Holy Cards For Your Inspiration

IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran, C.P

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Angel Adoration..........August 31

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O, Sacrament most holy, O, Sacrament divine, All praise and all thanksgiving Be every moment Thine.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Guardian Angel..........August 30

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Angel sent by God to guide me, be my light and walk beside me; be my guardian and protect me; on the paths of life direct me. Amen
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Friday, August 29, 2008

Marian Title "Star of the Sea"..........August 29

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"Look to the Star! Call Mary!" St. Bernard of Clairvaux If we do this we will NEVER be lost for she will always lead us to safe ha...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Feast of St. Augustine..........August 28

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There quickly surfaces the intensity with which he lived his life, whether his path led away from or toward God. The tears of his mother, th...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Feast of St. Monica..........August 27

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St. Monica Patroness of Mothers and Widows St. Monica is remembered as an example of patience and perserverance in prayer. Through her cons...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

St. Cesario..........August 26

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I'm sure this is an unknown saint to many of you. He is special to our family and I therefore had to put the card on the blog. I...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Confess..........August 25

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O breathe on me, O Breath of God, My will to yours incline, Until this selfish part of me Glows with your fire divine. O breathe on me, O Br...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Feast of St. Bartholomew........August 24

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"In heaven I shall live amid joy since all trial will be gone forever, but here, below I must live by love." St. Therese of Lisieu...
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Laundry Day..........August 23..... EXTRA BONUS

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Because there has been interest in images of Mary and Joseph doing household chores....I'm showing these pictures. They are copies print...
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Feast of St. Rose of Lima..........August 23

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Patroness of South America "Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increase...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.......August 22

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"God has established Mary as a bridge that leads to salvation. By making use of this bridge, we pass safely over the stormy sea of this...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Feast of Pope St. Pius X..........August 21

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"Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven." Referred to as the "Pope of the Eucharist", he advocated freq...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Trees..........August 20

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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Greek Proverb Heavenly Father, We thank you fo...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Pardon Sins..........August 19

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"It is necessary that they amend their lives and ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend Our Lord anymore, for He is already to...
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Mary My Treasure..........August 18

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"Mary is my great treasure. She is my All after Jesus She is my honor, my tenderness, and the storehouse of my virtues! I do everything...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Abraham..........August 17

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ABRAHAM OFFERS UP ISAAC Genesis 22 "The Heavenly Father's sacrifice of His only Son rescues us--as surely as if we'd been whisk...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Three Angels..........August 16

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You shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day... For God commands the angels to guard you in all your ways. Wit...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Feast of the Assumption..........August 15

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Dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary declared by Pope Pius XII on Nov. 1, 1950. "the Immaculate Mother of God, Mary ever ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Feast of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe..........August 14

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"No one in the world can alter truth. All we can do is seek it and live it." St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe "Knight of the Immacul...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Mother of India..........August 13

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From Mary we learn to surrender to God's Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone. From Mary we lea...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Singing of Birds..........August 12

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"God gives every bird a worm, but He does not throw it into the nest." Swedish Proverb
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Mary Dearest Mother..........August 11

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"Mary, my dearest mother, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, so full of love and humility, that I may receive Jes...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

World in His Hands..........August 10

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Come to Me for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls. "He's got the whole world in His hands........
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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)..........August 9

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Martyr of Auschwitz Scholar of the Church Daughter of Abraham Daughter of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Canonized in Rome on October 11, 1998 ...
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Friday, August 8, 2008

Feast of St. Dominic..........August 8

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Founder of the Order of Preachers , commonly known as the Dominican Order. "Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility...
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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Hugs..........August 7

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A hug delights and warms and charms, it must be why God gave us arms.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Heavenly..........August 6

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"It is heaven, it is Jesus when the tabernacle opens and the Sacred Host is there." St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fishers of Men..........August 5

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"Be ye fishers of men. You catch 'em, He will clean 'em" Anonymous
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Monday, August 4, 2008

Evening Prayer..........August 4

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EVENING PRAYER "Watch O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give your angels and saints charge over those who sle...
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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Let the Storm Come..........August 3

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"Be firm in your resolutions; stay in the ship in which I placed you and let the storm come. Long live Jesus. You will not perish. ...
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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Prayer for Priests..........August 2

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Let us always remember to pray for our priests. Double click the prayer below to see it in larger print. Thank you Father for those who hav...
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Friday, August 1, 2008

Thank You Lord..........August 1

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"We must never fail to thank our Lord after we have received some sign of goodness, some benefit, from Him. For God loves grateful hear...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

St. Ignatius of Loyola..........July 31

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Patron of Retreats Founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Prayer of St. Ignatius Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my un...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hummel, Angel..........July 30

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"When tempted, invoke your angel. He is more eager to help you than you are to be helped! Ignore the devil and do not be afraid of him:...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Three Persons-One God..........July 29

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"Holy, holy holy! Lord God almighty! Early in the morning Our song shall rise to Thee: Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty! God in th...
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Working With Mary..........July 28

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Virgin Mother of God and mine, Let me be completely thine, Thine in joy, thine in grief, Thine for time and eternity! (words taken from anot...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Breaking Bread..........July 27

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"He was the Word that spoke it, He took the bread and broke it, And what the Word did make it, I do believe and take it." John Don...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Holy Family..........July 26

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"Father, help us to live as the Holy Family, united in respect and love. Bring us to the joy and peace of Your eternal home." Rev....
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Friday, July 25, 2008

Walk With God..........July 25

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I'll walk with God from this day on. His helping hand I'll lean upon. This is my prayer, my humble plea, May the Lord be ever with m...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Shipreck of Sin..........July 24

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"Noah's ark was a type of Mary. As, by its means, human beings were preserved from the Flood, so are we all saved by Mary from the ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hearts of Jesus and Mary..........July 23

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"By blood I am Albanian. My citizenship is Indian. I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belo...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Offer Yourself to God..........July 22

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Cast me not off in my old age; as my strength fails, forsake me not. Psalm 71-9 "Do not wait for old age to offer yourself to God. Offe...
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Monday, July 21, 2008

Ask for Graces..........July 21

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"Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces, and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who ask for them." St. ...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Hands and Heart..........July 20

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"Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left ...
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Our Example..........July 19

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"Words call us but examples draw us." Author Unknown What an example we have in Jesus! In Latin, at the top:"In the Cross, sa...
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Friday, July 18, 2008

Madlener (artist) He Is..........July 18

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He is Light, Longevity, and Lord. He is Goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God. His is Holy, Righteous, Mighty, Powerful, and Pure. Author ...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Our Lady of Treille, France..........July 17

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Our Lady of Treille, France Patron of Lille, France "Hold Him fast, O sweet Lady:: hold Him Whom thou lovest, ............" St. Ae...
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