20 1 1/2 inch balls. Place in refrigerator until chilled and then enjoy!

September 29 is the Feast of the Archangels and St. Michael is one of three that we honor. Below is a book which includes explanations and stories about the angels and archangels by Fr. Lovasik, an author that you can trust in explaining the truths of the Catholic faith to children. You can purchase this book on many different sites including Amazon.

Prayer to St. Michael

St. Michael the Archangel, 

defend us in battle. 

Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. 

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, 

and do thou, 

O Prince of the heavenly hosts, 

by the power of God, 

thrust into hell Satan, 

and all the evil spirits, 

who prowl about the world 

seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Go to the archives of this blog if you wish to see an earlier posting with some of the grandchildren: 

The Archangels

For an excellent article on the Archangels, go to the National Catholic Register, September 26, 2021, entitled "Archangels, Assist!" by Joseph Proncehen

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                                                   Happy Feast of the Archangels!

                                   St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael, Pray for us!