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

Thursday, April 30, 2009

*Touch the Floor..........April 30

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The best form of spiritual exercise is to touch the floor regularly with your knees… unknown author
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

*St. Catherine of Siena Feast Day..........April 29

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"If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire." St. Catherine of Siena Last years holy card of St. Catherin...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

*Feast of St. Louis de Montfort..........April 28

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“Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood.” St. Louis de M...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

*Holy Spirit..........April 27

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"O eternal Trinity, You are a deep sea in which the more I seek the more I find, and the more I find, the more I seek to know You. ...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

*"As the deer longs..." ..........April 26

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"As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My being thirsts for God, the living God. When can I go and s...
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Saturday, April 25, 2009

*Feast of St. Mark Evangelist..........April 25

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"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" St. Mark, 8. 36 Read about St Mark
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Friday, April 24, 2009

*See Christ in Everyone..........April 24

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"Christ is hidden under the suffering appearance of anyone who is hungry, naked, homeless, or dying." Blessed Mother Teresa of Cal...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

*What is Faith?..........April 23

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"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." St. Augustine Here is the meaning...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

*All things Prayer..........April 22

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"He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small, For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all." S.T. Co...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

*Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.........April 21

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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take. OR: Now I lay me...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

*Fruits...............April 20

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>div> "The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, th...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

*Feast of Divine Mercy.........April 19

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REPEAT - ENCORE CARD USED BEFORE When it works, it's worth repeating. "God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. ...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

*Backload.............April 18

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"THE OLD SERVANT has completed his sheaf. Heaven awaits him! YOUNG SERVANT, hasten. One knows not the day nor the hour!" (thank yo...
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Friday, April 17, 2009

*Confirmation..........April 17

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Confirmation "The Spirit comes gently and makes himself known by his fragrance. He is not felt as a burden, for he is light, very ligh...
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

*Seek Him Before Your Final Hour..April 16

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(double click to enlarge picture) "Sometimes God has to allow trouble in our lives before we will seek Him. Multitudes of people neve...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

*Come Follow Me.............April 15

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Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood Lord Jesus, who in your pilgrimage along the roads of Palestine, chose and called the apostles and en...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

*Pray...............April 14

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"Talk to Him, soon as you open your eyes, Thank Him for every new day, Tell Him you love Him, throughout every hour, Don't be too b...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

*Good Shepherd..........April 13

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He Shepherds and Gives "Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others." Sa...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

*Easter..........April 12

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"Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer: Death is strong, but life is stronger; Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wron...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

*Fourteenth Station of the Cross.....April 11

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Jesus is Laid in the Tomb He who came into the world poor and lowly, and had not even a place where to rest His Head, could not be buried i...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

*Thirteenth Station of the Cross.........April 10

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The Body of Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross Receive me into they arms, O Sorrowful Mother; and obtain for me perfect contrition for my ...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

*Twelfth Station of the Cross..........April 9

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Jesus Dies on the Cross Crucified with two criminals, a sign saying "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews," chief priests, scrib...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

*Eleventh Station of the Cross..........April 8

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Jesus is Nailed to the Cross "I have no more strength than a few drops of water. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like mel...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

*Tenth Station of the Cross.........April 7

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Jesus is Stripped of His Garments What was left? His honor was shattered in the courtyard by the soldiers' taunts; His strength was l...
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Monday, April 6, 2009

*Ninth Station of the Cross..........April 6

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Jesus Falls A Third Time Utterly exhausted from loss of blood and His toilsome journey, Jesus arrives at the foot of Mount Calvary and fal...
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

*Eighth Station of the Cross..........April 5

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Jesus Comforts the Women of Jerusalem "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over Me, but weep for yourselves and your children, for if thi...
Saturday, April 4, 2009

*Seventh Station of the Cross..........April 4

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Jesus Falls the Second Time Carrying the burden of our sins beneath the heavy cross, Jesus falls again. Resolve not to sin again. Jesus, I...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

*Sixth Station of the Cross.........April 3

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Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus Legend tells us a gospel message. Be not afraid to break from the mobs and unbelievers to confess your be...
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Thursday, April 2, 2009

*Fifth Station of the Cross..........April 2

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Simon of Cyrene - Forced to Help Jesus Carry the Cross "Why me?" asks Simon. When we are asked to carry a burden, we too say, ...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

*Fourth Station of the Cross..........April 1

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Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother "....and a sword will pierce your own soul too" (Lk.2) Let my Lenten sacrifices aid in the suffe...
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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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