Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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"The Virgin" - Joseph Stella
"The Virgin" - Joseph Stella
St. Julia of Corsica - My Patron Saint for the year 2010
Sancta Julia .... Feast Day May 22 She holds the Palm of martyrdom, a small crucifix and stands before a larger crucifix, the symbol of her crucifixion. Image and information available HERE
St. Julia Billiart, My 2nd St. Julia Patron Saint for the year 2010
Feast Day April 8th Her organization became the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame (Institute of Notre Dame; Sisters of Notre Dame), dedicated to the Christian education of girls. Canonized in 1970. Read more HERE
St. Genevieve , my patron saint for 2009. Saint Genevieve, Pray For Us.
Click on picture to read about St. Genevieve. Patroness of Paris. I guess this means I'll have to go to Paris in 2009........PRAYER TO SAINT GENEVIEVE................Loving Saint Genevieve, fair patron saint of Paris, lead us in your path of courage and valor. May we fearlessly defend what is right and true, may we turn not away from the fear and anguish of others but stand beside them as you did, and by your holy example help us to find eternal life among the warrior princes of the archangels, and all who serve God and His truth without reservation. (by G. Albert)
St. Isidore, my patron saint for 2008. St. Isidore, Pray for us.
Saint Isidore - O tiller of the soil, dear St. Isidore, it is said that while you labored in the field, "your hand was on the plow but your heart was ever blessed with the thought of God." Now that you are with our Lord in Heaven, ask Him to give us the grace to become accustomed to offer our daily toil to Him; ask Him to bless our land and our home and our harvest; ask Him to bless us in time and in eternity. Amen St. Isidore the Farmer Feast day: May 15th(b. 1070 – d. 1130) Spanish saint and patron saint of farmers and farmworkers
St. Joseph, my patron saint for 2007. St. Joseph, Pray for us.
O God, who in thy ineffable Providence did vouchsafe to choose St. Joseph to be the spouse of Your most holy Mother, grant we beseech You, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth may be our intercessor in Heaven. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen
Call Your Mother
Visitors
The Window Shows It All
When I first started blogging I had no idea what my focus would be. Unlike Chelsey, our standard poodle, who had her focus on keeping us safe from the outside world. That’s why I named the blog The Window Shows it All. I later decided sharing my holy card collection would be my goal and that’s why my computer address is not Holy Cards for Inspiration.
Visitor Map from 10-10 until Present
December 16, 2009-April 5, 2010 ....Visitors and their country's flag......
Click on a flag, then when the next page opens click on flag to learn about that particular country.
11 comments:
The work that goes into theses cards, Micki, is breathtaking. They really do have to be viewed in close up to be appreciated. Thank you.
Best Regards, Lynneda
Sounds simple enough!
What a treasure! Just breathtaking and another
card that is a point of meditation in itself!
d.s.
Micki, this is an exquisitely beautiful card. Thank you for letting us see it.
Friends,
Subject to your improvement or correction, I think that the French words mean the following:
"ARDOR (ZEAL)
"ADORATION -- THANKSGIVING --PETITION -- OFFERING -- RESOLUTION.
"The quarter-hour of activity of grace after Holy Communion.
Alas! ... From where did it come [why did it happen] that, from so many Communions, I reaped so few fruits? I did as the poor man does who leaves without waiting for the alms that the rich man was going to do grant him.
"O Spirit of love, help me to pray ... to ask ... and to thank."
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Sanctus Belle, if you have not already seen it, please read my response to you on the 1/28 (St. Thomas Aquinas) thread. Thanks.
John
Lynneda - I agree about looking at these cards in their enlarged view. I hope everybody knows how to double click on the card to see them bigger.
Jackie - Let's hope so.
D.S. - I hope others find it meditative also. Thanks.
Stblog - I'm just pleased that you pop in to check them out. Thanks.
John - More great translations. By the way, I did send Sanctus Belle some holy card images of St. Germaine.
I really love this image and appreciate John's translation. It concerns me that our church is losing the reverence that we once had for the Eucharist. Many people now remain standing after receiving Communion and it seems like it really takes away from those precious moments of intimacy with Jesus.
On the amazing detail in the image--it is even more incredible when you remember that these are engravings and that the original master image was engraved by the artist onto a plate of copper or steel with a metal tool with a very sharp point. There's an excellent illustrated explanation of the process here:
Steel engraving-Wikipedia
Kay
He Gently Calls Us
Response to Sheep 1 from an oldster (one of my daughters sometimes calls me "fossil"--affectionately).
Anyway ( I am 60 yrs. old) when I was growing up and till out of high school we knelt at the altar rail to receive Holy Communion---the symbolism that is
subtle yet profound in its messages has been stripped. When I was young no girls could go past the altar rails into the sanctuary--only the priest and altar boys. It was a holy place. Now let the feminists scream discrimination, but there, women have lost their attraction to the humility that was the hallmark of the Woman of all women--Our Blessed Mother herself.
d.s.
p.s. John, thankyou for your wonderful translations!!!
Kay - Thank you for all this information. I found it fascinating, never read this before. Makes the cards even more special!
D.S. - Oh sweetie, you are no "oldster" to me. It was fun to remember those old days of kneeling at the railing to receive Him. Even my husband laughs to recall the days as an altar "boy" trying to stick the patten under the mouths of people who would fold their hands and stick them up by their mouth....hope you can picture this. Anyway, thanks.
D.S.! Don't you know 60 is the new40...?
Best Regards, Lynneda
WOW! I obviously missed a lot here. Great comments to read!
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