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

Friday, July 31, 2009

Act of Love................July 31

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MORNING OFFERING Each thought, each word, each deed of mine Shall be an act of love divine And everything that I shall do Shall be, my God,...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Find Jesus............July 30

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Who is looking for Jesus? Why are they escaping? Should we be looking for Him? "There is only one way to find God, and that is by praye...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Gift of Children................July 29

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"We should be ever mindful of all the benefits we have received from God during life. Happy shall we be if we strive to thank God for t...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Three Hearts..........July 28

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(card dated 1874) Heart of Jesus, I adore Thee. Heart of Mary, I implore Thee. Heart of Joseph, meek and just. In these Three Hearts, I plac...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Religious Final Vows...........July 27

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Religious order Nuns take temporary vows for a certain amount of time. Then they take final vows. Here is a holy card once sent to a nun who...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

St. Ann (Anne, Anna) July 26

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“To St. Anne, God has given the power to aid in every necessity, because Jesus, her Divine Grandchild according to the flesh, will refuse he...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

What Can I Do?...................July 25

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"Do something for somebody every day for which you do not get paid." Albert Schewitzer
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Friday, July 24, 2009

WW1, 1914-1918................July 24

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This is a Memorial Death card for a soldier who died in June of 1917. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upo...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Belief in Gospel.............July 23

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"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." ...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Mary's Love................July 22

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"Never has the world had a greater need for love than in our day. People are hungry for love. We don't have time to stop and smile ...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Who Do You Love?.................July 21

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"To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God." St. John of the Cross Here ...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Humility..........July 20

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"To win, one must become humble, lest he loses his soul - the greatest gift God gives to our humanity. To lose, one must be sincerely h...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Love At Work in the World..........July 19

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"Love is the guarantee that the life of the Spirit is growing in us. Love is the sign of the Holy Spirit at work in the Church and in t...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Care of the Sick .......................July 18

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"Before all things and above all things care must be taken of the sick. They must be served in every deed as Christ Himself." St. ...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Laughing Jesus..........July 17

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"Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God." Leon Bloy
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Our Lady of Mount Carmel......July 16

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O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remain...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Hummel, Holy Family.........July 15

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"Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God alone does not change. Patience achieves everything. Wh...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha..........July 14

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"I am not my own. I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love." Read about  Read About Blessed Ka...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Humility ...................July 13

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"Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, t here is no doubt that humility could make ...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Our Lady of Boulogne............July 12

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"Be firm in your (holy) resolutions; stay in the boat in which our Lord has placed you and let the storm come. You will not perish....
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

St. Benedict..........July 11

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St. Benedict was an Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) "Listen and attend with the ear of your heart....
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Our Lady of Love..........July 10

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"My one happiness is to love You, O Jesus." St.Therese of Lisieux
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

I Wonder..........July 9

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"It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching." St. Francis of Assisi
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Adoration..............July 8

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"Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things, you cannot hear the voice of God... The essential thing is not what w...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A Gospel to Read...........July 7

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"Watch how you live. Your lives may be the only gospel your sisters and brothers will ever read." Dom Helder Camara
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Maria Goretti..........July 6

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FEAST DAY OF SAINT MARIA GORETTI "Even if she had not been a martyr, she would still have been a saint, so holy was her everyday life....
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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Jesus With Apostles..........July 5

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"He whose only possession is Jesus is very rich!" St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Independence Day..........July 4

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Repeat of 7-4-08 "If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle.....July 3

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St. Thomas doubted the Lord's resurrection. He was invited by Jesus to place his fingers into his wounds. Suddenly from incredulity he p...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Silence Killls..............July 2

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"Preach the truth as if we had a million voices, for it is silence that kills the world." St. Catherine of Siena
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Star..........July 1

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"Star light, Star bright..." Jesus is the Light of the World. Peace be with you.
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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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