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, June 30, 2009

Points the Way to Jesus..........June 30

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"We have a heavenly mother who helps us and she is most beautiful and spiritual: she leads us to Jesus! " (author unknown) "...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

*Preach Christ Crucified.............June 29

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ENCORE OF LAST YEARS POST Feast Day of St. Peter and St. Paul O God, this day is sacred because of the martyrdom of your apostles Peter and ...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Prayer..........June 28

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"Prayer ascends and mercy descends. High as are the heavens and low as is the earth, God hears the voice of man." St. Augustine of...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

I Am Your Child...............June 27

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"I do not tremble when I see my weakness, for the treasures of a mother belong also to her child, and I am your child, O dear Mother Ma...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

*Adam and Eve..........June 26

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"Through a woman (Eve) a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman (Mary) as well there returned to the earth a blessing." St. Pe...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Irish Blessing...............June 25

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May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Birth of John the Baptist............June 24

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BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts..........June 23

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SCOUTING A scout is trustworthy. A scout is loyal. A scout is helpful. A scout is friendly. A scout is courteous. A scout is kind. A scout i...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Our Lady of Grace.............June 22

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"Mary gave being and life to the Author of all grace. That is why she is called the Mother of Grace." St. Louis Grignion de Montfo...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

*Father's Day.............. June 21

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL FATHERS "Dear God, .........Please catch me in your landing net to take my final sleep; And then, Oh God...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Immaculate Heart of Mary..........June 20

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FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY "By his own will Christ was dependent on Mary during Advent: he was absolutely helpless; he could...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Sacred Heart of Jesus..........June 19

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FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS "Let us rest our hearts in God alone.......He is our peace, our consolation and our glory." St....
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

What Do You Believe?..........June 18

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"We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe." Ven. John Henry Cardinal Newman
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

My Saviour..........June 17

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Oh Jesus! Saviour of the world, be our salvation.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

*Prayer For Discernment..........June 16

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All highest, glorious God, cast your light into the darkness of my heart. Give me right faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humil...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

St. Germaine Cousin................June 15

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Patron for victims of child abuse. "Dear God, please don’t let me be too hungry or too thirsty. Help me to please my mother . And help ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Corpus Christi..........June 14

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Corpus Christi - Body of Christ 'You are the Body of Christ. In you and through you the work of the incarnation must go forward. You are...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

*St. Anthony of Padua................June 13

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"The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God." St Anthony
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Friday, June 12, 2009

*Good Shepherd..........June 12

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"Good Shepherd, seek me, a lamb, and do not overlook me in my wanderings." Byzantine Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

*Jesus the Carpenter..........June 11

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"Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened and I will refresh you."
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

*Key to Heaven..........June 10

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The key to heaven was hung on a nail.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

*St. Joseph and Jesus..........June 9

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"Though you have recourse to many saints as your intercessors, go especially to St. Joseph, for he has great power." St. Teresa of...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

*Monstrance..........June 8

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"Behold, my God, I come to adore You, to praise, thank, and love You, and to keep You company with all the angels." St. John Viann...
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Sunday, June 7, 2009

*Trinity Sunday..........June 7

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The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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Saturday, June 6, 2009

*Mother of God..........June 6

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"O Mary, if the Holy One born of your womb is really incaranate, then you, must truly be called the Mother of God. For you have, in abs...
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Friday, June 5, 2009

*Christ the King..........June 5

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"The hour has sounded for joyful chants: Alleluia Let us praise God with our life, with our voice, with our heart, and with our deeds....
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

*Stay With Me Lord..........June 4

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Stay with Me, Lord (taken from Saint Pio of Pietrelcina) "Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have you present so that I do not ...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

*Nature of Mary.........June 3

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"It is the nature of Jesus Christ to lead us surely to the Father. In the same way, it is the nature of the Blessed Virgin to lead us s...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

*Passion - Compassion.........June 2

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"The whole world is indebted to Jesus for His Passion. Similarly, all of us are indebted to our Lady for her compassion." St. Albe...
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Monday, June 1, 2009

*Sacred Art, Murillo...............June 1

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"Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer and to the love of God. Creator and Saviour, the Holy One and the Sanctifier....
Sunday, May 31, 2009

*Pentecost............May 31

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Come, Holy Spirit, Come, Divine Love, Who once appeared Resembling a Dove. Come, Lord of Light, And Fire Divine, Come with your Might In hea...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

*Immaculate Heart of Mary........May 30

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“I will never abandon you, my child. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.” Our Lady to Lucy, June ...
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Friday, May 29, 2009

*Sacred Heart of Jesus..........May 29

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"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary. "...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

*An Angel to Watch Over You........May 28

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"Everyone, no matter how humble he may be, has angels to watch over him. They are heavenly, pure, and splendid and yet they have been g...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

*Stars at Night with Mary and Jesus..........May 27

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"You never think of Mary without Mary thinking of God on your behalf. Neither do you ever praise and honor God without Mary praising an...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

*St. Philip Neri Feast Day..........May 26

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Patron Saint of Rome " Let me get through today, and I shall not fear tomorrow." St. Philip Neri Read about St. Philip
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Monday, May 25, 2009

*"Optional" Feast Day of St. Madeline Sophie Barat - Sr. Mary Nealis (artist)..........May 25th

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"Optional" FEAST DAY OF ST. MADELINE SOPHIE BARAT "To suffer myself, and not to make others suffer." St. Madeline Sophie...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

*Feast of The Ascension of the Lord..............May 24

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Jesus Christ lifted up His hands and blessed His disciples. While He blessed them, He parted from them, and He was lifted up to Heaven; and ...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

*Give, Give, Give..........May 23

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"My God, You have given me all; behold the little that I give You. Give me the strength to give more." St. John Vianney, Cure D...
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Friday, May 22, 2009

*St. Rita of Cascia Feast Day..........May 22

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Patron Saint of Desperate Causes Rita is well-known as a patron of desperate, seemingly impossible causes and situations. She is also the pa...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

*In Paradisum...............May 21

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May the angels lead you into Paradise. May the martyrs come to greet you on the way. May they lead you home to the holy city, to the new and...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

*What is Faith?..............May 20

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"Our duty toward God is to believe in him and to bear witness to him." Catechism of the Catholic Church, p.506 "Faith is bot...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

*Our Lady of Guadalupe...............May 19

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INTERCESSOR OF THE UNBORN Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby who is in dange...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

*We are His Sheep...............May 18

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My sheep listen to my voice. I give them eternal life and nobody shall steal them from my hands.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

*The Gaze..........May 17

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O Mary, you remained humble despite the great grace bestowed on you as Mother of God. Help me to remain humble in all situations for it is ...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

*Lily of the Valleys..........May 16

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I am the Lily of the Valleys Learn of me to be meek and humble of heart.
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Friday, May 15, 2009

*St. Isidore Feast Day..........May 15

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Prayer Grant us, we beseech You, O God, by the intercession of Your Confessor, the holy farm laborer, Isidore, that we may overcome any feel...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

*Path of God...............May 14

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The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God ju...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

*Feast of Our Lady of Fatima........... May 13

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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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