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

Saturday, February 28, 2009

*Meditate..........February 28

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"Jesus told me that I please Him best by meditating on His sorrowful Passion, and by such meditation much light falls upon the soul....
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Friday, February 27, 2009

*Spiritual Visit....................February 27

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Keep HIM company this Lent "When you awake in the night, transport yourself quickly IN SPIRIT before the Tabernacle, saying: Behold, my...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

*Charity..........February 26

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" It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man, and man to God. But where charity is not found, God cannot d...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

*Ash Wednesday..........February 25

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Encore, Repeat, Again, Once More first used February 6, 2008 "Let us receive them (ashes) in a spirit of humility and penance, that by ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

*The Dormition of Mary..........February 24

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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 everyth...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

*Be Ready....................February 23

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"A man must always be ready, for death comes when and where God wills it." St. John Nepomucen Neumann (At the top:) "CHRISTI...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

*Respect Human Life...........February 22

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O Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Holy Family of Nazareth, model of all Christian family life, protect family life today. May our families abide by ...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

*Holy Spirit..........February 21

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Father, Son and Holy Spirit The inspiration of the Holy Spirit is heard only in silence.
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Friday, February 20, 2009

*Prayer for Priests..........February 20

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Prayer for Priests ..........Give us truly holy priests who, inflamed with the fire of Thy divine love, seek nothing but Thy greater glory a...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

*Guardian Angelsl..........February 19

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"We are like children , who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; and God has provided for this, by appointing His...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

*Value Christ..........February 18

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Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all. St. Augustine French words: (At the top:) " The Eucharistic Life of Jesus th...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

*True Light of Jesus..........February 17

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The Mother of God, the most pure Virgin carried the True Light in her arms and brought Him to those who lay in darkness. We too should carry...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

*Presidents Day..........February 16

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"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." Abraham Lincoln The words on the card come from Psalm 76:8 and ...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

*Eucharist..........February 15

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"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words, than words without a heart." John Bunyan
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

*Valentine's Day...............February 14

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Happy Valentine's Day to All Today, let us give our hearts to Mary. She will then give them to Jesus. All for Jesus, through Mary, for w...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

*Queen of Peace..........February 13

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"There is no doubt whatever that all the praises we address to the Mother are also addressed to the Son and vice versa. We cannot do ho...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

*Temptation..........February 12

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"The trouble with opportunity is that it only knocks. Temptation kicks the door in. Anonymous
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

*Our Lady of Lourdes..........February 11

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"In no other spot as much as Lourdes do we feel so impelled toward prayer, forgetfulness of self, and charity. The most fervent are att...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

*Indwelling Christ..........February 10

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"Salt, when dissolved in water, may disappear, but it does not cease to exist. We can be sure of its presence by tasting the water. Lik...
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Monday, February 9, 2009

*Sacrament..........February 9

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Two holy cards commemorating the receiving of two sacraments. First Holy Communion and Confirmation. What is a sacrament? A sacrament is an ...
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Sunday, February 8, 2009

*El Greco's Madonna...........February 8

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"Mary has a great desire to be invoked by us so that she may dispense her favors to us in greater abundance. So true is this that she i...
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Saturday, February 7, 2009

*I Know Not...............February 7

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I know not by what methods rare, But this I know, God answers prayer. I know not when he sends the word, That tells us fervent prayer is hea...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

*Feast of St. Paul Miki..........February 6

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Nagasaki, Japan Martyrs "The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this ...
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Thursday, February 5, 2009

*Feast of St. Agatha........February 5

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Endowed with great beauty. Resisting the solicitations of the governor her breasts were torn by his order but healed by St. Peter, who appea...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

*Global Mission..........February 4

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"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God." John Stott
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

*My Wishes..........February 3

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I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep y...
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Monday, February 2, 2009

*Presentation of the Lord..........February 2

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ENCORE, REPEAT, AGAIN This is a post that fit the bill the first time around and I thought it should simply "come around again" Ma...
Sunday, February 1, 2009

*Beuron, Salve Regina..........February 1

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Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria! Hail, Mother of mercy and of love, O Maria! Triumph all ye cherubim! Sing with us ye seraphim! He...
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Saturday, January 31, 2009

*St. John Bosco.........January 31

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"Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you." St. John Bosco Read about Sa...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

*Hummel, Mission Mary........January 30

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"Place yourself in Mary's hands; she will think of everything and provide for the needs of soul and body. Therefore, be at peace, b...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

*Rest in Peace..........January 29

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"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for the loving words left unsaid and kind deeds left undone. Harriet Beecher Stowe Latin word...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

*St. Thomas Aquinas..........January 28

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"A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman; but a man who works with his ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

*In the Folds of Her Mantle.........January 27

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" Listen and let it penetrate your heart....do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety...
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Monday, January 26, 2009

*Charity..........January 26

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"Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009

*One Month Ago Today..............January 25

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Are you still celebrating Christmas? "Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day, even every moment in the interior temple of your spir...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009

*Feast of St. Francis de Sales.......January 24

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"Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every day. Either ...
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Friday, January 23, 2009

*Bird in His Hands.........January 23

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Use the talents you possess - for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best. Henry Van Dyke
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

*Mary in Prayer..........January 22

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"The value of persistent prayer is not that God will hear us, but that we will finally hear God." Unknown Author
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

*Feast of St. Agnes..............January 21

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"Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the anels serve." St. Agnes Read about S...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

*His Divine Presence..........January 20

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Be sure to click on the holy card for an enlargement that shows it's true artistic beauty. "It is happiness to be in heaven, no dou...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

*Our Lady of the Catechism........January 19

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The seeds of first instructions are dropped into the deepest furrows. Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

*Jesus is my Everything..........January 18

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"There are so many religions and each one has its different ways of following God. I follow Christ: Jesus is my God, Jesus is my Spouse...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

*Shepherd of Youth..........January 17

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"A Shepherd of tender youth, Guiding in love and truth, Through devious ways; Christ, our triumphant King, We come Thy name to sing, An...
Friday, January 16, 2009

*Birds..........January 16

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"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages." Jacques Deval Obviously God didn't "inv...
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

*The Mass..........January 15

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"The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people had it offered in their lifetimes, rather than having it celebrated for the relief ...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

*St. Joseph..........January 14

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At the end of the day, Thank God. “ Some saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, bu...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

*Jesus in Cradle Silhouette....January 13

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Can you see what the silhouette is? Announce to the nations, "The Lord is King! The world stands firm, never to be shaken, and he will...
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Monday, January 12, 2009

*Embrace, Turn, Hold and Beg..........January 12

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"Embrace him, the one you have sought; turn to him, and be enlightened; hold him fast, ask him not to go in haste, beg him not to leave...
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Sunday, January 11, 2009

*Baptism of the Lord..........January 11

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"And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descen...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

*Key of David..........January 10

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John the Evangelist, wrote that Christ is the One "who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one ...
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