Annunciation March 31

In 2008, because March 25 falls during the Octave of Easter, the Annunciation is celebrated on March 31.

"Love and veneration are due to Mary for her own sake, because she is the Mother of mankind; because above all other mere creatures she has been sanctified by the Holy Spirit; and because in being chosen the Mother of the Incarnate Son, she is the Mother of us all."

Lives of the Saints For Every Day of the Year

Divine Mercy Sunday March 30

"God is very generous

and does not deny His grace to anyone.

Indeed He gives more than what we ask of Him.
Faithfulness to the inspirations
of the Holy Spirit—
that is the shortest route. "

Sister Faustina

“At three o’clock, implore my mercy especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, steep yourself in My passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world…In this hour, I will refuse nothing to that soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion, for at that moment, mercy was opened wide for every soul…at that hour, grace came to pass for the whole world...Mercy triumphed over Justice."

Mary Helps, Easter Saturday 29th

"The devil is always looking for someone to devour.

In the same way, Mary is always looking for someone she can help in any way."

St. Leo the Great

God Answers Prayers, Easter Friday 28th

God answers all prayers.

You get what you ask for, or What you should have asked for!

Three Tests, Easter Thursday 27th

THREE TESTS

"When I want to speak let me think first.
Is it true?
Is it kind?
Is it necessary?
If not, let it be left unsaid."

Babcock

With All My Heart, Easter Wednesday 26th

With all My Heart,

With all My Heart,

I love you.

"How sweet the words of truth breathed from the lips of love."

James Beattle

Our Lady of Madagascar, Easter Tuesday 25th

O Mother of love,

you have given me your Heart.

Now take firm possession of my heart

and offer it completely

to the pure love and sole glory

of your beloved Son .

St. John Eudes

Madagascar is an island located in the western Indian Ocean. Madagascar lies about 425 km (266 miles) off the east coast of Southern Africa. Specifically, Madagascar is located east of Mozambique, across the Mozambique Channel.

Jesus Lord of All, Easter Monday

NEW COMMENT:
SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME THAT IF YOU INCREASE
THE PICTURE BY DOUBLE CLICKING YOU CAN FIND
LOTS OF FLAGS. WHO WANTS TO IDENTIFY THEM?

Please know that Jesus not only died for the world - every nation and tongue - but He also died for you. He is the God of the multitude and the God of the individual. He has created a plan for us to live with Him forever. Please call on Him and ask Him to come into your life. His love for you is unending.

" ' For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.' "

John 3:16 NIV

Artwork by Thomas Blackshear ll

Masterpeace Collection,A Division of Dayspring Cards

HE IS RISEN...ALLELUIA...Easter Sunday

ALLELUIA..... ALLELUIA..... ALLELUIA

On this day O God, you overcame death through your only begotten Son, and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. Help us continually to carry out by our actions the desires that you put into our hearts.

Blessed Easter everyone.
Thank you to all the readers of this blog.
Your comments help to show me things I do not see, you open my eyes.
Your coming daily encourages me and motivates me to share holy cards and words of those who write so eloquently.
Your friendship is treasured.
Thank you and may Our Risen Lord bless you.

He Is Gone, Holy Saturday and Easter Vigil

Jesus, Your Mother was broken-hearted at the sight of Your dead Body. How difficult to spend this day knowing only that Your body is in the tomb. How lovingly she gave You up to die for me! I belong to You. May I be with You forever.

We don't know what tomorrow brings.

Tears, Good Friday of the Lord's Passion

I am so very grateful to Esther for her reminder that today starts the Novena for Divine Mercy which is available
here .

God longs for the tears of criminals; He thirsts for the tears of sinners.

St. John Chrysostom

The Holy Eucharist, Holy Thursday

"This is My Body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me..."

Jesus, You give to the Church her greatest treasure and chief riches...the Blessed Sacrament. It is her very heart.

You nourish my soul with Your own life and unite it with God. May I receive frequently and devoutly.

The Cup of Suffering, Wednesday of Holy Week

How consoling to think that Jesus,

divine strength itself,

has experienced all our weakness,

that He trembled at the sight of the bitter chalice,
the chalice He had longed for so ardently.

Saint Teresa, the Little Flower

Beuron, Shadow of Your Wings, Tuesday of Holy Week

How precious is your steadfast love, O God!

All people may take refuge

in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 36:7

No one has known the forsakenness of your Son,

whose arms, pegged to a cross, stretched out like

wings

to embrace all creation with your saving grace.

Who knew your

wings

would stretch that far!

By Travis J. Scholl

C. Bosseron Chambers Face of Christ, Monday of Holy Week

Our journey through Lent

is nearing the end.

May the "living water" of your promise

sustain us

so we may accompany You in the days ahead.

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem with palms at his feet.
He knows what is coming.
Can we make these last few days of Lent special?
Can we really be with Him in the days ahead?

(not a holy card but a wonderful bookplate picture)

Feast of St. Joseph, Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent

St. Joseph's Feast Day is usually March 19th. Because this falls during Lent the date has been changed to today....March 15th.

ST JOSEPH - PROTECTOR OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH

O Lord, may the merits of the spouse of your most holy Mother assist us, so that what we cannot obtain through our own efforts we may have through his intercession.

Nail in Hand of Jesus, Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent

"Jesus, the love that brought You down from heaven obliges You to suffer the pain of the nails

to rescue me from eternal death."

JESUS MY LIFE

Jesus, let my Lenten sufferings

bring you comfort.

Let me love you for those

who have forgotten you.

Carry My Cross, Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent

Jesus fell three times under the weight of my sins on His cross.
May I be

"resigned to the will of my God, and carry my cross cheerfully in company with Jesus, until my last breath. "

Words partially taken from THROUGH THE CROSS TO VICTORY (The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

Sorrowful Mary, Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

"Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal."

Saint Thomas More

Unfortunately we may have to wait

until we get to Heaven.

Carry Our Cross, Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

"Let us carry our crosses with love;

let us see

that they do not become a burden to others,

but let us help others carry theirs."

Saint John Bosco

Lenten Lips and Heads, Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent

"All who see me scoff at me; they mock me with their lips and wag their heads."

From Psalm 21

Are we using our lips for prayer this Lent?

Are we bowing our heads in sorrow for our sins?

Sorrowful Heart of Jesus, Sunday of the Fifth Week of Lent

"The Heart of Jesus

is closer to you when you suffer

than when you are full of joy."

Saint Margaret Mary

SELF-DENIAL, Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Still time for Lenten sacrifices.

"Believe me, the writing of pious books,

the composing of the most sublime

poetry;

all that does not equal

the smallest act of self-denial."

St. Therese of Lisieux

Academy of Love, Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent

"Mount Calvary is the academy of Love."

St. Francis de Sales

Angels Gather, Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent

"Where they see the Blood of the Lord,

demons flee while angels gather."

St. John Chrysostom

If you are doing a Novena to

St. Joseph, because of the

date change this year,

today is the day to start.

Sleep With Crosses, Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Our greatest Cross is the fear of crosses.

St. John Vianney

I Will Live for Jesus, Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

O my dying Saviour! You have said: "Greater love no one has than he, who gives his life for his own;" grant that my love belong to only You. What must I think of the world and its vanities when I behold You, its Creator, dying, poor, forsaken and bleeding upon the Cross? O Jesus, I will live for You, die for You and be Yours now and forever.

(not a holy card but a wonderful book
plate picture)

Jesus Meets the Women on the Way to Calvary, Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

The daughters of Jerusalem weep

at the sight of His suffering.

May I weep tears of compassion for You,

and tears of sorrow for my sins,

which caused Your pains.

TIME - Sunday of the Fourth Week of Lent

"Time is too slow for those who wait,
too swift for those who fear,
too long for those who grieve,
too short for those who rejoice,
but for those who love,
time is eternity."

Henry Van Dyke

Blindfolded Jesus, Saturday of the Third Week of Lent

O Jesus,

innocent Victim for the sins of the world,

I thank You for Your boundless love

in suffering injustice for my sake.

Grant me pardon for my sins

and a merciful judgment

at the end of my life.

Card dated 1873

Mount Calvary/Olivet, Friday of the Third Week of Lent

Our Lord looked down upon the city twice.

Once, from Mount Olivet, and He weeps for it.

And once, from Mount Calvary, and He bleeds for it.

PENNIES FROM A POOR BOX

Joseph E. Manton, C.S.S.R.

Complain......Thursday of the Third Week of Lent

"Let us go to the foot of the Cross,

and there complain....if we have the

courage."

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat

Through the Cross, Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

"Our Lord

who saved the world

through the Cross

will only work

for the good of souls

through the Cross."

St. Madeline Sophie Barat

Our Cross, Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent

Let us bow to the Will of our Father in heaven

and bear the trials and crosses which He

permits to come to us.

Give us the grace to be Your true disciple,

to deny ourselves and take up our

cross daily and follow You.

Mary With A Tear, Monday of the Third Week of Lent

"Let me share with thee His pain,

Who for all my sins was slain,

Who for me in torment died.

Virgin of all Virgins best!

Listen to my fond request:

Let me share thy grief divine.

O how sad and sore distressed,

Was that Mother highly blest.

Of the sole begotten One!"

Song - AT THE CROSS HER STATION KEEPING (STABAT MATER DOLOROSA)

Mother of Japan, Sunday of the Third Week of Lent

"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 Brindisi

K. Beuron Pieta, Saturday of the Second Week of Lent

Let us ask Mary to

hold us as we go through Lent.

HE died for me
I live for HIM.

(as seen on a t-shirt)

Feast of The Chair of St.Peter, Friday of the Second Week of Lent

"The cathedral (chair) is the throne established where the bishop resides, hence the name cathedral, given to the church where his seat is placed. Metaphorically, it represents the episcopal authority itself. "The Chair of St. Peter" means, therefore, a memory of St. Peter's episcopate, and his primacy as head of the whole Church."

From St. Andrew Daily Missal

It is from the chair that the pope teaches, guides, and shepherds the flock of Christ. Let us pray for the Church and especially for our pope, that God may protect him and give him the strength, courage, and wisdom he needs to guide.

Jesus, Child, Cross, Thursday of the Second Week of Lent

"The Cross is my sure salvation.
The Cross I always worship.
The Cross of our Lord is with me.
The Cross is my refuge."

St. Thomas Aquinas

Agony in the Garden, Sleeping Apostles, Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent

"Christ, ever faithful to the Father's will, strengthen us so that we may not fall into the sleep of indifference and deny you even as you take on the immense burden of our sins, both past, present, and future.
Amen

Pray for all those who have betrayed another, especially for those who have turned against relatives, friends, or neighbors."

LENT AND EASTER WISDOM FROM FULTON J. SHEEN

Accompany Jesus in His Agony, Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent

The day will come, sooner than we think,

when death will be near. The soul will be alone with Christ.

We shall then know what it is

to have continued with Him in His temptations;

we shall hear Him say to us,

in this supreme and decisive agony,

which is now our own:

'You did not forsake Me in My agony,

you accompanied Me when I went to Calvary to die for you.

Behold Me now;

I am near you to help you,

to take you with Me.

Fear not, have confidence, it is I!'

Blessed Columba Marmion

Implements of Crucifixion, Monday of the Second Week of Lent

Suffering is not the last word in the Christian life.

After having shared in the Passion of the Savior,

we shall also share in His glory.

From: THROUGH THE CROSS TO VICTORY,

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Jesus with the "Fishers of Men", Second Sunday of Lent

Is Jesus asking you to change the position of your nets?
You too might catch something rewarding.

Be sure to click on the picture to see it enlarged.

Do Not Fear the Future, Saturday of the First Week of Lent

"Do not fear God

for perfect love casts out fear.

God is biased in your favor.

God is more lenient than you because He is perfectly good and,

therefore, loves you more.

Be bold enough then,

to believe that God is on your side,

even when you forget to be on His."

Fulton J. Sheen

PREFACE TO RELIGION

Jesus I Adore Thee, Friday of the First Week of Lent

I adore thee Lord Jesus

dying on the cross

for the salvation of mankind.

I adore thee and love thee

dying for my salvation.

Abbe Perreyve

HEAVEN'S VALENTINE DAY CARD TO YOU

Someone up there

loves you.

Thanks Janette.

(This is not my holy card)

Veronica's Veil - Face of Jesus, Thursday of the First Week of Lent

O Jesus, give me today and all the days of my life the memory of Your Holy Passion. Make me share in Your wounds, Your thorns, Your Cross.

Trust in Him, Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

Even in Obedience Jesus trusted

in HIM and HE was comforted.
Trust the past to divine mercy,
the present to divine love
and
the future to divine providence

St. Augustine