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

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

*Third Station of the Cross.......March 31

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Jesus Falls The First Time Exhausted and overcome by the oppressive burden, Jesus falls to the ground. We all are burdened in mind and body....
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Monday, March 30, 2009

*Second Station of the Cross.......March 30

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Jesus Is Made To Bear The Cross Jesus said "Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. My Jesus, thi...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

*First Station of the Cross..........March 29

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Jesus Is Condemned To Death O Jesus, innocent Victim for the sins of the world, I thank You for Your boundless love in suffering injustice ...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

*Wood of the Cross..........March 28

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"There is no wood better to kindle the fire of holy love than the wood of the cross, which Christ used for his own sacrifice of boundle...
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Friday, March 27, 2009

*Dwell in His Heart..........March 27

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"Oh, how good and pleasant a thing it is to dwell in the Heart of Jesus! Who is there that does not love a heart so wounded? Who can re...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

*Fix With Nails.......March 26

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We often try to fix problems with WD-40 and Duct tape. God did it with nails. Latin words mean "He bore the holy cross."
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

*Annunciation...........March 25

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"Eve believed the devil and the world perished! Mary put her faith in the Angel of God and the world was saved!" St. Lawrence of B...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

*Time for Silence..........March 24

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"When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and ...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

*Another Calvary..........March 23

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"When you hear Mass, do you come in the same frame of mind as the Blessed Virgin at Calvary? Because it is the same God, and the same S...
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

*Know what He has done..........March 22

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"The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through ...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

*Gaze on Him.............March 21

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"We are in the age of the media and the media are more interested in novelty than in truth. Let us concentrate on the mystery that we a...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

*Sorrowful Mary........March 20

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"Human beings will never comprehend sufficiently the anguish and immensity of Mary's sorrows. Very few Christians partake of those ...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

*St. Joseph Feast Day..........March 19

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How we wish we could learn more about St. Joseph, husband of Mary and foster-father to Jesus. But Scripture has left us with the most import...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

*Mary with Crown of Thorns.,,,,,..March 18

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We are united to Him, we are one, and it is when His Passion becomes real to us, through experience and love, that we grow aware of His pres...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

*St. Patrick Feast Day.............March 17

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"Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. " St. Patrick
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Monday, March 16, 2009

*Lenten Fast..........March 16

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O Lord, may your grace bring us the fruitful effects of our devoted love, for the Lenten fast that we observe will be of profit to us only i...
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

*Learned by the Heart..........March 15

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There are some things that can be learned by the head... Christ crucified can only be learned by the heart.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

*Ecce Homo..........March 14

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"The purpose of Lent is not to escape the conscience, but to create a healthy hatred for evil, a heartfelt contrition for sin, and a pa...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

*Tears of Mary at Crucifixtion.............March 13

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"My daughter, whatever I am asked through the tears of My Mother, I shall give lovingly." Our Lords words to Sister Amalia on Nove...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

*Thy Cup to Drink............March 12

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"My father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, Thy will be done." O Jesus, let me help you drink of the cup by my Len...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

*Can You Die of Grief? ........... March 11

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The pain in her soul is so great that surely if not for the grace of God, she would have died of grief a thousand times over that day. O Poo...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

*Face of Christ..........March 10

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"He was a lamb in accepting death, a lion in bringing death to naught." Saint Augustine Face ("Vultus") of the "Man...
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Monday, March 9, 2009

*Christ's Blood..........March 9

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"God chose the sign of blood because no other sign suggests a person's total involvement so eloquently." Pope John Paul II
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Sunday, March 8, 2009

*What the Cross Means..........March 8

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"The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven." Pope John Paul II
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Saturday, March 7, 2009

*Mortify our Senses..........March 7

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O Lord, mercifully fill our hearts with your grace. We mortify our bodies by abstaining from food; may we also guard our senses from the dan...
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Friday, March 6, 2009

*Fasting and Prayer........March 6

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O Lord, help us by your grace to be diligent in fasting and prayer, that we may be shielded against the enemies of our soul and body.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009

*Healing Wounds..........March 5

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Believers know that the presence of evil is always accompanied by the presence of good, by grace... Where evil grows, there the hope for goo...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

*I Am Love................March 4

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I Am Merciful Love Look at Me, See how ardently I love Thee; See what my love for Thee has cost Me. Unite thyself to Me, Offer Me, Invite Me...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

*The Cross of Love..........March 3

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O God, each year you purify the Church through the Lenten observance. May the good works of your Church obtain for us the grace we ask for ...
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Monday, March 2, 2009

*Look to the Cross..........March 2

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"It is good for us now and then to have some troubles and adversities...... Such things are often an aid to humility and keep us from v...
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

*Child Jesus with Cross..........March 1

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"Ingratitude is the enemy of our immortal souls. Ingratitude empties our souls of merit, scatters their virtues, and deprives them of g...
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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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