Blessed*Mary Mother of God*Brownies

Happy New Year

and

*Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother Of God*

The fleur-de-lis with its three petals

united by a single stem has embedded in its

emblematic symbolism Mary's own

supernatural relationship to the Holy Trinity:

Mary is the daughter of the Father,

the Mother of the Son,

and the bride of the Holy Spirit.

(Magnificat, December 2010)

This beautiful symbol inspired me to make a decorative stencil

for this feast day treat!

Supplies:

Fleur-de-lis symbol to trace

(I used an ornament)

File Folder

Exacto Knife

Brownie Mix

Edible Pearl Dust

(Or Powdered Sugar)

After baking the brownies and letting them cool,

I gently placed the stencil over the brownies:

I applied the edible pearl dust with a small paint brush.

This was the result after removing the stencil:

This was incredibly easy and fun to do!

*It has gotten my wheels turning about what other fun designs to create and decorate with stencils*

"The Blessed Virgin's womb remains for ever fruitful.  

Mary leads us to Christ,

but Christ leads us back to his Mother,

for without Mary's maternity,

Jesus would become a mere abstraction to us.

The Lord wills us to 'let his face shine upon' us through

the face of the Mother of God.  

We serve a Mother who seems to grow more beautiful

as new generations rise up and call her blessed."

~C.K. Chesterton~